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Daily Quiz #5029

General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 25 October 2022

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Q1. What characterises a Möbius strip, or loop, i.e. one formed by attaching the ends of a strip of paper to one another after a half-twist?

A
It resists compaction
B
It baffles particularly dangerous time criminals
C
The strip becomes effectively single-sided
D
It serves as a tool in a Final Fantasy video game
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Q2. What song was written by Bob Geldof in the aftermath of Brenda Ann Spencer's attempted massacre at an elementary school across the street from her house in San Diego, California, in 1979?

A
Ruby Tuesday
B
Monday, Monday
C
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
D
I Don't Like Mondays
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Q3. When the Australian penny coin was replaced in 1938 with a coin carrying the central design of a leaping kangaroo, what had the centre of the previous reverse featured?

A
Britannia on a throne
B
The words "ONE PENNY"
C
A ram's head
D
Captain Cook's ship
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Q4. China is the world's biggest tea producer. Which is the second biggest?

A
Vietnam
B
Sri Lanka
C
India
D
Japan
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Q5. What did the writings of Howard L. Chace on "Anguish Languish" deal with?

A
The influence of context and pronunciation on understanding spoken language
B
Long term delayed effects of trauma
C
The psychology of pain
D
Dark contexts for fairy tales
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Q6. Katia Zatuliveter, who was deported from the UK in December 2010 on suspicion of spying for the Russians, worked in the House of Commons for which MP?

A
Denis MacShane (Rotherham) Labour initially
B
Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) Conservative
C
Michael Hancock (Portsmouth South) Liberal Democrats
D
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) Conservative
Select from the options above.
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Q7. How does the game of Upwords differ from Scrabble?

A
Letter tiles can be stacked on top of others
B
All words, apart from the first, have to be formed from previous words
C
The board has more and more high scoring squares
D
All words formed have to be at least three letters long
Select from the options above.
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