Daily Quiz #413
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 6 March 2010
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Q1.
Barbi Benton was famous as whose girlfriend from 1969 to 1976 ?
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Q2.
From the 15th century onward, which country took control of Ceuta (North Africa), Madeira, the Azores, Goa (India), Brazil, Ormuz (in the Persian Strait), Malacca (now part of Malaysia) and Macau (China)?
Note: This question was updated in January 2022
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Q3.
Which highly contagious disease, characterised by the sudden onset of rigor, headache, delirium and fever, followed by a rash, is caused by a virus conveyed by lice?
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Q4.
Staten Island, New York, is at the mouth of which river?
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Q5.
Mrs Lovett made meat pies from material supplied by whom?
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Q6.
What is a "scion"?
Note: This question was updated in May 2015
B
A lineal descendant of a noble family
D
An agent of retributive justice
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Q7.
What winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting was called "military patrol" when it was contested at the Olympic Winter Games in 1924, and demonstrated in 1928, 1936, and 1948?
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