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4th August Quiz (Answers only)

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1. Belgium

2. Anne Frank

3. Feudalism (feudal privileges)

4. Dom Pérignon. The wine is champagne.

The story is a legend: the "drinking the stars" quote first appeared in an advert in the late 19th century, and sparkling wine existed before Dom Pérignon. He did a lot to improve wine-making in Champagne, though.

5. The Saturday Evening Post

6. Lizzie Borden

7. Phoenix

8. Percy Bysshe Shelley

9. Barack Obama

10. Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong celebrated his birthday on 4 July 1900 all his life. His real birth date, 4 August 1901, was only discovered from a baptism record after his death.

11. 101

12. Meghan Markle, married to Prince Harry

13. Knut Hamsun

14. William Rowan Hamilton, quaternions (carved on Broom Bridge)

15. Louis Vuitton

16. John Venn

17. Hans Christian Andersen. His tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" (any one).

18. Jeanne Calment, aged 122

19. Burkina Faso

20. The US Coast Guard

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