Daily Quiz #4871
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 20 May 2022
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Q1.
What much-visited destination is near Oświęcim, Poland?
D
Auschwitz concentration camp
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2
Q2.
In cricket, what is "sledging"?
B
Verbally abusing the opposition
C
Bowling slow balls in the hope of catches
D
Holding the bat horizontally
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3
Q3.
It was a highly popular music hall song in 1910, a signature tune of Harry Champion, and was revived and popularised by Joe Brown and by Herman's Hermits, and is...?
A
I'm Henery the Eighth, I am
B
My Old Man Said Follow the Van
C
Where Did You Get That Hat
D
Burlington Bertie From Bow
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4
Q4.
The budgerigar is native to which country?
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5
Q5.
In what language did Pliny the Elder write?
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6
Q6.
What is a "muscle cuirass"?
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Q7.
Spaniards Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Francisco de Orellana and Lope de Aguirre, Portuguese Pedro Teixeira and Antônio Raposo Tavares o Velho, and Frenchman Charles Marie de La Condamine were involved in the exploration of what area?
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