Wildcard Quiz #379
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 23 April 2016
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Q1.
A pyroclastic flow from a volcano is called that, strictly speaking, because it what ...?
A
Burns everything in its path
C
Comes from a fiery place
D
Contains rock pieces and gas broken by fire
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Q2.
Which of these is a portmanteau word?
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3
Q3.
What is the word for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils?
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Q4.
In Buddhism, what is the state of blissful repose or absolute existence by someone relieved of the necessity of rebirth?
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Q5.
What is the name of the measure, by law or usage established in most of the United States, which is contained in a cylindrical vessel eighteen and a half inches in diameter and eight inches deep inside?
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Q6.
What can describe a phlegmatic person?
B
A person with a throaty cough
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Q7.
In the 1960s, record players were manufactured to revolve at 78, 45 and 33 revolutions per minute, and what other speed?
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