Daily Quiz #5185
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 30 March 2023
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1
The 520 men and 197 women who arrived in 11 British ships at Botany Bay, Australia, on 26 January 1788, were mostly what?
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2
In 2020 Roberto Vega Ortiz and Theresa Knudson founded the critically acclaimed group kn own as Ballet22, whose performances can include what?
B
Costumes limited to a G-string
C
Dance performed entirely in animal masks
D
All roles performed by men, including in tutus and on pointe
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3
Haughton impact crater, at latitude 75 degrees north one of the most northerly impact craters known, is located where?
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4
Where do the short-period comets observed in Earth's sky originate from?
D
The Alpha Centauri system
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5
Which of these is a fortified wine that comes from the valley of the river Douro in Portugal?
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6
What was the venue for the only Summer Paralympics, as at 2023, to be held in Canada?
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7
What is the central target of the 2020 Danish TV series "The Investigation"?
A
The real-life death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall
B
The 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden
C
The death of UN Secretary-General of the UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961
D
Separation of migrant families in Denmark and conditions for detainees
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