Frisky Weekend Quiz: 3 Golden Globes, Black Representation, 2 Accents

Weekend quiz for Mar. 5, 2021

Weekend Quiz: 12 General knowledge questions from the past week. No time-limit. How smart are you this weekend?

1 / 12

Where was Gillian Anderson born?

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2 / 12

When did a mic drop become a thing?

Photo: ChrisHH, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

3 / 12

What was rapper Drake’s first claim to fame?

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How many of the 87-person 2021 Hollywood Foreign Press Association voting body members were Black?

Screenshot: 2021 Golden Globes on NBC

5 / 12

What’s Libor?

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6 / 12

How did the first-ever authentic Banksy piece turn into an NFT art?

Image: sothebys.com

7 / 12

What’s the capital of Myanmar?

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8 / 12

How old was Princess Diana when she died?

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9 / 12

Dr. Seuss was a doctor (Ph.D.) of what?

Photo: Al Ravenna, New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

10 / 12

2021 Golden Globes best-animated movie, “Soul,” made history as what?

Screenshot: Soul trailer, Disney+

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Who was the first woman to ever win the Golden Globes award for best director?

Screenshot: 2021 Golden Globes on NBC

12 / 12

Who is this guy?

Photo: Senator Chris Coons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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More on this week’s news facts:

  • Social Vs. Myanmar:

YouTube cancels Myanmar military-run channels, pulls videos (apnews.com)

‘I will shoot whoever I see’: Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters (Reuters)

The US demands Myanmar to release detained journalists, protesters (apnews.com)

Chloé Zhao is 2nd woman to win best director prize at Globes (apnews.com)

The glam was back at the Golden Globes, albeit at a distance (apnews.com)