Daily Quiz #4404
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 7 February 2021
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1
Which film was the first for Christopher Lloyd, later to star in the "Back to the Future" trilogy of films (so-called - there were 4) and many others?
A
National Lampoon's Joy of Sex
B
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
C
The Postman Always Rings Twice
D
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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2
Professional snooker players usually wear which of these?
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3
King Umberto II ruled Italy for thirty-four days from 9 May 1946 to 12 June 1946. What caused his reign to end?
A
He died of natural causes ("old age"), 7 weeks after his father
B
He was assassinated by partisans on the way to Turin
C
A public referendum decided Italy should be a republic
D
He abdicated to marry an American divorcee
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4
The phrase "treble bob major" is associated with which of these activities?
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5
What were the titles of Sharon Osbourne's autobiographies, published in October 2005 & October 2007?
A
"Ozzie Paradise" & "Still Me"
C
"I Shouldn't Be Alive" & "My Way"
D
"The Best Is Yet To Come" & "Is That It?"
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6
Vientiane is the capital of which country?
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7
Where is the W.M. Keck Observatory, a two-telescope astronomical observatory whose telescopes are among the largest optical/near-infrared instruments currently in use around the world?
A
Near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii
C
Flinders Ranges, Australia
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