Wildcard Quiz #573
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 11 January 2020
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Q1.
What is the official nickname of a particularly large capacity plane, built by Airbus and used to transport large dimension loads, from pieces of art to space station parts and whole helicopters?
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2
Q2.
Ralph Nader's 1965 book "Unsafe at Any Speed" targeted which car?
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Q3.
What does the word "enormity" imply?
C
Something serious and/or morally bad or criminal
D
Larger than usual girth
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Q4.
From what language did the English word "yacht" derive?
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Q5.
Which mystic symbol among Buddhists was adopted in its clockwise form by the Nazi party in Germany?
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Q6.
Which of the following is not a recognisable symbol in the written Greek alphabet?
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Q7.
The phrase "Here I stand. I can do no other" is popularly understood to have been said while facing what?
A
A firing squad in World War I
B
Judgement in a trial for heresy in the 16th century
C
Proclamation as Emperor in 1st century Rome
D
Being burnt at the stake in the early 15th century
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