Daily Quiz #826
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 23 April 2011
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Q1.
What name was given to an amateur archeologist's find of gold and silver treasures dating back 1400 years in England in September 2009?
A
The Staffordshire Moorlands
B
The Staffordshire Terrier
C
The Staffordshire China
D
The Staffordshire Hoard
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Q2.
What colour is the jacket that has been awarded to the winner of the US Masters Golf Tournament since 1949?
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Q3.
In musical notation, what word means "lower in pitch by a semitone"?
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Q4.
In the original British series of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", question 8 was worth what amount?
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Q5.
What is the only country in Central America which is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and has English as its official language?
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Q6.
Which of these was a Norwegian composer and pianist who is best known for his "Piano Concerto in A minor" and his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt", which includes "In the Hall of the Mountain King"?
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Q7.
The Berkshire, Australian Yorkshire, Danish Landrace, Mulefoot, Wessex Saddleback and West French White are breeds of what?
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