Wildcard Quiz #202
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 1 December 2012
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Q1.
What does "coup d'etat" mean?
A
Taking over a government
B
Ability to act appropriately in social situations
Select from the options above.
2
A
Someone who makes things from leather
C
An itinerant merchant in medieval Britain
D
A horse wrangler at an inn
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3
Q3.
The word plagiarism comes from the Latin word meaning what?
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4
Q4.
Which of these is the word for a French stew made using lamb or mutton?
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5
Q5.
What does "tour de force" mean?
A
An exceptional creative achievement
B
Taking over a government
C
Ability to act appropriately in social situations
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6
Q6.
Where are chaps worn?
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7
Q7.
What is the term for the attribution of human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts, (e.g. animals, plants and forces of nature such as winds, the rain or the sun)?
B
Winnie the Pooh syndrome
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