Daily Quiz #4579
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 1 August 2021
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Q1.
Initially a lawyer, he served his monarch as English ambassador to France (where he witnessed the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre), and then as principal secretary, a position (later known as Secretary of State) which he held for 17 years. Who was he?
D
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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Q2.
A "steamer", that covers the torso and the full length of the arms and legs, is a type of what?
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Q3.
Under what name is Company Bahadur better known?
A
The British East India Company
B
The Dutch East India Company
C
The Royal African Company
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Q4.
What is the medical term for stuttering or stammering?
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Q5.
Most of Paraguay is what land type?
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Q6.
The Little Brown Jug and The Little Brown Jugette are annual races in Delaware, Ohio, for what?
C
Three-year-old pacing standardbreds
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Q7.
These are the first lines from what song: "There's a saying old, says that love is blind, Still we're often told, "seek and ye shall find"', So I'm going to seek a certain lad I've had in mind"?
A
Someone to Watch Over Me
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