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Friday, November 24, 2006

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer - this week: General Knowledge. Answers here.

1. Which famous detective first appeared in the 1887 story "A Study in Scarlet"?
2. Who founded the Franciscan order of friars?
3. In which city is Karl Marx buried?
4. Is the River Limpopo in Africa, India or South America?
5. In the American flag, the Stars and Stripes, how many stripes are there?
6. Which famous Indian was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist in 1948?
7. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
8. In which country was film actor Arnold Schwarzenegger born?
9. Who was prime minister of Britain from 1951 to 1955?
10. In the Scottish city of Edinburgh, there is a memorial to a dog who watched over the grave of his master from 1852 to 1872. By what name is the dog known?

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