Daily Quiz #5137
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 10 February 2023
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1
What was the Ferris wheel which was designed in the 19th century built for?
A
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago
B
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, in Philadelphia
C
The Great Exhibition, 1851, in London
D
The Exposition Universelle of 1855, in Paris
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2
Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993, was also the first what?
A
Woman in Pakistan politics to wear trousers
B
World champion sportsperson in the position
C
Muslim woman to head a democratic government
D
Pakistani to train as an astronaut
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3
Wembley Stadium is in what city?
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4
Which religious movement and belief developed in 16th century Poland and Transylvania, and spread world-wide by the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
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5
How far away from Earth is the nearest star which is approximately the same size as the Sun?
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6
When the Badminton World Federation was first formed in 1934 (initially as the International Badminton Federation) where was it located?
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7
The partition of India, formalised in 1947, was characterised by religious tension and violence between Hindus and people of which other major religious group?
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