Wildcard Quiz #576
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 1 February 2020
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Q1.
A tongue and groove joint is used when working with what material?
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2
Q2.
When the US Domestic Parcel Post, set up to handle large parcels, was initiated by the controversial new Postmaster General A.S. Burleson in 1913, what unexpected items were sometimes posted during the first decade of its existence?
C
Railway carriage bogies
D
Decorated Christmas pine trees
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3
Q3.
What was the largest passenger ship by gross tonnage when she took her maiden voyage on 4 June 2006?
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4
Q4.
What function can a subjunctive serve?
A
To join two objects or words
C
To express something conditional, hypothesis, possibility
D
To order something to be done
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5
Q5.
Which of these manufactured the aeroplane that, when it first flew on 21 December 1988, became the world's largest fixed-wing aircraft?
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Q6.
What originated as a French folk dance, notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time at moderate tempo, with a distinctive rhythmic feature, as phrases begin in the middle of the bar (on the third quarter note), creating a half-measure upbeat?
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Q7.
What is measured in quires?
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