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Q1. Who was born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne, New Zealand, but became famous under her adopted name?

A
Helen Clark
B
Kiri Te Kanawa
C
Rachel Hunter
D
Anna Paquin
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Q2. Which of these was an American baseball player who played his 18-year major-league professional career all for the New York Yankees, and still holds the records for most World Series home runs, RBIs, runs, walks, extra-base hits and total bases?

A
Donald Dunn
B
Mickey Mantle
C
Frederick Forsythe
D
Patrick Powers
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Q3. Which bridge is nearest to the Royal National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames, London?

A
Tower
B
London
C
Waterloo
D
Westminster
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Q4. By 1729 China had criminalised the use, sale and importation or smuggling of what?

A
Opium
B
Chrysanthemums
C
Ties as neckwear
D
Camels
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Q5. What is the name for an Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device used to increase the power of a throw?

A
Woomera
B
Boomerang
C
Billabong
D
Coolibah
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Q6. What is the primary focus of gerontology?

A
Study of the human aging process across lifespans
B
Study of the effects of an aging population on population dynamics
C
Study of human disorders which are peculiarly due to being beyond middle age
D
Study the effects of aging on body structure and function
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Q7. Which film, using characters called Jim, Plato and Judy, dealt with the problems of urban, high school age children of well-to-do middle-class parents?

A
The Heavenly Kid
B
The Blackboard Jungle
C
Rebel Without a Cause
D
Sunset Boulevard
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