Wildcard Quiz #602
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 1 August 2020
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1
Q1.
What phrase means "on the brink of failure"?
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2
Q2.
What would a beautician use an emery board for?
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3
Q3.
Diego and 25 of his colleagues caught international attention in 2020 when they retired to Española in the Galápagos Islands. Why was this?
A
They were the first judges in Ecuador to be removed from office because of their age
B
They had been internationally successful wrestlers
C
They were giant tortoises retiring from a successful breeding programme
D
They were Galápagos animals returned from zoos around the world
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4
Q4.
Which of these is a Scottish dish which is, essentially, baked chicken with spinach and poached eggs?
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5
Q5.
What was the first car to be equipped with GPS as an option, which began to be marketed in 1990?
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Q6.
In 1970, where did the authorities attempt to dispose of the rotting carcass of a beached sperm whale with explosives, which threw guts and chunks of whale flesh over 800 ft (up to 250 m) away?
A
Santa Barbara, California
D
Gulf of Mexico, near New Orleans
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7
Q7.
In the language from which the English word "zodiac" was taken, what did the word refer to?
C
A cycle of little animals
D
People and animals of the sky
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