Daily Quiz #888
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Q1. Who invaded England in 1066?
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Q2. Who was president of the USA when South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union on 20 December 1860, the first step towards Civil War?
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Q3. The screenplay for which 2000 film, set against the UK miners' strike in County Durham in 1984 & 1985, was inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's novel "The Stars Look Down"?
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Q4. What is the common name of the endangered Techmarscincus jigurru, usually found above 1400 m on the slopes of Queensland's highest mountains, which was discovered in 1981?
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Q5. The International Pageant of Pulchritude, held from 1926 to 1932, was the forerunner of what modern event?
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Q6. On 21 May 2004, Pemba Dorjie set a new record for climbing to the top of Mt Everest from Basecamp in the fastest time. What was the new record?
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Q7. Which of these mountain ranges in North America is the furthest west?
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