Daily Quiz #3492
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 10 August 2018
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Q1.
What are the Waldere fragments which are held in the Danish Royal Library at Copenhagen?
A
Pieces of a sword believed to be used by the legendary Walter of Aquitaine
B
Surviving parts of an early Anglo-Saxon epic poem (possibly 8th century )
C
Fragments of the armour of a 7th century king of Aquitaine
D
A missal created for the first Christian ruler of Sweden
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Q2.
The Arapawa Island, Berkshire, British Saddleback, Essex, Hampshire, Jersey Red, Leicoma, Minzhu, Oxford Sandy and Black, Spots and Windsnyer are all types of what?
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Q3.
The use of "expired" in the sentence "John and his driving licence expired last week" is an example of which figure of speech?
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Q4.
The Cultural Revolution was a period of widespread social and political upheaval between 1966 and 1976, resulting in nation-wide chaos and economic disarray in which country?
D
The People's Republic of China
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Q5.
Which is one matter for which Anne, Duchess of Brittany, (1477-1514), is remembered?
A
She was twice Queen Consort of France
B
She gave shelter to Mary, Queen of Scots
C
She led armies to defeat Spanish and then Venetian invading forces
D
She ratified the Treaty of Brétigny, to end the first phase of the Hundred Years' War
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Q6.
Sherlock Holmes was proficient in which fictional martial art invented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
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Q7.
What ocean does the Limpopo River discharge into?
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