Daily Quiz #2746
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 25 July 2016
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Q1.
What does the term "to spend a penny" mean?
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To make a down payment on a purchase
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Q2.
Which of the first four monarchs of England after the Norman Conquest in 1066 - William I, II, Henry I, and Stephen - died of old age and illness?
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Q3.
In the myths and legends of which country does Queen Maeve, or Medb, figure?
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Q4.
The fictional story teller Uncle Remus narrates stories about what character?
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Q5.
What is the most common colour of a topaz?
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Q6.
What is the dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada that was completed in 1935?
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Q7.
On Christmas Day 1914 during World War I, there was an unofficial truce between British and German troops at various places along the lines. In sub-zero temperatures in no-man's land near Armentieres, France, the soldiers played what game?
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