Daily Quiz #4583
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 5 August 2021
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1
Q1.
Who was the criminal released by Pilate in preference to Jesus on the demand of the Jerusalem mob?
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2
Q2.
Which 2015 Canadian TV comedy was created by and stars a father and son?
B
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
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3
Q3.
What are Jengish Chokusu, Muztagh Ata and Ismoíla Somoni?
A
Ancient temples in northern China
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4
Q4.
The sport of 'shikar' involved what?
A
A goat's head and a long stick
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5
Q5.
Which band played a free concert with a claimed 1.5 million attendance at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on 18 February 2006?
B
London Symphony Orchestra
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6
Q6.
Where can the only fragments of "The True Word" by Celsus, a 2nd century Greek philosopher and stern critic of Christianity, be found?
A
In a refutation written by Origen of Alexandria
C
In writings of St Augustine of Hippo
D
In the Bodleian Library
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7
Q7.
What does the "R" stand for in the acronym ARPANET?
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