Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 5 June 2010
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1
What is always on the label of a bottle of the green liqueur "Benedictine"?
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2
What is the name for a loose mock-biographical quatrain such as "When Alexander Pope / Accidentally trod on the soap / And came down on the back of his head / Never mind what he said"?
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3
What is the word for the light infantry or cavalrymen in the French army which was first formed in 1743?
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4
The colloquial name "cockney" is traditionally applied to a Londoner born within the sound of the bells of which church?
C
St Martin-in-the-Fields
D
St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside
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5
What word or phrase originates from the practice on the classical stage of introducing a god from above to effect a speedy denouement?
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6
What is the name for an organised body of professional applauders employed in French theatres?
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7
The Empire State Building has how many stories above ground?
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