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Wildcard Quiz #288

Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 26 July 2014

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Q1. What is someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments called?

A
Wayborne
B
Vernier
C
Travattore
D
Luthier
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Q2. What is the small plain plastic or metal sheath on each end of a shoelace, cord or drawstring to stop the fibres from unraveling, and to make it easier to hold and feed through the guides?

A
Aglet
B
Pig
C
Deubré
D
Aiguillette
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Q3. Since the mid 1990s the USA has banned what in hunting water fowl?

A
The use of falcons
B
Guns with capacity for more than two shots
C
The issuing of licences to permanently disabled hunters
D
The use of lead shot
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Q4. What is not usually a phrase for which the acronym PDF is used?

A
Platform Divers Float
B
Portable document format
C
Planar deformation features
D
Professional Drivers' Foundation
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Q5. Which letter is unique to the Icelandic alphabet?

A
ý (ypsilon í)
B
ð (eth)
C
þ (thorn)
D
æ (ai)
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Q6. What is a Pyrrhic victory?

Note: This question was updated in October 2023
A
One where losses among the "victors" are so great as to make it barely worthwhile if at all
B
Overwhelmingly complete
C
A victory won by political agreements instead of battle
D
A victory won by setting the opposing forces on fire
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Q7. The US Navy funded most of the early technology development in the 1960s into what was then named a "CURV". What do the initials stand for?

A
Circular Universal Radio Valve
B
Cable-controlled Undersea Recovery Vehicle
C
Climatic Underwater Reef Ventilation
D
Co-ordinated Urban Renewal Vectors
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