Wildcard Quiz #401
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 24 September 2016
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Q1.
"Bonanza" is the Spanish word for what?
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Q2.
What is a key signature?
A
A Personal Identification Number used to enter a building
B
The sample signature that a bank uses to verify a customer's cheques
C
Combinations of sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff indicating the key of a composition
D
A specific pure DNA sample kept on permanent record by the FBI
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Q3.
What is the name for a loose mock-biographical quatrain such as "When Alexander Pope / Accidentally trod on the soap / And came down on the back of his head / Never mind what he said"?
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Q4.
What gave rise initially to the introduction of Standard Time?
A
Invention of the telephone
B
Transoceanic exploration
C
Establishment of Greenwich Mean Time
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Q5.
Which of these words means to become extremely tired?
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Q6.
Mayonnaise is made by what process?
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Q7.
The phrase "as green as grass" is an example of … what?
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