Wildcard Quiz #579
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 22 February 2020
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Q1.
What method of writing, consisting of wedge-shaped and rectangular marks, was used from around 30th century BC to the 1st century AD?
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Q2.
When Martin Luther sent a scholarly treatise to his Bishop, which later became popularised as nailing his ideas to a church door in Wittenberg, the treatise became known as what?
B
Ten Reasons Why the Pope Cannot
C
The Lutheran Principles
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3
Q3.
The clove hitch, the reef and the granny are types of what?
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4
Q4.
What headwear is traditionally worn at the English public school called Eton?
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Q5.
Where did the followers of the Christian Saint Maron migrate in the 8th century CE from what is now north-western Syria, and settle forming a long-lasting community?
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Q6.
The most famous versions of what type of book were produced by Bailey in 1721, Johnson in 1755 and Oxford University from 1884?
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Q7.
Which of these is a pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument commonly used in Middle Eastern music?
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