Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 5 September 2009
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1
"Ananas" is the French word for which of these?
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2
Although now a term for an ordinary infantryman, in 1640 a "fusilier" was so called because his weapon was a fusil. What was a fusil?
A
A light flintlock musket
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3
Which pen manufacturer was founded in 1891 in Janesville, Wisconsin, USA?
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4
In English law, what is the "foreshore"?
A
The area between the usual line of vegetation and the sea
B
The area between the high and low watermarks of ordinary tides
C
Anywhere on the coast that has a surface of sand or rock
D
The coastline within 1 chain from the ordinary low tide mark
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5
Which of these distances is the English statute mile?
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6
What is a name for a hand-held weapon, used to strangle someone to death?
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7
What is the contraction of the German "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei" in common use in English?
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