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Daily Quiz #4515

General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 29 May 2021

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Q1. Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya and Natalia Makarova, artists from what was the Soviet Union, have what else in common?

A
They have exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, UK
B
They have premièred roles in plays by Chekhov
C
They defected to the West in 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall
D
They are each recognised as prima ballerina assoluta
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Q2. When did the British Royal House change its name to that of Windsor?

A
1917
B
1910
C
1936
D
1938
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Q3. All or part of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece and Turkey are often described as being in what?

A
The Caucasus
B
The Baltic States
C
The Balkans
D
The Rift Valley
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Q4. What is a specific learning disability involving innate difficulty in learning or comprehending mathematics, similar to dyslexia?

A
Dysinteger
B
Dysnumera
C
Dyscalculia
D
Dysalgebra
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Q5. According to a common version of the rhyme presented in the 19th century as an old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but..." what ?

A
A picture is worth a 1,000 of them
B
The pen is mightier
C
Swords do even more damage
D
Words will never harm me
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Q6. Who won the World Surfing Championship in December 2009?

A
Mark Richards
B
Andy Irons
C
Damian Hardman
D
Mick Fanning
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Q7. The first Oscar awarded to someone playing the opposite sex was for a role in which film?

A
The Danish Girl (2015)
B
Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
C
Tootsie (1982)
D
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
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