Daily Quiz #4399
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 2 February 2021
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Q1.
The tectonic plates that lie under the Earth's crust constantly move; in which general direction does the South American Plate which is under South America and much of the Atlantic west of the mid-Atlantic Ridge move?
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Q2.
Which alternative rock band was co-founded in 1989 in Limerick, Ireland, by lead singer Niall Quinn with brothers Mike and Noel Hogan and Fergal Lawler?
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Q3.
When Adolf Hitler stormed a large public meeting in a beer hall in 1923, "the beer hall putsch", as part of an eventually failed coup, who was he proposing as head of a new government?
C
General Erich Ludendorff
D
Bavarian politician Gustav Ritter von Kahr
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Q4.
In Irish folklore, what do leprechauns make?
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Q5.
A tour by a sporting group caused major unrest in their host country,1971 in Australia and 1981 in New Zealand, leading to a state of emergency being declared during the tour. Which was the group?
A
West Indies national cricket team
B
Citroen World Rally Team
C
Chinese national athletics team
D
South African rugby union national team
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Q6.
Which playwright wrote the plays that won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1963 & 2002 and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1967, 1975 & 1994, and gained nominations for Tony Award for Best Play in 1964, 1965, 1967 & 1975, Tony Award for Best Author of a Play in 1965, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001 & 2003 and a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2005?
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