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Test your general knowledge with our weekly quiz. By Cindy MacDonald. No. 144
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1
Which team this month scored a stunning come-from-behind win in Super Bowl 51? (Bonus point for naming their star quarterback.)

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2
According to the Shakespeare character Falstaff, “The better part of valour is …”

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3
Which river runs through the city of Amsterdam?

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4
In our solar system, which is the sixth planet from the sun?

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5
In which United States city was the Declaration of Independence signed?

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6
Name the lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses.

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7
According to Greek mythology, who is Zeus’s father?

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8
Name the two species of panda.

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9
Saintpaulia is the botanic name for which common household plant?

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10
Chartreuse is a shade of which colour?

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