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Q1. Which US TV series, airing originally from 1990 to 1996, was developed using a 21 year old rapper who performed the series theme song and went on to star in the show?

A
A Different World
B
Growing Pains
C
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
D
Full House
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Q2. When King George V proclaimed the Royal Arms of Canada in 1921 and made red and white Canada's official colours, the red came from Saint George's Cross; where did the white come from?

A
The colour of the King's favourite coat
B
One of the French national colours since the 15th century
C
The snow and ice of northern Canada
D
The King could not agree on any other colour
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Q3. What device with a scale of 60 degrees was used in marine navigation for measuring the altitude of a celestial object above the horizon?

A
Quadrant
B
Compass
C
Sextant
D
Theodolite
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Q4. What distinguishes a yorker in cricket?

A
The bowler's hand does not rise above the level of the waist
B
The ball is bowled by flicking it between the thumb and a bent middle finger in order to impart spin
C
The ball is bowled to bounce at or near the batsman's feet
D
The ball is bowled to bounce and spin towards the offside away from the batter's leg
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Q5. Who was Dylan Thomas speaking to in his poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"?

A
The night-cart men
B
His pet frog
C
The local miners
D
His dying father
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Q6. What is the name of the seven-branched candlestick, based on the candelabrum that was used in the Temple in Jerusalem in ancient times, that is the national symbol of the State of Israel?

A
Hanukah
B
Menorah
C
Ubon Ratchathani
D
Paschal candle
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Q7. Although the word has several different modern meanings, including a species of bird, part of a woman's anatomy, and someone foolish, "tit" in the 16th to the 20th century was a name for what?

A
A kind of hat (later, a top hat)
B
A horse (originally a small one)
C
A blow
D
A maidservant
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