Daily Quiz #769
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 25 February 2011
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Q1.
The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a sash, invariably made of wool, which was wrapped around the body and was generally worn over a tunic. Approximately how long was the sash?
C
100 feet (30.48 metres)
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Q2.
In which decade was Queen Elizabeth II born?
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3
Q3.
San Francisco is closest to which ocean?
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Q4.
What was first demonstrated by Alexander Graham Bell at the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1876?
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Q5.
Newton Marshall, who won the 1600 km Iditarod dog sled race in Alaska in March 2010 was born where?
B
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Q6.
The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" is set in what country?
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Q7.
In popular demographic parlance, what does the acronym "WASP" stand for?
A
Wicked Auld Superannuated Persons
B
Wealthy, Arty, Soppy and Pretty
C
Woolly And Sickly Pretty
D
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
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