Daily Quiz #4289
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 15 October 2020
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Q1.
What did Twitter establish as the maximum number of characters (including spaces) that can be used in a "tweet"?
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Q2.
Who, in Formula One, between 2006 and 2010, was the youngest Formula One driver to: drive at a Grand Prix meeting, score points, lead a race, secure pole position, win a race and win the championship?
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Q3.
Who was the Roman goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, magic, and the inventor of music?
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Q4.
Which of these US prisons is still operational?
A
Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles, California
B
Alcatraz, San Francisco, California
C
Sing Sing, Ossining, New York
D
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Q5.
Which film was notable for the legal battle that ensued when first Madonna then Kim Basinger backed out of the title role, and for winning a "Worst Director" award for David Lynch at the Golden Raspberry Awards?
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Q6.
Who was mayor of New York at the time of the attacks on the World Trade Centre in 2001?
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Q7.
What do custard, paint, melted butter and shampoo have in common?
A
They have a magnetic field of at least 20 milliGauss
C
They are based on egg-white
D
They are non-Newtonian fluids
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