Daily Quiz #1021
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 4 November 2011
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Q1.
What 1949 film about racial prejudice in the USA by Clarence Brown, from a novel by William Faulkner, involved a black boy, a white boy and an old woman assisting a black man accused of murder?
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Q2.
Which vehicle maker has marketed models called Corolla, Corona, Celica and Camry?
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Q3.
At the 1992 Winter Olympic Games, New Zealand skier Annelise Coberger became the first what?
A
Woman to record a faster slalom time than a man
B
Winter Olympics medallist from the southern hemisphere
C
Skier to win more than 8 medals in a Games
D
Person to win using borrowed skis
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Q4.
In the nursery rhyme beginning "Hey Diddle Diddle", who ran away with the spoon?
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Q5.
The term "Hispanic" means relating to what country?
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Q6.
What London establishment was created in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles?
B
London Zoo, Regents Park
C
The National Portrait Gallery
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Q7.
Who invented the ferris wheel?
D
George Washington Ferris
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