Herald afternoon quiz: January 27
Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz.
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Corryvreckan, the third-largest whirlpool in the world, is located off the coast of what country?
Norway
Scotland
Australia
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What female-only solo sport will be making its debut at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?
Skipping rope
Monobob
Knife throwing
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Who was the first American president to fly under the "Air Force One" call sign?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
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Hilary Swank notoriously beat what other nominated actress twice in winning her two Best Actress Oscars?
Meryl Streep
Annette Bening
Glenn Close
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Gillian Gilbert is best known as the keyboardist and guitarist of what English band?
New Order
Pet Shop Boys
Bananarama
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Does Dame Valerie Adams have more gold, silver, or bronze Olympic medals?
Gold
Silver
Bronze
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What is set to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA's flagship mission in astrophysics?
Neil Armstrong Space Telescope
Stephen Hawking Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
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Which queen had the shortest reign of Henry VIII’s six wives, lasting just six months?
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Anne of Cleves
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In his later years, Bill Cunningham was well known for his street-fashion photography of the inhabitants of what city?
Milan
New York
London
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Khoomei is the main technique of what kind of singing?
Inward singing
Opera singing
Throat singing
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