Daily Quiz #2717
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 26 June 2016
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Q1.
Who became vice-president and then president of the USA without having been voted into either office?
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2
Q2.
How many sports are there in a decathlon?
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3
Q3.
Balsamic vinegar is traditionally made from fermented what?
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4
Q4.
Two main mechanisms which create the trade winds, between 30°N and 30°S latitude, are the differences in solar heat and what?
A
Latent heat from the sea
B
The turning of the globe
D
Height of the land mass the winds pass over
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5
Q5.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler was connected with what activity?
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Q6.
The "seven Champions of Christendom" were St George, St Andrew, St David, St Patrick, St Denys, St James and which other?
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Q7.
In which literary work does the character of Mrs Malaprop appear?
A
Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
B
Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
C
Sheridan's "The Rivals"
D
Wycherley's "The Farmer's Wife"
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