Daily Quiz #5199
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 13 April 2023
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1
Which Polynesian island nation of 4 reef islands and 5 true atolls in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, became fully independent within the Commonwealth in 1978?
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2
In November 2010, who was widely quoted as saying it's "better to love beautiful girls than gays"?
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3
According to Ovid, a giant called Argus had his hundred what preserved forever in a peacock's tail, by the goddess Hera?
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4
Which of these words means "fate" or "destiny"?
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5
What is a specialized linear-beam vacuum tube used as amplifiers at microwave and radio frequencies to produce both low-power reference signals for superheterodyne radar receivers and to produce high-power carrier waves for communications and the driving force for modern particle accelerators?
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6
In 2006 Mark Inglis, a New Zealand mountaineer, successfully climbed Mt Everest; what singled him out from the many who have now achieved this climb?
A
He was over 70 years old
B
He was missing both legs below the knee
C
He did not carry oxygen
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7
Who composed the jazz / swing theme music for the television series Jeeves and Wooster?
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