Daily Quiz #785
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 13 March 2011
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Q1.
What would a beautician use an emery board for?
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2
Q2.
Who won the 500cc Motorcycle World Championship in 1976 & 1977 and retired from racing in 1984?
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3
Q3.
Which Austrian, the brother of Franz Joseph, was crowned Emperor of Mexico in 1864, and shot in 1867?
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4
Q4.
Which venomous snake is able to dilate its neck into a hood?
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Q5.
What music was commissioned for George II's coronation in 1727, and has featured in every British coronation since?
A
"Jubilate Deo" ("All people that on earth do dwell") by Vaughan Williams
B
"Gloria in Excelsis" by Charles Stanford
C
"I Was Glad" by Hubert Parry
D
"Zadok the Priest" by Handel
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Q6.
When were The Yeomen of the Guard (Beefeaters) established in England?
A
Birth of Queen Elizabeth II (1926)
B
Death of Queen Victoria (1901)
C
Coronation of Henry VII (1485)
D
Norman invasion of England (1066)
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Q7.
"The Star-Spangled Banner", "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "This Land Is Your Land" and "Stars and Stripes Forever" are patriotic songs of which country?
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