Wildcard Quiz #282
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 14 June 2014
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Q1.
Which book of the Christian Bible provides the details of the Apocalypse?
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Q2.
What is the name for a carriage drawn by a team of four horses having the reins rigged in such a way that it can be driven by a single driver?
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Q3.
Although jazz music is difficult to define which of these descriptions applies most?
A
Offbeats, quarter-note walking bass line
B
Rock, insistent beat, swing
C
Syncopated, improvised, harmonic exploration
D
Rhythm, sampling, fast tempo
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Q4.
Where did the term "bluetooth" in communication devices come from?
Note: This question was updated in June 2023
A
10th century King Harald of Denmark
B
The cartoon series, The Smurfs
C
The sea-surrounded Needles off the Isle of Wight
D
A characteristic graph in experiments which were the breakthrough in developing the system
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Q6.
What term is used to describe a certain type of documentary?
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Q7.
Which of these is an old-fashioned name for a song thrush?
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