Daily Quiz #4597
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 19 August 2021
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Q1.
On 10 and 11 June 1964, what was at 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA?
A
The temporary headquarters of the United Nations
B
The Democratic Convention
D
The birth of Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer, songwriter, and producer
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Q2.
What sport, when it was first played in 1902, was called immoral and "a monster that spreads its claws to all sides"?
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Q3.
Who is the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band R.E.M. who has become well-known for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surreal lyrics, and his social and political activism?
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Q4.
Who created the cartoon series called "Stanley the Palaeolithic Hero", "Bruce the Barbarian", "All the King's Comrades" and "Footrot Flats"?
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Q5.
The catastrophic disaster at a plant in Chernobyl in the Ukraine in April 1986 is described as what kind of accident?
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Q6.
Which of these would you expect never to be prescribed for someone suffering from haemophilia?
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Q7.
What is the capital of Namibia?
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