Wildcard Quiz #381
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 7 May 2016
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1
Q1.
The phrase "eyeball to eyeball" uses a figure of speech known as what?
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2
Q2.
What is the international movement, started in 2008, aiming to promote exploring, understanding threats to, and conserving the world's natural wonders?
C
Friends of World Heritage
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3
Q3.
What is the series "yan....giggot" most likely to be?
A
Favourite names in the Orkney Islands
B
A method of counting sheep, one to twenty
C
A list of common plants suitable for planting on sea shores
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4
Q4.
What is the source of the company name "Xerox"?
A
An adaptation of the Greek word for "dry writing"
B
A marketing change to the word "zero", to mark the absence of printer's ink
C
The name of the company's founder
D
The village in Cyprus where the inventor of the process lived
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5
Q5.
Which category of instrument includes the flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon?
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6
Q6.
Shi'ite and Sunni are beliefs within what religion?
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7
Q7.
In the early 20th century a French chef developed a soup he called Vichyssoise and placed it on the menu of which restaurant ?
A
Ritz-Carlton, New York, USA
B
Jockey-Club de Paris, Paris, France
D
Le Cochon Bourgeois, Berlin, Germany
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