Wildcard Quiz #511
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 3 November 2018
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1
Q1.
Which of these is a shade of red?
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
In ballet, which of these terms means a controlled turn on one leg, starting with one or both legs in plié and rising onto demi-pointe or pointe?
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
Which of these is a woodwind instrument?
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
What have Wyre Piddle and Shipton Weir in common?
A
They are nesting places for the rare Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
B
They provide water for the only two remaining undamaged shot towers in England
C
They are two of the rare remaining diamond-shaped locks in the British canal system
D
They are sites where English highwaymen were hanged in the 18th century
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
Where is an 'okina likely to be found?
C
In the video game "Warcraft: Orcs and Humans"
D
In the written version of a Polynesian language
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
What is the significance to historical and religious research of the Dead Sea scrolls, discovered from 1946 onwards?
A
They are accounting records for rebuilding the Temple of Jerusalem in 6th century BCE
B
They are an early canonical Torah
C
They record part of the Jewish world believed to be between the 3rd century BCE and 1st century CE
D
They are records of the 7th century fights over Jerusalem and capture of Christian artefacts
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
What is "un secret de polichinelle"?
B
A hoard of pornographic magazines
C
Hidden domestic violence
D
An open secret, i.e. one that many know but pretend not to
Select from the options above.
