General Knowledge Quiz for 14 March 2010
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1
What is the name for the individual leaves of the calyx or outer whorl of a flower?
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2
Which of these US cities is the furthest north?
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3
By what name was William Frederick Cody better known?
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4
What is the honour system founded by Napoleon in 1802 that has five classes including Grand Cross and Officer?
B
Compagnie de Chevaliers
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5
What do these people have in common: Fournier, Bodoni, Gill and Baskerville?
A
They were passengers who survived the "Titanic" disaster
B
They have dog breeds named after them
C
They invented fonts which are named after them
D
They played in the Metropolitan Orchestra under Toscanini
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6
Sacha Baron Cohen created which character which first appeared on "The Eleven O'Clock Show" on Channel 4 in Great Britain on 8 September 1998?
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7
The Royal Yacht Squadron of Cowes, based on the Isle of Wight, started a competition in 1851 now known by what name?
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