Daily Quiz #4964
Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives
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Q1.
The traditional song "The Ballad of Chevy Chase" is believed to describe which battle?
Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2012
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Q2.
How much treacle was there in the nursery rhyme "Pop! Goes the Weasel"?
Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2010
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Q3.
Which New Zealand-born operatic bass-baritone who made his formal debut in "Nabucco" in 1959 has had famous roles in "Wotan" at Bayreuth (1979-80), "Der Fliegende Holländer" (1974), "Elektra" (1980), "Die Meistersinger" (c.1990), and "Arabella" (with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1994)?
Sunday Archive: Originally published in October 2011
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Q4.
What is the British group of islands in the South Atlantic that consists of two main islands, together with 776 smaller ones?
Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2010
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The Falkland Islands / Malvinas
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Q5.
The Serbian Empire came under Turkish domination after which battle in 1389?
Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2010
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The Siege of Sevastopol
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Q6.
Andreas Thorkildsen set a new Olympic record at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing for throwing what?
Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2010
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Q7.
What is the term for the measure of the brightness of a star as it appears on earth?
Sunday Archive: Originally published in February 2010
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