Daily Quiz #3136
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 19 August 2017
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Q1.
What is the next in this series: Squaw Valley, Innsbruck, Grenoble … ?
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Q2.
Which of these lands are thought to have originated in the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana?
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Q3.
What word can mean a tumble-down dwelling and a sailors' work song?
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Q4.
What is the name for the position in the orbit of a heavenly body when it is nearest the sun?
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Q5.
Where in the USA is the Smithsonian Institution based?
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Q6.
The 12th century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is credited with introducing which figure into legend and literature?
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Q7.
Who served in the Crimean War (1853-56), was responsible for suppressing the Taiping rebellion in China in 1860, was governor of the Sudan 1877-79, and died there?
Note: This question was updated in June 2020
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