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Q1. Alexandre Pushkin (1799-1837) is internationally acclaimed in what field?

A
Science
B
Literature
C
Military action
D
Painting
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Q2. Which US president occupied 2 executive mansions in New York City [at 3 Cherry Street (April 1789 - February 1790) & 39-41 Broadway (February - August 1790)], and 1 in Philadelphia at 190 High Street (November 1790 to March 1797)?

A
George Washington
B
John Adams
C
Andrew Jackson
D
James Garfield
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Q3. T S Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (1939) formed the basis for which long-running musical show?

A
Rats
B
Cats
C
Possums
D
Practical Guide to Cat Shows
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Q4. What field of science is British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton particularly known for?

A
Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
B
Sports
C
Quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit
D
Electron dynamics in matter
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Q5. Which of these people was related to Diana, Princess of Wales, by marriage?

A
Barbara Cartland, author
B
Jeffrey Archer, author, politician
C
Jeremy Spencer, guitarist for "Fleetwood Mac"
D
Edmund Spenser, poet
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Q6. Which English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, whose 20th-century fame established him posthumously among the leading Victorian poets, was praised because "his experimental explorations in prosody ... and his use of imagery established him as a daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse"?

A
William Wordsworth
B
John Masefield
C
John Betjeman
D
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Q7. Who is the lead singer of the American rock / ska-pop / reggae band "No Doubt", winners of 2 Grammy Awards, which was formed in Anaheim, California, in 1986?

A
Linda Ronstadt
B
Gwen Stefani
C
Lily Allen
D
Debbie Harry
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