General Knowledge Quiz for 27 May 2010
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1
Which of these is not a line from "The Skye Boat Song"?
B
Like a bird on the wing
C
"Sit down" the sailors cry
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2
What is the world's richest horse race?
C
Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes
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3
What is the English name for the red wines of Bordeaux, especially from vineyards in the Medoc district of the Gironde?
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4
Big Ben, the bell installed in the clock tower for the British Houses of Parliament in 1856, was named after whom?
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5
Portuguese rule of which country ended in 1975, with the appointment of Samora Machel as its first president?
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6
Which of these states of the USA extends the furthest West?
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7
On which planet is Olympus Mons?
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