Daily Quiz #4946
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Q1. Of the various meanings of "gudgeon" which of these is NOT one?
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Q2. What was the name of the German fighter pilot known as the "Red Baron", officially credited with 80 confirmed air combat victories, who died in 1918, from wounds sustained in combat?
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Q3. When the US swimmer Michael Phelps became the youngest male at the time to break a world record in swimming, what was the occasion?
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Q4. What do the writings - by historian Sima Qian 2nd century BCE in the "Shiji"; by Saint Augustine in "Confessions" about 400 CE; in "The Book of Margery Kempe" 1438; by Enea Silvio Piccolomini (then Pope Pius II) in "Commentarii" 1458-1464 - have in common?
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Q5. In mid 2022 dust stretching more than 3,500 miles (5,630 km) and covering more than 2.2 million sq miles (5.7 million sq km) reached Florida, Texas, Mexico, Venezuela and the Caribbean. What was the source of the dust?
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Q6. During the Great, or Western, Schism from 1378, there were two or more Popes recognised in the Catholic Church. Who was elected in 1417 and eventually recognised by the majority as the single Pope?
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Q7. What is a state of stability, in which all forces are equal and opposing, cancelling each other out?
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