Daily Quiz #1298
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 7 August 2012
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Q1.
Which of these is a term used in tennis?
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2
Q2.
What vitamin is thiamine?
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3
Q3.
The markka is the base unit of currency in which country?
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4
Q4.
What event involving King John of England occurred at Runnymede in 1215?
Note: This question was updated in February 2024
A
Death of Oliver Cromwell
B
Acceptance of the Magna Carta
C
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
D
A military museum was established
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5
Q5.
Lavalava is a word common in the South Pacific. What does it mean?
D
A rectangular cloth worn as a skirt
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6
Q6.
Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland?
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Q7.
Which of these was an Irish-born figurative painter of English descent known for his bold, austere, graphic and often tortured imagery such as is found in his paintings called "Head" and the "Screaming Popes" series?
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