Daily Quiz #5019
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 15 October 2022
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1
What is or was a belemnite?
A
Somebody native to what is now known as Belize
B
Somebody in an asylum for people with a mental disorder
C
A squid-like marine animal extinct since the Cretaceous period
D
A diacritical mark in written language, e.g. circumflex or umlaut
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2
Phil Davis, Leslie Ash, Toyah, Sting and Ray Winstone among others star in the 1979 film "Quadrophenia", which follows Phil Daniels as which young London Mod?
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3
Which country between the Andes mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean has borders with Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay?
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4
Two of the characters in the US TV sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" are fans of work by whom, the source for their respective names?
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5
The rank insignia of Swiss generals has representations of what flower instead of stars?
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6
In the 2012 Olympics, the gold medallist in the women's shotput was later deprived of her medal, making world champion Valerie Adams, New Zealand, the gold medallist instead. Why?
A
Her claim to represent the country under whose flag she competed was not legal
B
She was not yet officially a woman
C
Positive drug test both before and after the finals
D
A video replay was eventually found to show that her winning shot involved illegal foot placement
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7
An act passed on 5 July 1900 and given Royal Assent by Queen Victoria on 9 July 1900 led to what milestone in the constitutional history of Australia?
A
Protection for the short-beaked echidna
C
Creation of the Commonwealth of Australia
D
Amnesty for all involved in the destruction of the native people of Tasmania
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