Wildcard Quiz #623
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 26 December 2020
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Q1.
The expression "you can does not necessarily mean you should" is a direct opposite of which of these common expressions?
B
Possession is nine-tenths of the law
C
Technology is a two-edged sword
D
If something is worth doing it is worth doing well
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C
An itinerant sharpener of tools
D
A horse wrangler at an inn
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Q3.
Which Jewish festival, celebrated over the 14th and 15th of the Hebrew month of Adar (approximately March in the Gregorian calendar), is to commemorate the preservation of the Jews in Persia from the destruction threatened by Haman?
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4
Q4.
On the Western Christian calendar, when is Trinity Sunday?
A
Sunday after Whitsunday (Pentecost)
C
Sunday after Christmas Day
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5
Q5.
The Greek word for "work" is the derivation of which of these English words?
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Q6.
What is the Spanish name for Saint James, son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus?
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Q7.
What is the name of a bishop's staff that is shaped like a shepherd's crook?
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