Daily Quiz #5107
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 11 January 2023
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1
What is the family name of the brothers, both world champion boxers, both the holders of a PhD in sports science, one also a politician and the mayor (from 2014) of Kyiv, Ukraine?
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2
What was unique about the yacht "Alinghi" which won the America's Cup in 2003?
B
No New Zealanders were involved
C
It was sailed for a landlocked country, the first to win the race
D
It was the non-American craft to win
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3
Following the 1997 return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China to become a special administrative region, Macau was returned to become its second special administrative region. When was that?
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4
Which of these is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.), a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain that rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica)?
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5
Hudson Bay, Canada, is directly north of which other bodies of water?
A
Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika
B
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Labrador Sea
D
The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea
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6
The TV series was only 17 episodes (approximately 5 months of screen time) but it quickly became a cult series and has remained one. Which series was it?
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7
What was the Christian Church's Council of Trent, held in three parts from 1545 to 1563, reacting to?
A
Three popes each claimed legitimacy
C
Deposing of Frederick II as German king and as emperor
D
A challenge to the celibacy of Catholic priests
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