Daily Quiz #3478
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 27 July 2018
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Q1.
Who is told, in a Shakespearean play, that he will "never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him"?
A
Portia in "The Merchant of Venice"
C
Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
D
The Earl of Gloucester in "King Lear"
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Q2.
Where in London is Nelson's column?
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Q3.
In 2012 an annual international event, GODZone, was established in New Zealand for competitors in what?
B
Combined kayaking, swimming and cycling
C
Adventure and multi-discipline racing
D
Distance open sea swimming
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Q4.
Which English king asked the Pope to annul his marriage as he had married his brother's widow?
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Q5.
In heraldic terms, impalement has largely replaced what practice?
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Q6.
Set up in 1954 as a merger of smaller groups, the Front de Libération Nationale fought a war for independence from France until 1962, when the French government signed a cease-fire agreement. The FLN became the only legal party in which country?
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Q7.
What does the Saffir-Simpson Scale measure?
A
Earthquake damage to housing
B
Parkinsonian movement disorder
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