Daily Quiz #1269
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 9 July 2012
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1
George Bernard Shaw described dancing as "a vertical expression of ... " what?
A
The inability to play an instrument
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2
Who, as US Secretary of State under President Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959, advocated an aggressive stance against communism, supported France in the war in Indochina, and played a major role in the CIA operations to overthrow democratic governments in Iran in 1953 and in Guatemala in 1954?
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3
What is Canada's largest province by area?
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4
In the acronym PAL, used in the television industry, what does the "P" stand for?
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5
Which of these was an English graphic designer who made his mark with graphic images for the Beatles and Apple Corps, and whose ground-breaking work was in the 1960s and 1970s?
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6
In what sport are the "stones" aimed at the "house"?
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7
At which UK General Election was Helen Grant elected, the Conservative Party's first black female MP?
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