Wildcard Quiz #262
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 25 January 2014
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1
Q1.
Which of these musical terms means the loudest?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is a type of file?
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3
Q3.
"Overwhelm" is a word met reasonably often; what can "whelm" mean?
Note: This question was updated in May 2023
A
Turn upside down, or downwards
B
Nothing, it isn't a word
C
Place a stone horizontally
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4
Q4.
A toxophilite does what?
D
Practises alternative medicine
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5
Q5.
A YouTube mobile phone video showing giggles spreading contagiously among people on a crowded train, from just one person to the whole carriage, was filmed where?
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Q6.
What is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offence against it to the positions of innocent people?
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7
A
An ancient Macedonian feast during June
B
A climbing Greek flower
C
An 18th century bread-making machine
D
A vertical axis wind turbine where the blades or sails move horizontally
Select from the options above.