Daily Quiz #5577
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 25 April 2024
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Q1.
Which film, directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift, was about a cattle drive to Abilene, Kansas?
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Q2.
Crimea, over which multiple wars have been fought, was annexed from Ukraine in 2014 by which country?
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Q3.
Racing on ordinary roads from town to town was banned in France from 1903 when a number of people, spectators and drivers (including Marcel Renault) were killed during a race between which two cities?
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Q4.
What word is derived from the Spanish word for "chestnut"?
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Q5.
Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729-1796) was better known under what name?
A
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
B
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
D
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
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Q6.
A swallowtail is a type of what?
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Q7.
How many members are there in the US lower house, the House of Representatives?
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