Daily Quiz #1987
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 27 June 2014
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1
What name was given to a series of treaties between Scotland and France, aimed specifically against England, that began in 1295 and lasted until 1560?
A
Franco-Scottish Community
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2
Where did British mill engineer Joseph Jagger famously "break the bank" at a gaming establishment in 1873?
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3
Where is the shelf of muscle in the human body known as the diaphragm?
B
At the back of the neck
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4
Marie Grosholtz was under threat of execution by guillotine in the 18th century but was reprieved out of respect for her teacher, and her skills, in the art of what?
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5
What mythical creature is a symbol of Wales?
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6
What links two US TV films, one about a teen with muscular dystrophy in a state nursing home, and one about a Canadian super-gun designer involved with Project Babylon, with a US TV series adapted from a UK work by Michael Dobbs?
B
Scriptwriter Lionel Chetwynd
D
They are all docudramas
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7
The sport parkour developed from what?
C
Military style exercise
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