Daily Quiz #4473
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 17 April 2021
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1
Q1.
What weapon is traditionally held in a quiver?
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2
Q2.
Darwin, Cottage, May and Parrot are varieties of what?
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3
Q3.
Which of these paintings was initially described by critics as "a coquette in a carriage" and "a provocatively beautiful woman, all in velvet and fur, throwing you a sneeringly sensuous glance from a luxurious carriage - is this not one of the effluvia of big cities that allow contemptible women, dressed in outfits purchased for the price of their female chastity, onto the streets"?
A
"Femme aux Bras Croisés" by Pablo Picasso
B
"La Gioconda" by Leonardo da Vinci
C
"Golconde" by René Magritte
D
"Portrait of an Unknown Woman" by Ivan Kramskoi
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4
Q4.
The CN Tower is in which Canadian city?
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Q5.
Beginning in the late 15th century, expeditions mainly from Britain and which other country explored, and later settled, along the Atlantic coast of Canada?
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6
Q6.
Who was appointed captain of Great Britain's Davis Cup team in 2006?
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Q7.
Who is associated with the phrase "history is bunk"?
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