Wildcard Quiz #435
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 20 May 2017
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Q1.
When the USSR re-occupied Estonia, first in 1940 and then 1994 to 1991, what was one of the tools of its rule?
A
A ban on reindeer farming
B
A non-aggression pact with near neighbours Sweden, Finland and Germany
C
A national annual contest for poetry written in Russian
D
It destroyed major and ancient cemeteries, reusing some for Russians
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Q2.
The Christian festival of Easter Sunday occurs on which day?
A
The fifth Sunday after the full moon following the new year
B
Usually the first Sunday after the full moon on or after the vernal equinox
C
The sixth Sunday on or after the vernal equinox
D
The second Sunday after the full moon following the celebration of Christmas
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Q3.
What is represented by the peace symbol, which looks like a 3 legged inverted "Y" inside a circle?
A
A pitchfork stuck in the ground
B
An inverted "Victory" sign on a stick
C
A combination of the semaphore letters N and D, standing for "nuclear disarmament"
D
The alternative paths that humankind can decide to take
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4
Q4.
What are karanga weka, pūtōrino, and poi āwhiowhio?
A
Root vegetables grown in Papua New Guinea
B
Species of North Australian bird
C
Traditional Maori clothing for sacred occasions
D
Maori musical instruments
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5
Q5.
What expression is used to signify the obligations of the aristocracy to those less privileged?
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Q6.
Which spirit was highly popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but was then banned for years in the Congo, France, USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Brazil and Switzerland?
D
Grain alcohol bottled at 95% abv or above
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Q7.
What does the Latin term “compos mentis” mean?
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