Daily Quiz #1560
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 26 April 2013
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Q1.
Which English MP, Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under King Charles II and King James II, kept a detailed private diary during 1660-1669 which contained personal revelations and eyewitness accounts of great events and, after publication in the 19th century, became a primary source for study of the English Restoration period?
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Q2.
What country has an official residence called Blair House, kept for guests of the leader of the country?
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Q3.
Which of these lines in a limerick have to rhyme?
Note: This question was updated in October 2021
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Q4.
What does an ichthyologist study?
D
Elections and voting patterns
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Q5.
What was the name of the US policy to transport suspect terrorists to other countries for interrogation?
A
Extraordinary rendition
B
International handcuffs
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Q6.
What sort of art work is the "Venus de Milo"?
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Q7.
If your team is playing for the Grey Cup, first offered in 1909, for a national championship, what sport are you playing?
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