Daily Quiz #4695
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 25 November 2021
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Q1.
At what Olympic Games was the Olympic cauldron first lit by a woman?
A
1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck
B
1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
C
1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
D
1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico
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Q2.
Which of these people is associated with the Information Technology industry?
B
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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3
Q3.
What field of activity does the phrase "on tenterhooks" refer to?
A
Preparing canvas for oil painting
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4
Q4.
Which of these viruses is almost always associated with haemorrhagic fever?
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Q5.
What do the US Declaration of Independence, Captain Cook's sailing to discover the North-West Passage, the publication of economist Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, and the first St Leger Stakes horse race at Doncaster, UK, have in common?
A
Horses were a important element in all of them
B
They were extremely popular with all concerned
C
They became the source for nursery rhymes
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Q6.
Which British TV soap opera ran from 2 November 1964 to 4 April 1988 with minor changes of name, was revived on 5 March 2001, went into hiatus from August 2002 to January 2003, with the final episode broadcast on 30 May 2003?
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Q7.
Mount Toubkal, 4,165 m (13,665 ft), is in what country?
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