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Q1. Which of these least fits the definition of "Ace"?

A
Tennis shot impossible to return
B
A playing card with one pip
C
The lead soprano in an opera
D
Expert fighter pilot
Select from the options above.

Q2. Who made the longest Oscar acceptance speech, at five minutes and 30 seconds, when collecting her Oscar for Best Actress in 1942 for her role as Mrs. Miniver?

A
Greer Garson
B
Jessica Tandy
C
Vivien Leigh
D
Elizabeth Taylor
Select from the options above.

Q3. The city of Miami, Florida, is at the mouth of which river?

A
Peace River
B
Miami River
C
Yellow River
D
St John River
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Q4. What is the acronym developed by the European Union as the geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes?

A
NUTS
B
ISO 3166-2
C
FIPS
D
IATA
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Q5. What is the oldest surviving book printed using movable metal type?

A
The Auspicious Tantra of All-Reaching Union, China, sometime 1139-93 AD
B
Gutenberg's Bible, Germany, 1455 AD
C
Records of Jingde County, China, 1298 AD
D
The Jikji, Korea, 1377 AD
Select from the options above.

Q6. What is the maximum length of a regulation baseball bat?

A
30 ins (76.2 cm)
B
42 ins (106.7 cm)
C
56 ins (142.24 cm)
D
There is no regulation maximum
Select from the options above.

Q7. The 1933 film "She Done Him Wrong" starred which actress, who (in the film and later) became famous for her double entendres?

A
Rita Hayworth
B
Greta Garbo
C
Shirley Temple
D
Mae West
Select from the options above.
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