Wildcard Quiz #517
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 15 December 2018
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Q1.
In 2009 what company was established which developed into a global one for peer-to-peer ridesharing, taxi cab, food delivery, bicycle-sharing, and transportation network?
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2
Q2.
What distinguishes lamé fabric from other fabrics?
A
Metallic ribbons are wrapped around the fibre yarn
B
It includes ribbons of metallic fibre, woven or knitted with the other fibres in the fabric
C
It consists of woven plastic-coated metallic strands
D
Its yarn has a metallic core
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Q3.
What is another term for ignoratio elenchi?
C
Lack of knowledge of the Socratic methods of argument
D
The argument that something is true simply because it has not been proved false, or the converse
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Q4.
What tuning is the cavalry trumpet most often used for sounding the Last Post in British cavalry and Royal Regiment of Artillery (Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery)?
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Q5.
What does the phrase "lickety spit" imply?
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Q6.
What might you find a "dowser" doing?
B
Throwing water over hot sailors
C
Searching for water underground with a forked stick
D
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol
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Q7.
What is the name for the intense black coloured ink used by artists and draughtsmen, which was originally prepared mainly from lampblack?
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