Daily Quiz #1971
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 11 June 2014
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Q1.
What is a group of owls called?
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Q2.
What gives the game of crib, or cribbage, its name?
A
It was first popular as a holiday game played in a bach, or crib
B
The crib of cards sequestered for the dealer as part of a deal
C
The scoring board is shaped like a manger, or crib
D
Players are scored on the most effective cheating
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Q3.
By what name was US president Andrew Jackson affectionately known?
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Q4.
What Roman road ran from London to Weymouth, via Silchester, Old Sarum and Dorchester?
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Q6.
Sometimes seen as one of the first feminist central female characters in Western theatre, who was she and who was the playwright?
B
Miss Julie, August Strindberg
C
Blanche, Tennessee Williams
D
Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen
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Q7.
Which of these is not one of the earth's 7 major tectonic plates?
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