Wildcard Quiz #130
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 16 July 2011
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Q1.
A binnacle is the name for the surround of what item found on a ship?
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2
Q2.
In many countries, the Second Sunday of May is dedicated to which group?
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3
Q3.
Which of these words is Italian for "cat"?
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Q4.
What word, originally applied to a large, flawless diamond, is now used to denote a model of excellence or perfection of any kind?
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Q5.
What headwear is traditionally worn at the English public school called Eton?
Note: This question was updated in November 2019
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Q6.
What is the unconventional use of TLDs in domain names (such as using .tv, .fm and .am to denote television or radio stations) known as?
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Q7.
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Uncovering historical documents from the Russian communist era
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