Daily Quiz #4438
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 13 March 2021
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1
Why were George Atzerodt, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell and David Herold hanged in Washington, D.C., on 7 July 1865?
A
They were members of Billy the Kid's gang
B
They were conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
C
They had incited the southern states to secede from the union
D
They had attempted to burn down the White House
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2
A Soviet film adaptation of which Shakespearean play, directed by Grigori Kozintsev, with black-and-white photography, a score by Shostakovich and a script based on a translation by Boris Pasternak, was made by Mosfilm in 1971?
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3
Which of these places is closest to Chicago, Illinois, USA?
B
San Francisco, California, USA
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4
In the Bible, which of these words means angels?
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5
Who was a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox who is famous for his 49-game hitting streak in 1915, while playing in the Pacific Coast League, a league record until it was broken by Joe DiMaggio?
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6
Which of these historical periods in Britain is most recent?
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7
What colour is a domesticated Pekin duck?
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