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Daily Quiz #951

General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 26 August 2011

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Q1. What part of the world has been ruled by Aelle, Ceawlin, Ethelbert, Rædwald, Edwin, Oswald, Oswy, Wulfhere, Ethelred, Ethelbald, Offa, Cœnwulf and Egbert?

A
England
B
Scotland
C
Denmark
D
Greenland
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Q2. What is the name for an area of land, of which there are about 310 in the USA, managed by a Native American tribe under the US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs?

A
Indian reservation
B
Ghost town
C
Ghetto
D
Internment camp
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Q3. Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast and Jean Grey were the original members of which group of fictional characters?

A
Fantastic Four
B
X-Men
C
Power Rangers
D
The Jetsons
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Q4. What marks a 40th wedding anniversary?

A
Gold
B
Ruby
C
Silver arrow
D
Emerald
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Q5. Who was the first person to be recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations as running the 1500 metres in under 3 minutes 30 seconds?

A
Saïd Aouita
B
Sydney Maree
C
Steve Ovett
D
Steve Cram
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Q6. Rubbing a balloon on one's hair and then sticking it to a wall is an example of what type of electricity?

A
Static
B
Kinetic
C
Magnetic
D
Induced
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Q7. The "New Model Army" was formed to fight in which war?

A
Hundred Years' War
B
Korean War
C
World War I
D
English Civil War
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