Daily Quiz #2839
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 26 October 2016
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1
Loch Ness is part of which canal?
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2
In opera, what is the name given to the person responsible for coaching singers and playing the piano for music and production rehearsals?
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3
What is another name for the type of animal called poatsoj (in some Sami languages), tuktu (in the eastern Arctic), and caribou?
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4
How many kings of France were named Louis?
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5
The first Victoria Crosses, Britain's highest military order, were made from what material?
A
Bronze from Russian guns captured at Sebastopol
C
Nickel and brass from coins recently taken out of circulation
D
Gold confiscated from pillaging British soldiers at Mafeking
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6
Ban Ki Moon retired in 2016, as his elected term ended, from which internationally known position?
B
Pope of the Catholic Church
D
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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7
The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, commissioned in 1892, is awarded in which sport?
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