Wildcard Quiz #647
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 12 June 2021
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Q2.
If something is described as picayune, what is meant?
B
It is small and insignificant
C
It is almost non-existent
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Q3.
What did the Chinese historical term Huaxia originally embody?
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The central role of mountains and rivers in Chinese civilisation
D
The common way of life, language and culture of tribes in the Central Plains of China
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Q4.
The author of "The Bottle Imp", a short story written for people of his adopted home, Samoa, took the name Tusitala. What does the name mean?
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Q5.
A statute passed by the General Court of Connecticut in the USA in 1783, under the title "An Act for the Encouragement of Literature and Genius" was the first in the USA to legislate for what?
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Required public display of the Constitution in the centre of every city in the state
B
The establishment of private colleges
C
Found a faculty of Classic Science and Literature research
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Q6.
Originally a criticism, what does the term "gunzel" mean now?
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Specialist maker of Easter cakes
B
Watcher of canal boat manoeuvres
C
Railway or tram enthusiast
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Q7.
What are the elements needed for a Christian Eucharist?
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A bowl of consecrated water
B
Scented incense and a censer
C
Consecrated bread and wine (or grape juice)
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