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Daily Quiz #976

General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 20 September 2011

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Q1. What is a starched, open-weave fabric, much like cheese cloth, that is used to wipe the ink off a plate during the intaglio inking process?

A
Tarlatan
B
Tapestry
C
Tulle
D
Tweed
Select from the options above.

Q2. Which 1945 film about the Italian Resistance Movement, made in the last months of World War II to a script by Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei and Frederico Fellini, was virtually unnoticed in Italy but caused a stir when smuggled to New York and London?

Note: This question was updated in September 2022
A
Rome, Open City
B
Variety Lights
C
The White Sheik
D
I Vitelloni
Select from the options above.

Q3. Buckey O'Neill Cabin, Kolb Studio, El Tovar Hotel, Hopi House, Verkamp's Curios, Lookout Studio, Desert View Watchtower and Bright Angel Lodge are historical buildings located at which tourist destination?

A
Niagara Falls
B
Grand Canyon
C
Yellowstone National Park
D
Las Vegas
Select from the options above.

Q4. Barack Obama is the first US president born outside the contiguous states of the USA. Where was he born?

A
Alaska
B
Hawaii
C
Marshall Islands
D
Philippines
Select from the options above.

Q5. Where was a new cat-like species discovered in 2005?

Note: This question was updated in January 2021
A
Timor
B
Isle of Man
C
Borneo
D
Colombia
Select from the options above.

Q6. Which of these was an outcome of the sinking of Greenpeace's ship the "Rainbow Warrior" by French intelligence service (DGSE) agents in New Zealand in 1985?

A
All of the DGSE agents were caught
B
The French minister of defence, Charles Hernu, resigned
C
The convicted DGSE agents served their full prison terms
D
The New Zealand public weakened their "nuclear free" philosophy
Select from the options above.

Q7. The international body called "FIFA" administers which sport?

A
Swimming
B
Football
C
Motor racing
D
Motor cycling
Select from the options above.
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