Daily Quiz #2766
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 14 August 2016
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1
What mountain system in the USA stretches over 1500 miles south to Alabama, through which pass the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys?
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2
In 1922 the Anglo-Irish Treaty was concluded (allowing for the Irish Free State), insulin first treated diabetes successfully, James Joyce's "Ulysses" was published, and what else?
A
Theodore Roosevelt, President of the USA, died
B
Hitler's "Mein Kampf" was published
D
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formed
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3
What is the traditional name for someone who is a professional copyist or writer of formal documents, such as deeds or contracts?
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4
Which species of llama from Peru and Chile is known for its soft, fine hair?
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5
How large is the team paddling in championship dragon boat racing usually?
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6
Which author, born in Boston Massachusetts, wrote "Nature", "Representative Men" and "English Treats"?
C
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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7
The rest is silence are the dying words of which Shakespearean character?
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