Daily Quiz #5128
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 1 February 2023
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Q1.
What happens when someone is defenestrated?
A
They have their trousers, or skirts, pulled down
B
They have their spectacles broken
C
They are stripped of their clothing
D
They are thrown out of a window
Select from the options above.
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Q2.
The only middle weight boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship was who?
A
Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836), England
B
Gentleman Jackson (1769-1845), England
C
Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey (1862-1895), Ireland
D
Floyd Patterson (1935-2006), USA
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3
Q3.
Which comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, first run from 1985 to 1995, follows the antics of a precocious six-year-old boy and his sardonic stuffed tiger?
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4
Q4.
The cities of Rasht, Gorgan, Sâri, Bâbol, Qaem Shahr, and Anzali lie close to, or overlook, what?
A
The Persian or Arabian Gulf
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5
Q5.
Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?
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Q6.
Possession of what was made illegal in California, the first part of the USA to do so, on 6 October 1966?
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Q7.
Which red dwarf star, approximately 4.2 light-years distant in the constellation of Centaurus, is the nearest star to the Sun?
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