Daily Quiz #5197
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 11 April 2023
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1
Michelangelo is understood to have painted a self portrait in the "Last Judgement" on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel (in a flayed skin), and another on the Chapel ceiling as what?
A
A face behind St John the Baptist
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2
If you have a die which of these would you be equipped (partly) to play?
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3
Which of these is a flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia, known for its flavour which resembles liquorice, fennel and tarragon?
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4
In Virgil's "Aeneid" the central character, Aeneas, starts his journeys after doing what?
A
Falling foul of Ulysses
B
Escaping from the fall of Troy
C
Hearing the tales of Odysseus
D
Killing an opponent in a duel
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5
Father and son walk to do some fishing while the theme tune is whistled in the opening credits of which popular TV series first broadcast from 1960 to 1968?
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6
The Straits of Florida flow between the Gulf of Mexico and where?
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7
To refer to a venture or investment as copper-bottomed means what?
A
It is sound, can be completely trusted
B
There may be hidden snags
C
Some of it may degrade long-term
D
It will withstand attack evenly
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