Daily Quiz #4502
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 16 May 2021
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Q1.
What is the title of the 1993 dark comedy film directed by Jonathan Wacks, written by Chuck Hughes and starring Steve Buscemi, Miriam Margolyes, and Ned Beatty?
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Q2.
The modern Olympic Games, the first of which was held in 1896, has attracted several internationally famous people, including…?
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Q3.
A misogynist hates or despises what or whom?
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Q4.
Where is the giant herbivorous insect Deinacrida heteracantha a native?
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Q5.
Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona Abbott, from Hana on Maui, became the first native Hawaiian woman to do what?
A
Stand for election to Congress in the USA
B
Win the Miss America competition
C
Become a surfing world champion
D
Receive a PhD in science
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Q6.
Where is what is often referred to simply as The Loess Plateau?
C
Canterbury, New Zealand
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Q7.
Canfranc, in the Pyrenees on the border between Spain and France, became especially well-known for activities during World War II. What was it?
A
A station for a railway line
C
A refuge for freethinkers and painters
D
A major training and parade ground for Nazi and Spanish militia
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