Wildcard Quiz #464
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 9 December 2017
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Q1.
What is the name of a slender highly tempered, sharp-pointed, edgeless weapon about 3 feet long?
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2
Q2.
What would a joiner use to bore a hole?
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3
Q3.
In which of these is the term "seisin" more likely to be used?
B
In transfer of land ownership
C
Describing and/or treating a stroke
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4
Q4.
Which of these is an early wind instrument, dating from the Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, that takes the form of a tube, typically about 60 cm long, made of ivory or wood, with woodwind-style fingerholes?
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5
Q5.
If someone is equivocating which are they doing?
A
Being wordy, and sometimes loud
C
Being evasive or misleading
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6
Q6.
Which of these is a light automatic personal weapon with limited range and accuracy, getting its power solely from the recoil, which was mass-produced cheaply during World War II?
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Q7.
A fuss about nothing is called "a storm in a ..." what?
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