Daily Quiz #75
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 2 April 2009
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Q1.
What word best describes a political situation common to England in 1647, France in 1789, Spain in 1936 and Jamaica in 1720?
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Q2.
Which of these is a portmanteau word?
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Q3.
Who was the first Chancellor of West Germany from 1949-1963, who retired at age 87?
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Q4.
A team from which of these countries competed in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1952 at Helsinki?
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People's Republic of China
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Q5.
Which French city near the Mediterranean Sea, was an embarcation point for the 7th and 8th Crusades, and is now a tourist destination because of its well-preserved city walls?
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Q6.
What is the next in the series: Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic … ?
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Q7.
Theo van Doesberg, Piet Mondriaan, Vilmos Huizar and Bart van der Leck are identified with what art movement?
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