General Knowledge Quiz for 31 January 2009
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1
In Victorian England, a "hunter" was a common term for a type of what?
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2
In 1838, which steamship made the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, from Bristol to New York?
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3
What word best describes a triangle where all sides are equal?
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4
The distance of the first modern Olympic Marathon in 1896 was 40 km (24 miles 85 yards), so why, at the 1908 London Olympic Games, was it run over its now-standard distance of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?
A
The International Olympic Committee did not want a round number of km
B
It was historically accurate
C
So that it finished in front of the British royal family's box
D
Error of measurement by the organisers, not used to metrics
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5
Chicago, Illinois, U S A, is on the shores of what body of water?
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6
Charles, the heir to the English throne, is the Duke of … ?
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7
The first verse of which song begins "So you think you’ve lost your love? Well I saw her yesterday"?
C
I Want To Hold Your Hand
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