Wildcard Quiz #471
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 27 January 2018
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Q1.
In Scandinavian folklore what creatures have evil powers and malevolent dispositions?
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Q2.
What is something Abelard and Héloïse, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Honoré de Balzac, Georges Bizet and Jim Morrison have in common?
A
They had only one son, who died before reaching the age of 10
B
They are buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France
C
They composed a number of Christmas songs
D
They tried (and failed) to prove Fermat's Last Theorem
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Q3.
Nystagmus describes involuntary movement where?
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Q4.
What was a fleam used for?
A
To deliver pills direct to the back of the throat
B
To shape a spear or arrow head
D
To cut a vein for bloodletting
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5
A
A boat used mostly in the Arabian Sea and the coast of East Africa
B
A loin cloth worn by Indian mystics
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Q6.
If someone is referred to as "feline", what animal are they being compared to?
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Q7.
Which of these was one of the members of the EU to replace their national currency with the euro in 1999?
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