Daily Quiz #1262
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 2 July 2012
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Q1.
What kind of character is "Touchstone", who appears in Shakespeare's "As You Like It"?
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Q2.
What Scottish city is at the confluence of the rivers Dee and Don?
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Q3.
In common English useage, what is Latin for doing or saying the same thing again?
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Q4.
In 1314, who led the Scottish forces at the Battle of Bannockburn?
Note: This question was updated in January 2021
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Q5.
Which of these people was a leader of the French nation from 18 May 1804 to 11 April 1814 and from 20 March 1815 to 22 June 1815?
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Q6.
A theory of the workings of the human body adopted by Greek and Roman physicians and believed until the 19th century was that it was filled with 4 basic substances (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood). These were collectively known as what?
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Q7.
Which New Zealand cricketer, a left-handed batsman who captained New Zealand in 4 Tests in the early 1950s, was one of Wisden's cricketers of the year for 1950?
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