Wildcard Quiz #474
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 17 February 2018
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Q1.
Who is associated with the make of car that was used to travel in time in the film "Back To The Future"?
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2
Q2.
Which can be a demonstrative pronoun, a determinative adjective, and an adverb?
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3
Q3.
Which word was coined by Karel Capek in his play "R. U. R." in 1920?
Note: This question was updated in May 2023
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Q4.
What is the collective name for The Colossus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pharos at Alexandria, the Pyramids of Egypt, Pheidias' Statue of Jupiter at Olympus, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus?
B
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Q5.
If a steam locomotive is described as a 2-4-0, how many driving wheels does it have?
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Q6.
Which musical term denotes a vocal slide between two pitches?
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Q7.
What is oud (or oudh), or an oud?
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A short-neck pear-shaped stringed instrument similar to a lute
C
A highly prized aromatic wood
D
A princely state until 1856 in what is now northern India and Nepal
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