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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 2 May 2017

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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?

A
Tom Sawyer
B
Gone with the Wind
C
Shaft
D
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
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Q2. Which of these is used to describe the colour of a horse?

A
Beach
B
Bay
C
Peninsula
D
Bight
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Q3. Whose collection, shown in 1947 and called "The New Look", reintroduced the "hourglass" shape for women's fashion?

A
Gianni Versace
B
Coco Chanel
C
Christian Dior
D
Yves Saint Laurent
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Q4. What is the southernmost point in all U.S. territory?

A
Dallas, Texas
B
Ka Lae, Hawaii
C
Rose Atoll, American Samoa
D
Western Dry Rocks, Florida
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Q5. US army aircraft personnel Hugh Thompson Jr, Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence Colburn are associated with what?

A
Investigating the plane crash in 1977 at Tenerife, Canary Islands, which killed 583
B
Intervening to stop US troops from massacring and raping unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai in 1968
C
They were the first to publicly admit they are serving transgender army personnel
D
They flew the Navy SEALS to the mission to take or kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, in 2011
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Q6. What is known in poker as "dead man's hand"

A
Aces and eights
B
Kings and nines
C
Flush in hearts
D
Ace high straight
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Q7. How are the names Ray Rice, Greg Hardy, Josh Brown and USA's National Football League (NFL) linked in media comment?

A
Domestic violence
B
Deflating balls for a game
C
Most valued NFL players
D
First NFL players to exceed annual pay of $30 million
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