Wildcard Quiz #360
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 12 December 2015
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Q1.
Which of these does not represent a unit of length?
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2
Q2.
Which of these would you encounter when carving a chicken?
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3
Q3.
What does the Gaelic phrase "Sinn Fein" mean?
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4
Q4.
Which of these could not be called a flageolet?
A
Varieties of an eating bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
D
A harmonic on a stringed instrument
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Q5.
Which of these is a Bohemian dance?
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Q6.
Which of these is a type of cheese?
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Q7.
What part did Josiah Wedgwood, of the famous English pottery, play in the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species?
A
His daughter Susannah was Charles Darwin's mother
B
His pottery was used to hold Darwin's specimens for study
C
He sponsored Darwin's voyage to the Galapagos Islands
D
He owned the publication house which printed the work
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