Daily Quiz #4948
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 5 August 2022
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Q1.
Along with the gold rushes in North America (1799, the 1820s, 1848-55, 1860s, 1870s, 1890s), there were similar feverish rushes in Australia and which other country in 1851, 1861 and the 1890s?
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Q2.
Which 1946 song did Ethel Merman introduce, which was almost immediately covered by Betty Hutton and Dinah Shore?
A
I Get a Kick Out of You
B
Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee
D
Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
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3
Q3.
The small Atlas mountain viper (Vipera monticola) is native, and unique, to where?
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Q4.
In the 19th century, Chief Shaka was the leader of which group?
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Q5.
The 2018 Olympic Games saw the debut at the Olympics of mass start speed skating, mixed doubles curling, mixed team alpine skiing and which other sport?
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Q6.
Which of these is the earliest opera or stage musical composition performed?
A
Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
B
Venus and Adonis by John Blow
C
Orpheus and Eurydice by Christoph Willibald von Gluck
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Q7.
Where is the Kruger National Park?
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