Daily Quiz #4268
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 24 September 2020
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Q1.
What is the meaning in English of the French word "éclair"?
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2
Q2.
"It's still the same old story, the fight for love and glory" are lines from the theme song for which film?
A
Four Weddings and a Funeral
B
All Quiet on the Western Front
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Q3.
Ojos del Salado on the border between Chile and Argentina is what?
A
The highest historically active volcano in the world
C
The world's major source of cobalt
D
The only wild home for the critically endangered white-backed vulture
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4
Q4.
At which Winter Olympics was artificial snow first used?
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Q5.
Which of these was an American astronomer?
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Q6.
In 47 BC, after the war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela (now known as Zile, in Turkey), who is credited with saying "Veni, vidi, vici"?
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Q7.
What nationality was the merchant brigantine "Mary Celeste" when she was found deserted and floating off the Azores in 1872?
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