Daily Quiz #1244
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 14 June 2012
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Q1.
What is the specific name for the chain, cable, or mooring line (or a combination of these) including the attachment to a ship's anchor at one end and the ship itself at the other?
Note: This question was updated in June 2020
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Q2.
Who famously put his telescope to his blind eye to ignore the orders of his superiors at the Battle of Copenhagen?
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Q3.
Which of these is a warning shout during a game of golf?
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Q4.
What name is given to the unnatural fear of men?
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Q5.
What is the only county in the USA to border 5 counties from 5 different states : Baca County, Colorado; Morton County, Kansas; Texas County, Oklahoma; Dallam County, Texas; Union County, New Mexico ?
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Q6.
18th century French adventuress Marie du Barry was mistress to Louis XV from 1769 until banished to the country in 1774. How did she die after she returned from a trip to England to sell her jewels in 1793?
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She fell out of the basket during a balloon trip
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Q7.
Where is the British TV series "Doc Martin" set?
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