Daily Quiz #2868
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 24 November 2016
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Q1.
The devotional book of hours (prayers appropriate for every hour) created initially in the early 15th century by the Limbourg brothers for the Duc de Berry is famous for what?
A
It was prepared by the same house that produced the erotic and tragic fiction "The Decameron"
B
The texts are in the common tongue instead of Latin
C
It was the third book printed by Gutenberg with moveable metal type
D
Its Gothic highly coloured illuminations
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Q2.
The embroidered linen mural, the Bayeux Tapestry, tells one side of what military story?
A
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066
C
The Battle of Agincourt
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Q3.
Which 20th century US novelist wrote "Of Mice and Men", "The Grapes of Wrath" and "East of Eden"?
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Q4.
Who won the 1986 World Cup Squash title, breaking another player's five year unbeaten run?
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Q5.
Where and what is Mosi-oa-Tunya?
A
A waterfall, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
B
A 19th century Zulu battlefield, South Africa
C
A tree, Woodbush Forest Reserve, South Africa
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Q6.
Who were the lollards?
A
Followers of John Wycliffe in the 14th and 15th centuries
B
A group of unemployed who rioted in London in 1982
C
The inventors of the reclining lounge chair in 1961
D
The first unionists, from Tolpuddle, England, in 1834
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Q7.
Which continent is the hoatzin native to?
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