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Daily Quiz #4071

General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 11 March 2020

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Q1. Which 16th century Cretan painter, sculptor and architect sculpted the Miracle of St. Ildefonso on the frame of the painting El Espolio?

A
Velázquez
B
Chryssa
C
Michelangelo
D
El Greco
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Q2. Who would be interested in a "miller's thumb"?

A
Philatelist
B
Ornithologist
C
Numismatist
D
Angler
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Q3. What name is given to a compound of carbon and hydrogen in various proportions?

A
Hydrate
B
Hydrocarbon
C
Hydroxide
D
Hydroxyl
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Q4. Sir Peter Blake led a team which won what in 1995 and 2000?

A
The America's Cup
B
Whitbread Round the World Race
C
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
D
Formula One
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Q5. Horatio was a legendary Roman hero who defended a bridge against which army?

A
Persian
B
Etruscan
C
Egyptian
D
Mongol
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Q6. The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, opened in 1962 and named after a distinguished hero of the War of Independence in the country, spans what?

A
Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
B
Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, Brazil
C
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
D
Riachuelo River, connecting Buenos Aires to its outskirts, Argentina
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Q7. "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "Private Resort", "Platoon", "Cry-Baby" and "Edward Scissorhands" are the first five films starring which actor?

A
Colin Firth
B
Will Smith
C
Brad Pitt
D
Johnny Depp
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