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Daily Quiz #5551

General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 30 March 2024

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Q1. Which two countries have dominated the gold medals in the Bandy World Championship since it was established in Finland in 1957?

A
Japan and Germany
B
Finland and Norway
C
USSR and then Russia
D
United States and Canada
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Q2. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan border what area?

A
The Black Sea
B
Gaza Strip
C
Mediterranean Sea
D
The Red Sea
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Q3. In traditional English cuisine, what goes with roast pork?

A
Grated turnip
B
Mashed pumpkin
C
Tomato sauce
D
Apple sauce
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Q4. What style of French painting, influenced by Flemish and Dutch Baroque and Italian styles, with schools developed around Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens, was practised by Georges de la Tour, Simon Vouet, and the Le Nain brothers?

A
Renaissance
B
Louis XIII
C
Pre-Raphaelite
D
Impressionist
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Q5. History can be called what?

A
Anything which is not the present or future
B
The body of knowledge about past events, their reasons and effects
C
The body of knowledge about anything which somebody remembers
D
Things which happened in the distant past
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Q6. When a murmuration of birds happens what are they doing?

A
Calling to warn of danger
B
Settling in trees for the night and talking
C
Flying in swarms in fluid shifting shapes
D
Ruffling their feathers to warn off predators
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Q7. Who is credited with having invented the backstaff, used until the 18th century for determining latitude by reading the angle of elevation of the sun?

A
João de Castro
B
John Cabot
C
João de Lisboa
D
John Davis
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