Daily Quiz #4425
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 28 February 2021
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1
On the Christian calendar, what is the day before Ash Wednesday?
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2
Which of these is not a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana, USA?
A
The City That Care Forgot
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3
Who adopted the surname "Mountbatten" in 1947?
A
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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4
The first Transit of Venus in the 21st century took place on 8 June 2004. What was the date of the next one?
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5
What is the nickname of the Australian national rugby union team?
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6
What was the "Haymarket Massacre" in 1886?
A
A bomb exploded in the New Zealand Embassy, in London
B
Rival gangs had a shoot out in New York streets
C
Chicago police fired on striking workers
D
A herd of 300 cows in Alberta, Canada, were poisoned
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7
Which of these was not a film of a Shakespearean play directed by Laurence Olivier and featuring himself, made in the 1940s and 1950s?
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