Daily Quiz #2814
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 1 October 2016
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Q1.
What kind of music would be heard in the Grand Old Opry?
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Q2.
Between 1966 and 1974 France had a stronger than usual link with Mururoa Atoll and Fangataufa in French Polynesia. What was it?
A
They were temporary home to the Académie Française outreach programme
B
They were the training grounds of the elite French defence forces
C
They had direct representation in the French Parliament
D
It conducted 46 atmospheric nuclear tests there, including detonating bombs
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Q3.
Which painting was considered scandalous in 1863 because it showed nude women next to men dressed in contemporary clothing?
A
The Umbrellas by Pierre Auguste Renoir
B
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe by Edouard Manet
C
At The Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
D
The House of Père Lacroix by Paul Cézanne
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Q4.
Which country was represented by Hanni Wenzel, who won the women's giant slalom and slalom at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1980?
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Q5.
Where is the Iberian peninsula?
A
South America, extending into the Pacific Ocean
B
Asia, on the northern coast of the Black Sea
C
Western Europe, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
D
North America, extending into the Gulf Of Mexico
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Q6.
Who was Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers during the occupation of Japan immediately following World War II?
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B
A species of grain found in New Guinea
C
An item of dress in Noumea
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