Daily Quiz #2585
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 15 February 2016
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Q1.
Which orange-seller became an actress, then mistress of King Charles II, died in 1687 aged 37, and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields?
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2
Q2.
Mozart wrote an opera about what kind of flute?
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3
Q3.
What is the name for an artificial feature creating extra turns in a roadway, used in motor racing and on city streets, to slow cars?
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4
Q4.
Which city is in the Chao Phraya River delta?
B
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea)
C
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
D
Yangon, Burma (Myanmar)
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5
Q5.
The Tiger Quoll, Dibbler and Phascogale are native to which country?
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Q6.
A law prior to 1920 regulating the speed of vehicles on the road in the UK required somebody to do what in addition?
A
Walk beside the vehicle to warn horses
C
Carry a red flag or lantern ahead of the vehicle
D
Install windscreen wipers
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Q7.
Which of these is the 1995 WBC Heavyweight champion who wrote the autobiography "Frank: Fighting Back" with the assistance of Kevin Mitchell?
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