Daily Quiz #4613
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 4 September 2021
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1
Q1.
Which of these airlines is based in Germany?
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2
Q2.
The Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 was decisive in which conflict?
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3
Q3.
Which of these is an example of an "anthropoid"?
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4
Q4.
How did Charles II, after he accepted the English crown in 1660, mark his opinion of Oliver Cromwell and other leaders (by now all dead) in the Civil War and trial which resulted in his father's execution 11 years earlier?
A
He forbade use of their names or titles in speech or writing
B
They were burnt in effigy
C
They were reburied in unconsecrated ground, and their names struck from official records
D
Their bodies were disinterred, tried for high treason, hanged and then beheaded
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5
Q5.
In 2009 it was announced that the WGC-HSBC Champions, a men's professional golf 72-hole tournament, had been awarded World Golf Championships status. Where is it held?
A
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
B
The Hills, Arrowtown, New Zealand
C
Hyatt Regency Coolum, Queensland, Australia
D
Damai Indah Golf - Pantai Indah Kapuk Course, Jakarta, Indonesia
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6
Q6.
"The Book of St Albans", 1486, partly written or assembled by Juliana Berners, said to have been the Benedictine prioress of the Priory of St. Mary of Sopwell near St Albans in Hertfordshire, is better known as…?
A
The Book of the City of Ladies
B
The Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea
C
The Book of Juliana Berners
D
The Book of Hawking, Hunting, and Blasing of Arms
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7
Q7.
Where is the largest national park in the European Union, and one of the largest national parks in the world?
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