Daily Quiz #2477
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 30 October 2015
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1
British artist Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734), history painter and sergeant painter to George I and George II, was related by marriage to which other artist?
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2
Which club drug, particularly popular, and fatal, in some areas, was originally developed as an anaesthetic and painkiller and used mainly by veterinary surgeons?
C
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
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3
Who, in 1977, was the last British woman to win the singles event at Wimbledon?
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4
Portuguese rule of which country ended in 1975, with the appointment of Samora Machel as its first president?
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5
What is the capital of Peru?
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6
In 2013 actress Angelina Jolie very publicly did what?
A
Refused an Academy award
B
Adopted a child, her first
C
Had a preventive double mastectomy
D
Attended an Academy Award ceremony in torn jeans
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7
In mediaeval years what would the regular occupants of a charterhouse be?
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