Wildcard Quiz #761
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 19 August 2023
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1
Q1.
When was the Sûreté, initially the criminal investigative bureau of the Paris police, founded?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is a small cultivated mushroom?
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3
Q3.
What was the Raspberry Pi developed to be?
A
A computer children would enjoy, to promote teaching basic computer science
B
A maths concept to deal with volumes of multiglobular shapes
C
A catchy name for a new line in ice creams
D
A competitor for the Blackberry smartphone
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4
Q4.
Which of these dances originated in Cuba?
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5
Q5.
"Chinese gooseberry" is another name for which of these?
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6
Q6.
Which of these organisations was not founded in England?
B
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
What is not usually a phrase for which the acronym PDF is used?
B
Portable document format
C
Planar deformation features
D
Professional Drivers' Foundation
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