Wildcard Quiz #597
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 27 June 2020
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Q1.
Who composed the music to which the poem by English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake "And did those feet in ancient time", or "Jerusalem", is usually set?
A
Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
B
John Ireland (1879-1962)
C
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
D
Sir Arnold Bax (1883 - 1953)
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Q2.
Which of these is not one of the Seven Dwarfs?
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Q3.
What name is given to people who try to influence the media's political viewpoint of events?
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Q4.
What do the Akan peoples in Ghana, various indigenous peoples in North America, people of a number of Greek islands (at least until the 19th century), and the Khasi peoples in India have in common?
A
Deeply incised tattooing is a rite of manhood
B
They have used vegetables as a currency
C
Their societies are matrilineal
D
They specifically forbid military aggression
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Q5.
What is a link between tomatoes, potatoes, and aubergines or eggplants?
A
Their roots contain lycopene
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Q6.
In the term "taxi-cab", the word cab" is an abbreviated form of what word?
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Q7.
What is semolina made from?
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