Wildcard Quiz #671
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 27 November 2021
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Q1.
What did Emperor Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, aim to achieve when he called the Diet of Worms together in 1521?
A
To call Martin Luther to defend or recant his views on Indulgences in the Christian Church
B
A review of Church riches
C
To examine the doctrines of Christian redemption through grace or works
D
Stocktake of numbers of adherents
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Q2.
Once it is harvested, spelt is usually …?
A
Pulped and made into wine
C
Added to a glass-making process
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Q3.
What field of activity does the phrase "on tenterhooks" refer to?
A
Preparing canvas for oil painting
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Q4.
Which of these wedding anniversaries is the earliest?
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Q5.
Which of these is a procedure popularly thought of as used for excommunication from the Catholic Church for one who had committed a particularly grievous sin?
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Q6.
Hōkūleʻa, Star of Gladness, a double-hulled sailing canoe launched in 1975 in Hawai'I, has completed multiple voyages using exclusively Polynesian navigation techniques. What was its 2014 voyage?
A
To circumnavigate the Earth
C
Round all the islands of Polynesia
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Q7.
What word describes an open artificial water channel, in the form of a gravity chute, that leads water from a diversion dam or weir?
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