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Daily Quiz #5451

General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 21 December 2023

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Q1. In the music industry, what does an A & R man do?

A
Looks after accommodation and refreshments
B
Looks after amplifiers, road managers and technical crew
C
Monitors levels of affect and response in the audience
D
Looks after artists and repertoire
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Q2. "Alba" is the Gaelic name for what?

A
England
B
Wales
C
Scotland
D
Ireland
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Q3. Flowers of papilionaceous plants resemble what?

A
Leaves
B
Strawberries
C
Butterflies
D
Rocks
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Q4. Which English author and model, the grand-daughter of author Roald Dahl, actress Patricia Neal and actor Stanley Holloway, married singer and pianist Jamie Cullum in 2010?

A
J K Rowling
B
Jane Seymour
C
Minnie Driver
D
Sophie Dahl
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Q5. A popular myth which has been debunked by sports historians is that Abner Doubleday, a Union officer in the American Civil War, invented which sport?

A
Basketball
B
Ice hockey
C
Baseball
D
American football
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Q6. When the UK version of the biographical documentary "This Is Your Life" TV series aired who was the first presenter?

A
Eamonn Andrews
B
Michael Parkinson
C
Kenny Everett
D
Stephen Fry
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Q7. Following August 1945 Mongolia gained its independence from the Republic of China as a result of what?

A
A vote
B
A birthday party for Chiang Kai-shek's son
C
A meteor strike
D
Growing friendship
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