Wildcard Quiz #288
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 26 July 2014
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1
Q1.
What is someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments called?
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2
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?
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3
Q3.
Since the mid 1990s the USA has banned what in hunting water fowl?
B
Guns with capacity for more than two shots
C
The issuing of licences to permanently disabled hunters
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4
Q4.
What is not usually a phrase for which the acronym PDF is used?
B
Portable document format
C
Planar deformation features
D
Professional Drivers' Foundation
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5
Q5.
Which letter is unique to the Icelandic alphabet?
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6
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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