Wildcard Quiz #391
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 16 July 2016
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Q1.
How is a Venetian gondola propelled?
A
The operator stands and uses a pole
B
The operator sits and uses an oar
C
The operator stands and uses an oar
D
The operator sits and uses an outboard motor
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2
Q2.
What is the name of the system whereby a number of persons subscribe to an invested fund which becomes the property of the last survivor?
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Q3.
To which of these does the word "Molotov" not refer?
A
A type of home-made bomb, consisting of petrol in a bottle
B
An appointee to the Petrograd Soviet in 1917
C
A drink made with a base of gin and absinthe
D
A city in the Ural range of mountains
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4
Q4.
What word can either refer to a nineteenth century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum?
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5
Q5.
Which of these pairs are homophones?
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6
Q6.
What make of car was founded in 1963 in a tractor factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, and is now a subsidiary of Volkswagen?
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Q7.
What British institution has the nickname "The Old Lady Of Threadneedle Street"?
D
Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum
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