Wildcard Quiz #17
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 16 May 2009
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Q1.
She was as gentle as a lamb is an example of what?
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Q2.
Who set a new land speed record in a motor car of 91.37 mph on Lake St Clair on 12 January 1904?
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Q3.
What is the hooped whalebone framework for a petticoat, a fashion brought to England by Catherine of Aragon from Spain on her marriage to Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII in 1501, and worn in England until the 17th century?
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Q4.
Which category of instrument includes the flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon?
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Q5.
The phrase "the father of the nation" is an example of … what?
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Q6.
Fondue originated in which country?
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