Daily Quiz #4717
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 17 December 2021
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Q1.
Where was the centennial Winter Olympics held?
C
There were no Winter Olympics Games in the centennial year
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Q2.
When did the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire achieve the right to have legislative independence from the United Kingdom?
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Q3.
Which is not another name for allspice?
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Q4.
Which plant genus, with species ranging from low deciduous shrubs to evergreen trees up to 18 m (59 ft) tall and native to areas of Eurasia and Africa, flowers prolifically with dense pink spikes?
A
Ceiba (silk floss tree)
D
Tamarix (tamarisk or salt cedar)
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Q5.
Which polemical and lastingly influential book about writing and freedom was published in England in 1644 at the height of the English Civil War by a scholar and philosopher later known and celebrated more for poetry?
B
Some Thoughts Concerning Education
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Q6.
Which is an official spoken language of China?
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Q7.
Who choreographed (and directed) the 1972 film "Cabaret"?
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