Wildcard Quiz #336
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 27 June 2015
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Q1.
What orchestral string instrument has a deeper tone than a violin, and higher than a cello?
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2
Q2.
The Fandango originated in which country?
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3
Q3.
Why were the Crusades from 1095 - 1291 waged by European forces in the Middle East so called?
A
They waged war in the name of the Cross of Christendom
B
The armies crossed long distances
C
Soldiers carried a cruse of oil for warding off sunburn
D
The armies took it easy
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Q4.
What word refers to theatre that is made up on the spot?
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Q5.
In England, in the first half of the twentieth century, a "vesta" was a common term for a type of what?
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Q6.
The next in the sequence - Michael Ramsey, Donald Coggan, Robert Runcie - is...?
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Q7.
Parsley is the main ingredient of which of these sauces?
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