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Wildcard Quiz #821

Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 12 October 2024

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Q1. What is a leat?

A
An alternative English alphabet, used primarily on the Internet
B
An artificial watercourse or in-ground aqueduct
C
One of the wards of the county of Cumberland in north west England
D
A neck brace designed to help reduce neck injuries in helmeted sports
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Q2. Haricot beans are commonly used in what common canned product?

A
Spaghetti
B
Baked beans
C
Corned beef
D
Sardines
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Q3. The Jewish festival of the Passover is held around the same time as which Christian festival?

A
Easter
B
Christmas
C
Lent
D
Septuagesima
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Q4. What dish derives from the Portuguese dish "Carne de Vinha d' Alhos" (pork preserved in red wine or red wine vinegar, chili pepper, and stewed with garlic) which was brought to Goa and evolved into the a dish of meat, usually lamb, with wine and garlic plentiful amounts of spice?

A
Cham cham
B
Vindaloo
C
Shami Kebab
D
Pakhaal
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Q5. This was used first as a spice by the Chinese, throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Europe, and was still popular in the 18th century as an ingredient in hot chocolate; what was it?

A
Nard
B
Bell pepper
C
Asafoetida
D
Ambergris
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Q6. In the culinary world, what word is used for the edible offal of a fowl, typically including the heart, gizzard and liver?

A
Giblets
B
Goblets
C
Gimlets
D
Gerbils
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Q7. Which company, based in San Diego, California, was founded in 1914 when Frank Van Camp and his son bought the California Tuna Canning Company to form what was originally called the Van Camp Seafood Company?

A
Chicken of the Sea
B
Tunaco
C
The US Spam Company
D
McDonald's
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