Daily Quiz #649
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 28 October 2010
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Q1.
Which of these words comes to English from the Swedish language?
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Q2.
Which of these cities is closest to New York City?
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Q3.
Which of these Shakespeare plays is set in Verona?
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Q4.
Which alpine ski racer was World Cup champion in 1967 and 1968, won the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing with a sweep of the three gold medals for downhill, giant slalom and slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics, and then retired?
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Q5.
Which 1st century Athenian dramatist wrote over 100 tragedies, only 7 of which survive, including "Oedipus Rex", "Antigone" and "Electra"?
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Q6.
What is another name for "lateral epicondylitis"?
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Q7.
Which of these was a famous horse belonging to the Duke of Wellington?
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