Wildcard Quiz #515
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 1 December 2018
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Q1.
The "A" in "AGM" stands for what sort of General Meeting?
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2
Q2.
"Gamp" and "bumbershoot" are alternative words for which of these objects?
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3
Q3.
In 1957 the US army donated 15 what to zoos, and sold the remainder of its stock to the public?
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Q4.
Which of these is a spondee?
A
A metrical foot, in poetry, of two stressed syllables
C
An abnormal bone spur in the spinal column
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Q5.
The Catholic Christians known as Maronites are mainly in which country?
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Q6.
Generally Eskimo cuisine does not feature what?
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Q7.
Who was the dessert the "pavlova" named after?
A
Ivan Pavlov (1849 - 1936), Russian, physiologist, psychologist, and physician.
B
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891 -1941)
C
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931), Russian ballet dancer
D
Vera Anatolyevna Pavlova; (1963 - ), a Russian poet
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