Wildcard Quiz #434
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 13 May 2017
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Q1.
Where did poutine originate?
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2
Q2.
Why did John Malkovich, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Bacon, Larry King, Mort Zuckerman, Senator Frank Lautenberg and co-owner of the NY Mets, Saul Katz, all form part of the same news item in 2009?
A
They were victims of Bernard Madoff's swindles
B
They attended the bedside of Natasha Richardson
C
They invested in the film "Tintin", to be produced by Peter Jackson
D
They were passengers in a plane that crashed onto the Hudson River, New York
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3
Q3.
While most juries can only provide a verdict of "Guilty" or "Not Guilty", in which country can a jury decide "Not Proven"?
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4
Q4.
What word means staying in one place and electrical interference?
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5
Q5.
What is common to a stuga, lavvu or goahti?
C
They are ice formations
D
They are breeds of reindeer
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6
Q6.
What was "the stews" another word for?
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7
A
A ring, usually made of rubber, placed in a hole
B
A dog in an animated series
C
NASA slang for a space shuttle
D
Old English for a cesspool
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