Wildcard Quiz #185
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 4 August 2012
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Q1.
What is a steam packet?
A
A ship sailing a regular service between two ports
C
An extra engine attached to a train
D
The amount of vapour moved by three 1 inch fan blades at 500 r.p.m.
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Q2.
Which computer company produced the BBC Micro which dominated the market in the 1980s?
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Q3.
Which of these English slang words represents the greatest amount of money?
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Q4.
What Latin phrase means that a particular legal matter is "under trial or being considered by a judge or court", literally "under judgment"?
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Q5.
The successive black notes on a piano is an example of what?
Note: This question was updated in January 2023
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Q6.
Where was the luxury hotel which, in December 2010, unveiled a Christmas tree decorated with jewels valued at $US11 million?
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Q7.
If someone is referred to as "ursine", what animal are they being compared to?
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