Daily Quiz #2764
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 12 August 2016
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Q1.
Who was the American who, in 1871, collected animals and freaks for a travelling circus, menagerie and museum, which by 1872 was billing itself as "The Greatest Show on Earth"?
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Q2.
Composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713) is associated with which instrument?
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Q3.
Where is the village of Chamonix?
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Q4.
Which of these is a slender-billed wading bird related to the stork?
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Q5.
Who held the record for the number of Grand Slam tennis tournaments before it was beaten by Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009?
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Q6.
Fado is a type of music from which country?
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Q7.
The Battle of Bull Run was fought in which war?
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