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Wildcard Quiz #435

Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 20 May 2017

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Q1. When the USSR re-occupied Estonia, first in 1940 and then 1994 to 1991, what was one of the tools of its rule?

A
A ban on reindeer farming
B
A non-aggression pact with near neighbours Sweden, Finland and Germany
C
A national annual contest for poetry written in Russian
D
It destroyed major and ancient cemeteries, reusing some for Russians
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Q2. The Christian festival of Easter Sunday occurs on which day?

A
The fifth Sunday after the full moon following the new year
B
Usually the first Sunday after the full moon on or after the vernal equinox
C
The sixth Sunday on or after the vernal equinox
D
The second Sunday after the full moon following the celebration of Christmas
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Q3. What is represented by the peace symbol, which looks like a 3 legged inverted "Y" inside a circle?

A
A pitchfork stuck in the ground
B
An inverted "Victory" sign on a stick
C
A combination of the semaphore letters N and D, standing for "nuclear disarmament"
D
The alternative paths that humankind can decide to take
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Q4. What are karanga weka, pūtōrino, and poi āwhiowhio?

A
Root vegetables grown in Papua New Guinea
B
Species of North Australian bird
C
Traditional Maori clothing for sacred occasions
D
Maori musical instruments
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Q5. What expression is used to signify the obligations of the aristocracy to those less privileged?

A
Noblesse oblige
B
Bobsie-die
C
Ad Augusta
D
Sine Qua Non
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Q6. Which spirit was highly popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but was then banned for years in the Congo, France, USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Brazil and Switzerland?

A
Tequila
B
Vodka
C
Absinthe
D
Grain alcohol bottled at 95% abv or above
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Q7. What does the Latin term “compos mentis” mean?

A
Of sound mind
B
Camp men
C
Fertiliser repairs
D
Communist Postmen
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