Daily Quiz #2052
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 31 August 2014
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Q1.
What would one normally do with velouté?
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Q2.
The Great Famine in Europe, 1315-17 with effects lasting until at least 1322, was marked by what?
B
Infertility in all farm animals
D
Europe-wide crop failures, and extreme levels of crime, disease, and mass death
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Q3.
Who sang with Barbra Streisand on "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)"?
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Q4.
Which country would you go to in order to find the main headwaters of the Amazon River?
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Q5.
Who was Billboard's Artist of the Year for 2013?
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Q6.
Who tried to win back the America's Cup from the New York Yacht Club 5 times between 1899 and 1930 in boats called "Shamrock"?
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Q7.
What dye used in cooking for crimson tints is made from the body of a female insect inhabiting Peru and Mexico?
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