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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 14 March 2017

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Q1. Which character has inspired plays by Christopher Marlowe, W. S. Gilbert, Gertrude Stein, Paul Valéry & Václav Havel, operas by Berlioz, Gounod, Busoni, Prokofiev & Stravinsky and music by Schubert, Wagner, Schumann, Liszt, Mussorgsky & Mahler?

Note: This question was updated in November 2019
A
Beowulf
B
Cyrano de Bergerac
C
Gilgamesh
D
Faust
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Q2. Which of these is a type of Australian dog?

A
Dongo
B
Bingo
C
Dingo
D
Bongo
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Q3. Who designed the white chiffon one-shoulder gown worn by Michelle Obama at the series of 10 balls celebrating US President Barack Obama's inauguration?

A
David and Elizabeth Emanuel
B
Isabel Toledo
C
Gianni Versace
D
Jason Wu
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Q4. What are Mammoth, Whistler, Bansko, Afriski, Niseko, and Cardrona?

A
Hop beers
B
Watercolour paintings
C
Ski resorts
D
Species of moth
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Q5. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) rejected in 2017 by the USA was proposed between 12 Pacific Rim countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and which other?

A
The Philippines
B
People's Republic of China
C
Fiji
D
Vietnam
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Q6. In 2012, 49ers CEO, Jed York, tweeted a joke in relation to the Super Bowl championship game "There is no conspiracy. I pulled the plug.". What was he referring to?

A
Nobody tuned in to watch
B
Beyoncé's husband, Jay Z, did not make an appearance at the halftime show
C
A 34 minute break in the game due to a power outage
D
The backroom hand basins had overflowed
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Q7. What is kulintang?

A
An ancient music, performed now in an ensemble of gongs and a drum
B
A Mindanao martial art
C
A dragon kite
D
A computer virus
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