Wildcard Quiz #502
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 1 September 2018
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1
Q1.
What is the main ingredient of pilau?
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2
Q2.
Miss Worlds 1999 and 2000 both represented which country?
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3
Q3.
In musical notation, what word means "lower in pitch by a semitone"?
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4
Q4.
A Global Seed vault has been established to maintain global genetic diversity of food crop plants; where is it sited?
A
Little Diomede Island, Alaska, USA
B
An island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway
C
Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territory, Canada
D
The Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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5
Q5.
To call someone a whiffler can indicate that you think they do what?
B
Argue evasively, shift position constantly
D
Make a mockery of others
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6
Q6.
Where was naumachy carried out?
B
In darkened rooms as part of a séance
C
As part of the ancient Olympic Games
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7
Q7.
What is a name for the written version of a glottal stop?
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