Wildcard Quiz #142
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 8 October 2011
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Q1.
Which of these is the name of a diamond that is set in the sceptre of the British Crown Jewels?
C
The Great Star of Africa
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Q2.
What is a synonym for "plethora"?
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Q3.
The first recorded fatality of a car accident in the USA was Henry Bliss, on 13 September 1899. Where was it?
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Q4.
What people traditionally dance a hornpipe?
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Q5.
Which of these is a diagram having spiritual and ritual significance in Buddhism and Hinduism?
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Q6.
What is the next in this series: 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy ... ?
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Q7.
Who "ran through the town, upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown"?
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The Grand Old Duke of York
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