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Daily Quiz #1650

General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 25 July 2013

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Q1. In North American history, who was "The Flemish Bastard"?

A
A Mohawk chief
B
A leader in the defence of New Amsterdam against the English in 1664
C
A traitor during the War of Independence
D
A general under Montcalm at Quebec
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Q2. Who wrote the plays "Uncle Vanya" and "The Cherry Orchard"?

A
Walt Disney
B
Geoffrey Chaucer
C
Checkaut
D
Chekhov
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Q3. How many degrees are there in the angle on either side of a straight line?

A
90
B
180
C
360
D
0
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Q4. In the words of the song, who "spoke through tears of fifteen years how his dog and him travelled about. His dog up and died, yes he up and died, after twenty years he still grieved."?

A
Bonny Prince Charlie
B
"The Digger"
C
Mr Bojangles
D
Young Arliss
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Q5. What year did seven Manchester United footballers die in an air disaster at Munich airport, was Canadian Football League officially established in its current form, and the International Pétanque Federation founded in Marseille?

A
1958
B
1988
C
1928
D
1908
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Q6. What does a weathervane measure?

A
Wind direction
B
Rainfall
C
Hours of sunlight
D
Air temperature
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Q7. Which of these countries does not have an Atlantic coastline?

A
Chile
B
Argentina
C
Brazil
D
Uruguay
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