Daily Quiz #930
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 5 August 2011
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Q1.
Who was born in 1682, died in 1764, and had the following written about her: "Her brow is like the snow-drift, Her neck is like the swan, Her face it is the fairest That 'er the sun shone on And dark blue is her eye"?
Note: This question was updated in May 2017
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Q2.
In which country is the city of Aberdeen?
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Q3.
What is a "put you up"?
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A bed converted from a sofa
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Q4.
Whose first novel, "The Lovers", after being rejected by 26 publishers, won a Hugo Award in 1953?
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Q5.
Which pope was elected in 1414, ending the situation where there were multiple Popes?
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Q6.
What sign of the zodiac is represented by a goat?
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Q7.
What was the occupation of Edmund Hilary, the first man (with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay) to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1953?
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