Wildcard Quiz #596
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 20 June 2020
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1
Q1.
A relic that is claimed to be Jesus Christ's burial sheet is associated with which city?
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2
Q2.
What is the title given to the widow of the holder of a title which has been passed on to another?
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3
Q3.
If money is hypothecated what does this mean?
A
The spending of it has been pledged to a specific purpose
B
It has been set aside for official destruction
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4
Q4.
"Omnibus" is a word for a common form of public transport taken directly from Latin. What does it mean?
D
Bring a big book to read
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5
Q5.
What purpose were the Thames Embankments in London, UK, built to serve?
B
To provide flat land for court processions and access to royal boats
C
To house sewers and a tube train
D
To enable promenades by the river in Georgian London
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6
Q6.
With what is the non-profit international organisation called DoCoMoMo concerned?
A
Conservation of modern architecture
B
Ancient British monuments
C
Preserving old Morris Minor cars
D
Uncovering historical documents from the Russian communist era
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7
Q7.
Apart from a meaning of "criminal" or "malefactor", what is a felon?
A
An abscess in the deep tissues of the flat inner surface of a human fingertip
C
A farm animal which consistently escapes
D
An abnormal kink in an animal's tail
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