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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 18 December 2020

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Q1. Who was known as the "Moses of her people" for leading escaped slaves to freedom during the US Civil War?

A
Angela Davis
B
Rosa Parks
C
Harriet Tubman
D
Mary Hunt
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Q2. American actress and singer Doris Day starred opposite many male leads in her films, not all of whom could sing. One early singing lead was Gordon Macrae; which was their first film?

A
Calamity Jane
B
By the Light of the Silver Moon
C
Tea For Two
D
Young At Heart
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Q3. In which sea are the Cayman Islands?

A
Aegean
B
Caribbean
C
South China
D
Caspian
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Q4. What is the Prix Goncourt awarded for?

A
Literature
B
Sculpture
C
Chemistry
D
Physics
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Q5. What temperature scale is referenced to absolute zero (i.e. where there is the theoretical absence of all thermal energy)?

Note: This question was updated in August 2023
A
Fahrenheit
B
Celsius
C
Kelvin
D
Newton
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Q6. When and where was lethal injection first legalised as a means of executing the death penalty in the US?

A
1990, Virginia
B
1980, Utah
C
1977, Texas
D
1977, Oklahoma
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Q7. Rosehill racecourse is in which Australian city?

A
Melbourne
B
Perth
C
Darwin
D
Sydney
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