Daily Quiz #5002
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 28 September 2022
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Q1.
Which city about 200 km west of Madrid that has a university founded in 1218 (the oldest university in Spain and the 5th oldest western university) was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988?
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2
Q2.
What was the scene of the final defeat of the Jacobites under Charles Edward Stuart by forces under the command of the Duke of Cumberland on 16 April 1746?
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3
Q3.
What means a similar wish to that expressed in "aux vôtres"?
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Q4.
How many tentacles surround a sea cucumber's mouth?
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Q5.
Phil Taylor (1960-now), ranked world number one in 2012 in the Professional Darts Corporation order of merit, holds a record 16 darts World Championship titles; in what year did he win his first World Championship?
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Q6.
"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours" is a quote from which book?
A
Dante's "Divine Comedy"
B
"I Am Serena" by Serena Williams
C
"Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan
D
"Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome
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Q7.
On 31 July 2021 what was one event held across the City of London to mark its reopening as the lockdowns of COVID-19 eased?
B
Continuous reading of Shakespeare sonnets
D
Creating the longest sausage roll
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