alleryStart learning →The Cannes International Film Festival, which gives film awards, is held in which country?
- Italy
- Japan
- Spain
- France
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Correct answer: D. France
Cannes is a city in France that hosts this film festival and its awards.
Olympiad (Class 5) Media and entertainment — practice questions — page 2
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The Cannes International Film Festival, which gives film awards, is held in which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Which list shows the art forms that dance joins together?Read the answer and worked solution →A haka is an example of a ritual dance performed by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is regarded as the founder of the modern circus in the 18th century?Read the answer and worked solution →Which skills are usually shown by performers in a circus?Read the answer and worked solution →What makes a stage magician's trick seem impossible to the audience?Read the answer and worked solution →By June 2011, which book series had sold about 450 million copies, the best seller in history?Read the answer and worked solution →Which wizard appears in the Arthurian legends?Read the answer and worked solution →Why have contests like bear-baiting and dog fighting become illegal in many places?Read the answer and worked solution →A newspaper is published every day or every week at regular intervals. Which feature is this?Read the answer and worked solution →A paper covers politics, business, science, arts and entertainment. Which feature of newspapers is this?Read the answer and worked solution →In big cities, why may a later edition of the same day's newspaper be printed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which newspaper size is about half the size of a broadsheet?Read the answer and worked solution →Where does a newspaper typically earn most of its money?Read the answer and worked solution →Who usually selects the content that goes into a newspaper?Read the answer and worked solution →Which journalist writes regular articles giving personal opinions?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do many newspapers buy stories from news agencies such as Reuters?Read the answer and worked solution →A journalist who regularly covers one subject such as sports or science is said to cover what?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Which list shows the art forms that dance joins together?
- Printing, radio, news, maps
- Music, movement, storytelling, theatre
- Magic, gardening, cooking, sums
- Painting, farming, banking, law
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Correct answer: B. Music, movement, storytelling, theatre
Dance blends music, movement, storytelling and theatre, which is why it suits many purposes.
A haka is an example of a ritual dance performed by whom?
- Farmers
- Warriors
- Teachers
- Shopkeepers
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Correct answer: B. Warriors
The haka is given as a cultural dance done by warriors for a specific purpose.
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