Wildcard Quiz #256
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 14 December 2013
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Q1.
What is the name commonly used for a location system for radio transmission?
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2
Q2.
In classical music, what is the deepest female singing voice?
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Q3.
Which of these is not a "portmanteau" word?
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Q4.
What name is given to a railway in which a cable attached to a pair of vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other?
Note: This question was updated in June 2022
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Q5.
What is a dish that originated in 19th-century Russia, of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with sour cream?
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Q6.
If you are looking at a "sillion", what are you seeing?
B
A bird, called a windhover
C
Soil turned over by a plough
D
An extra pad behind a saddle to permit a second pillion rider
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Q7.
Which of these is a traditional wooden sailing boat rigged with 1 or 2 lateen sails that is used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean, and in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq?
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