Daily Quiz #2500
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 22 November 2015
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Q1.
What was organised by Catherine de Medici, Queen Mother, France, to crush the Huguenots in August 1572 at the wedding of Henry of Navarre to Marguerite, sister of Charles IX, that resulted in the death of around 30,000 people?
B
St Valentine's Day Massacre
C
Massacre of St Bartholomew
D
The Crush of the Huguenots
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2
Q2.
With which sport is Babe Ruth associated?
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3
Q3.
What is the name of the five horizontal lines on and between which musical notes are written?
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4
Q4.
The Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, straits which separate Europe from the mainland of Asia, run through which country?
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Q5.
Singer-songwriter sensation, New Zealand-born Lorde, who first attracted international attention in 2013 at the age of 16 has a parent who is also celebrated. Who is that, and for what?
A
Lynne Yelich, politician
B
Richard O'Connor, judge
C
Christian Yelich, baseball player
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Q6.
What is another name for "lateral epicondylitis"?
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Q7.
On 30 September 1399, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, became better known as whom?
C
King Henry IV of England
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