Daily Quiz #3262
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 23 December 2017
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1
Q1.
Which of these is the name of the smallest Canadian province?
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2
Q2.
What was the census known as the Domesday Book intended to support?
A
Types of animals farmed
B
Distribution of people and place names
C
Types of architecture used
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3
Q3.
What annual event, held on a Monday for children and their parents, that was started in 1814 by First Lady Dolley Madison in the grounds of the Capitol, Washington DC, USA, is now held on the White House lawn?
A
Shootin' hoops with the Pres.
B
The President's Invitation Baseball game
C
The White House Santa Claus Gala
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4
Q4.
Which pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, the younger son of King Edward IV, one of the "little princes in the Tower" who, legend has it, was executed by Richard III?
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5
Q5.
Who was the youngest player to appear in a major league game in the modern era, pitching 2/3 of an inning for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944 when not quite 16 years old?
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6
Q6.
Which of these is the eastern part of a non-collegiate Christian church, sometimes known as the choir, usually separated from the nave by a screen or railing?
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7
Q7.
What is the term for the measure of the brightness of a star as it appears on earth?
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