Daily Quiz #654
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 2 November 2010
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Q1.
Hattie McDaniel, an American actress, was the first black performer to win an Academy Award, in 1939 for Best Supporting Actress for her role of "Mammy" in which film?
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
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Q2.
The CN Tower which in 1975 became the world's tallest free-standing structure on land is part of the skyline of which city?
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Q3.
Who was Ron Hextall playing for when, on 8 December 1987, in a game against the Boston Bruins, he became the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal by actually shooting the puck into an open net?
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Q4.
Who was the youngest First Lady of the USA?
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Q5.
In 1972, when Ceylon became a republic within the Commonwealth, the name was changed to Sri Lanka. What does "Sri Lanka" mean in Sanskrit?
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Q6.
What is the relationship between the words "left" (the opposite of right) and "left" (the past tense of "leave")?
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Q7.
In the current Western calendar (the Gregorian) how many days are there in 4 consecutive years, provided that none of the years ends in two noughts and is not at the same time divisible by 400?
Note: This question was updated in July 2017
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