Wildcard Quiz #416
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 7 January 2017
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Q1.
What form does an "iamb" have?
A
Regular slow wave cycles
B
Two short syllables followed by accented syllable
C
Six pairs of legs and an armoured and segmented body
D
One short syllable followed by an accented syllable
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Q2.
Which of these is not the name of one of King Lear's children, according to Shakespeare's play “King Lear”?
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Q3.
David McTaggart co-founded which organisation?
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Q4.
In which book of the Hebrew and Christian bibles do Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego appear?
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Q5.
What is mixed with beer to make a shandy?
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Q6.
What is a demotic script?
A
A script and language used by ordinary people
C
One that is ornate and used only in formal inscriptions
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Q7.
What legal name is given to a document that is written by the person who signs it?
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