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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for September 5, 2026

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is the centre of the circle in the English nursery rhyme "Here we go round the ... ()... on a cold and frosty morning"/
1. Cookhouse fire
2. Stones
3. Mulberry bush
4. Oak and may

In the Roman calendar, what was the 7th day called for the months of March, May, July and October?
1. Nones
2. Septimus
3. Ides
4. Plutarch's Day

What is a form of word play that deliberately exploits ambiguity between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect?
1. Pun
2. Neologism
3. Alliteration
4. Simile

Where have Luk Thep, or Angel Children, been popular?
1. Hong Kong
2. Thailand
3. Laos
4. Cambodia

Which is an expression for "hurry up" or "quickly"?
1. Cheep cheep
2. Chip chip
3. Chase chase
4. Chop chop

Which of these can be part of a dessert cuisine?
1. Scuppernong
2. Jerrymunglum
3. Leatherjacket
4. Harvestman

Which of these might have a pillion passenger on board?
1. Van
2. Taxi
3. Motorcycle
4. Skateboard

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for August 29, 2026

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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To which of these does the word "Molotov" not refer?
1. A type of home-made bomb, consisting of petrol in a bottle
2. An appointee to the Petrograd Soviet in 1917
3. A drink made with a base of gin and absinthe
4. A city in the Ural range of mountains

To jeopardise something is to put it at what?
1. The head of the list
2. Risk
3. A point of balance
4. The back of the drawer

What, following 1833, was a cause of an increasing presence of ethnic Indians and Chinese in the West Indies?
1. Campaign to change the demographic of the populations
2. Work on sugarcane plantations
3. Opening of new trade routes
4. Local demand for different ethnic cuisines

What distinguishes the Ladby ship buried in a mound on Funen, Denmark?
1. It is Denmark's only recorded Viking burial in an actual ship
2. It was a Kievan ship
3. It was the first known to use copper in its construction
4. The bodies of the rowers were found in situ

Which of these words means "a military display"?
1. Collage
2. Tapestry
3. Applique
4. Tattoo

What is the term for the attribution of human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts (e.g. animals, plants and forces of nature such as winds, the rain or the sun)?
1. Anthropomorphism
2. Winnie the Pooh syndrome
3. Endomorphism
4. Androgynism

The term "blue collar" refers to what?
1. Sportsmen
2. Unqualified office workers
3. Moth attacks on overalls
4. Manual workers in industry

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for August 22, 2026

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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If something is frangible what is it likely, or designed, to do?
1. Break or shatter
2. Smell sweet
3. Collaborate or join with others of the same kind
4. Likely to be very direct and honest

What is a Jenny Haniver?
1. Garden ornament
2. Piece of art
3. Bodice
4. Astrological prophecy

Which of these comes closest to the meaning of the French phrase "Quel dommage"?
1. Terrible injury
2. Wonderful cheese
3. What a pity!
4. Happy day!

"Dastardly" means cowardly treacherous, but what did it mean when it was first recorded in the English language in mid-16th century?
1. Lazy or dull
2. Ineffectual
3. Mean-spirited
4. Stupid

Blackpool Tower, inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, and opened in 1894 as the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire, was outstripped in height in 1898 by the opening in the UK of what?
1. Beorma Tower
2. Adelaide House
3. Royal Liver Building
4. The New Brighton Tower

What colour is Bob the Builder's hat?
1. Green
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Yellow

What is the Te Deum?
1. A Latin hymn of praise and thanksgiving used in Christian liturgy
2. A boring sermon
3. The Latin name of a part of speech
4. A brand of tea

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for August 15, 2026

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is the study of the history of words and how their form and meaning have changed over time?
1. Etymology
2. Entomology
3. Ethnology
4. Embryology

How is a Venetian gondola propelled?
1. The operator stands and uses a pole
2. The operator sits and uses an oar
3. The operator stands and uses an oar
4. The operator sits and uses an outboard motor

What did "shibboleth", which now means a sector's custom, in-phrase or way of maintaining traditional segregation and often seen as an outworn unthinking formula, mean originally?
1. A flag
2. An ear of corn or the current of a river
3. A verse in the Torah
4. A battle standard

A widespread ban on corporal punishment in schools is relatively recent but by 2017 prohibition had been enacted in part or all of how many of the world's 195 countries?
1. 128
2. 39
3. 69
4. 180

Noisette chocolate tastes of what kind of nut?
1. Hazel
2. Pine
3. Pea
4. Wal

Which of these is a small variety of a marrow?
1. Cucumber
2. Courgette
3. Aubergine
4. Pumpkin

What is the full name of the lobby group that operates in the USA called "NOW"?
1. National Organization for Whales
2. National Organization for Women
3. National Organization of Waveriders
4. National Organization of Watchmakers

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for August 8, 2026

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What branch of the British military wear red caps?
1. Military police
2. Catering corps
3. Entertainment division
4. Transport section

In linguistics, what is lost in aphaeresis?
1. The initial vowel, or initial sound(s), of a word
2. The final syllable of a word
3. Fricative consonants
4. "C"s

The song "Hark, hark, the lark at heav'n's gate sings" appears in what play?
1. "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare
2. "Cynthia's Revels" by Ben Jonson
3. "Dido, Queen of Carthage" by Christopher Marlowe
4. "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell

Which of these is an ingredient of a "piña colada"?
1. Rum
2. Gin
3. Whisky
4. Wine

In the nursery rhyme beginning "Hey Diddle Diddle", who ran away with the spoon?
1. Cow
2. Dish
3. Little dog
4. Cat

The next in the sequence - Michael Ramsey, Donald Coggan, Robert Runcie - is...?
1. Rowan Williams
2. George Carey
3. Justin Welby
4. Frederick Temple

If someone procrastinates what are they doing?
1. Setting dates for action in the future
2. Thinking at length
3. Debating
4. Delaying unnecessarily

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for August 1, 2026

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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To dree something is to what?
1. Tie it up
2. Sift it
3. Grumble about it
4. Endure it

What is the term for someone a young woman will keep on good terms with so she will be bought presents?
1. Treacle sister
2. Honey mummy
3. Sugar daddy
4. Fudge brother

Which is NOT one of the meanings of "meld"?
1. Blend or mix
2. Shape
3. Lay down a combination of cards to score points
4. Declare

An expression for completely full is "...[what]... full"?
1. Dock
2. Chuck
3. Pluck
4. Chock

A modified version of which type of weapon was designed by US frontiersman Jim Bowie?
1. Spear
2. Rifle
3. Pistol
4. Knife

What was the official length of the shortest recorded war?
1. 6 days
2. 6 hours
3. 4 days
4. 45 minutes

According to the saying, a stitch in time saves how many?
1. Twenty
2. Five
3. Many
4. Nine

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for July 25, 2026

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Eggs are the traditional base of which of these?
1. Tamales
2. Paella
3. Jambalaya
4. Tamagoyaki

Which of these words is a common English word for moonshine, illicitly-distilled corn whiskey?
1. Poitín
2. Hooch
3. Mash
4. Mountain mist

Miso soup originated in which country?
1. India
2. Japan
3. France
4. Italy

What is Bektashism?
1. A Sufi order of Islam
2. A type of religious chant
3. A burial practice in ancient Japan
4. A school of kite design

An astringent substance does what?
1. Increases acid content
2. Puckers the skin of the tongue
3. Gives "bite" to the taste of a fluid
4. Tightens or contracts soft tissue

What was the name given to the directional anti-personnel mine, remotely detonated, and placed above-ground, developed for the USA?
1. Claymore mines
2. Bouncing Betty
3. POMZ mines
4. Mon-50

The Council of Trent in the 16th century was held between believers of what religious faith?
1. Sufi
2. Islam
3. Christianity
4. Buddhism

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for July 18, 2026

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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At the time of her construction in 2003, what was the longest, widest, tallest, largest passenger ship ever built?
1. Queen Elizabeth 2
2. Queen Mary 2
3. Lusitania
4. Queen Elizabeth I

If a hibiscus is pictured on a bank note what is the name of the currency?
1. Ringgit
2. Renminbi
3. Leu
4. Rial

Which of these words refers to a name used to hide an individual's real identity?
1. Demonym
2. Acronym
3. Synonym
4. Pseudonym

What type of aircraft powerplant uses a gas turbine to drive a propeller?
1. Biplane
2. Jet
3. Turbo prop
4. Monoplane

Which of these is a French liqueur made in the town of Voiron, composed of distilled alcohol flavoured with 130 herbal extracts and named after the monastery where it was formerly produced?
1. Chartreuse
2. Kahlua
3. Sabra
4. Advocaat

Where is the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) inscribed on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour?
1. Around the base of the torch in the statue's right hand
2. On the statue's pedestal
3. On the tablet in the statue's left hand
4. At the entrance to the statue

When was the opening theme music for the BBC television programme Top Gear (1977-2001) first released on an album?
1. 2000
2. 1976
3. 1973
4. 1982

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for July 11, 2026

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Delicate and intricate design openwork and ornamentation is known as what?
1. Baroque
2. Filigree
3. Ormolu
4. Arabesque

In communication over two-way radios, in use by the military, police and fire despatching systems, and CB radio, what does "over" mean?
1. I have finished talking and I am listening
2. I have finished
3. Heard and understood
4. Ended

In the nursery rhyme beginning "Hey Diddle Diddle", who jumped over the moon?
1. Cat
2. Dish
3. Little dog
4. Cow

Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, cape gooseberries and eggplants (aubergines) are some edible examples of which plant family?
1. Polygonaceae
2. Ranunculaceae
3. Ginkgoaceae
4. Solanaceae

How many pairs of strings are there on a mandolin?
1. 4
2. 8
3. 3
4. 6

What is an alternative name for Whit Sunday the time when, according to Christian tradition, the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles?
1. Palm Sunday
2. Advent
3. Pentecost
4. Michaelmas Day

Who "ran through the town, upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown"?
1. The Grand Old Duke of York
2. Little Boy Blue
3. Little Jack Horner
4. Wee Willie Winkie

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for July 4, 2026

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Sources of fibre as part of food intake include apple skin, peas, cauliflower, bran flakes, brown rice, almonds and rye, and which of these?
1. Chicken meat
2. Eggs
3. Raspberries
4. Plain yoghurt

In the fable told by Aristophanes, King Midas of Phrygia was said to have what?
1. Goat legs
2. Asses' ears
3. A sixth toe on each foot
4. Silver nostrils

What would one use a spurtle for?
1. Increasing the speed of a launched missile
2. Stirring porridge
3. Reinforcing a cockerel's spur
4. Stitching a tapestry

Which of these comes closest to the meaning of the French phrase "bon appétit"?
1. After dinner mint
2. Good zoo
3. Large brassiere
4. Enjoy your meal

Which of these is a phrase meaning "free to go where or act as one pleases"?
1. Ornate gratis
2. Pretty cheap
3. Fancy free
4. Rococo steal

What is a "lych"?
1. A church congregation
2. A four-winged dragon
3. A dead body, especially one prepared for burial
4. A protection for a place with gravestones

How many years is Methuselah recorded as having lived?
1. 25
2. 101
3. 969
4. 200

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for June 27, 2026

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is a key signature?
1. A Personal Identification Number used to enter a building
2. The sample signature that a bank uses to verify a customer's cheques
3. Combinations of sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff indicating the key of a composition
4. A specific pure DNA sample kept on permanent record by the FBI

The Italian cheese called dolcelatte translates into English as what?
1. Hard holes
2. Smelly feet
3. Sweet milk
4. Toy cream

What name is given to an over-theatrical actor?
1. Ham
2. Beef
3. Mutton
4. Pork

The Smithsonian Institution's Feather Identification Laboratory has identified which birds as the most damaging to airplanes in terms of bird strike?
1. Turkey vultures
2. Pigeons
3. Albatrosses
4. Hawks

What is the only country not to identify itself on its postage stamps?
1. Tonga
2. United States Of America
3. United Kingdom
4. Switzerland

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?
1. Lock, stock and barrel
2. Hook, line and sinker
3. Bell, book and candle
4. Blood, sweat and tears

What is a microlight used for?
1. To examine samples under a microscope
2. To take extreme photographic close-ups
3. For powered flight
4. To tip miniature spears

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for June 20, 2026

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In January 2009, what did global accountancy firm KPMG ask its 11,000 British staff to do, that was widely reported?
1. March on parliament to demand a bail-out check
2. Switch to a 4 day week or take a long holiday at 30% pay
3. Schedule coffee and toilet breaks to improve desk-sharing routines
4. Print in grey on both sides of each piece of paper

Mansaf, the national dish of Jordan, is made of meat from what animal, cooked in a sauce of fermented reduced yoghurt and served with rice?
1. Dog
2. Goat
3. Lamb
4. Calf

Which of Queen Elizabeth's children is the lowest in succession to (i.e. furthest away from) the throne in the UK?
1. Edward
2. Charles
3. Andrew
4. Anne

Since the mid 1990s the USA has banned what in hunting water fowl?
1. The use of falcons
2. Guns with capacity for more than two shots
3. The issuing of licences to permanently disabled hunters
4. The use of lead shot

What does a phlebotomist usually deal with?
1. Injections
2. Removing kidney stones
3. Flora
4. Taking blood

Where would a fluffer be most likely to be found?
1. In the make-up department of a fashion show
2. In an industrial carpet-making process
3. In a dog show
4. In an underground railway line

In the Brothers Grimm story, a dog, cat, rooster and a donkey run away to go to Bremen to become what?
1. Zoo keepers
2. Soldiers
3. Vegetarian chefs
4. Musicians

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for June 13, 2026

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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"Bonanza" is the Spanish word for what?
1. Fine weather
2. Cattle ranch
3. Lottery
4. Chest of gold coins

What does "parsimonious" mean?
1. Loyal to a particular cause
2. Carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly
3. Careful in the use of money or other resources
4. Scrupulously exact

What is a "quandong"?
1. Oil obtained from a rubber plant
2. A Vietnamese boat
3. An Indian item of clothing
4. A fruit from Australia

What does the Tokyo-based Project Persephone focus on?
1. Interpretation of Greek mythology in the light of UFO culture
2. Evolvable biotechnology in space
3. Genetically modified rice varieties
4. Women in business

The dessert known as "crumble" usually consists of a sweet topping covering a layer of what?
1. Potato
2. Mince
3. Chopped liver
4. Stewed fruit

In Greek legend, a woodland deity, half man, half goat, is called a … ?
1. Minotaur
2. Chimaera
3. Anemone
4. Satyr

What is the term for a collector of autographs?
1. Demographer
2. Philographer
3. Stenographer
4. Biographer

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for June 6, 2026

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In the nursery rhyme, who could eat no fat, and whose wife could eat no lean?
1. The Duke of Gloucester
2. Jack Sprat
3. The Grand Old Duke of York
4. Jack Horner

Which of these is a double-reed instrument with a range of over 3 1/2 octaves?
1. Shawm
2. Oboe
3. Bassoon
4. Clarinet

When were fingerprints first accepted as evidence in an English court of law?
1. 1860
2. 1956
3. 1818
4. 1901

A species of the plant artemisia used to be a main ingredient in what drink?
1. Vermouth
2. Gin
3. Bitters
4. Poteen

Which of these phrases means "make it up as you go"?
1. Ad lib
2. Ad infinitum
3. Ad hoc
4. Ipso facto

Who under the monarch of the United Kingdom governs the Bailiwick of Jersey?
1. The Governor General
2. The Bailiff
3. The Lieutenant Governor and the Bailiff
4. The Procurator Fiscal

What is the word for the minimum number of people necessary to formally constitute a meeting?
1. Kangaroo Court
2. Quorum
3. Agendum
4. Quern

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for May 30, 2026

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these words means the granting of powers from central government to government at a lower level?
1. Dissention
2. Depravity
3. Dissolution
4. Devolution

What is the name of the system whereby a number of persons subscribe to an invested fund which becomes the property of the last survivor?
1. Mutual fund
2. Tontine
3. Lotto
4. Roulette

How many different calendars are in use in the world for some or all of the year, for religious, administrative or social purposes?
1. 5
2. More than 20
3. 15
4. 10

Which of these is a dish originating in Louisiana, USA?
1. Disco
2. Combo
3. Mambo
4. Gumbo

What is the name for a loose mock-biographical quatrain such as "When Alexander Pope / Accidentally trod on the soap / And came down on the back of his head / Never mind what he said"?
1. Spinney
2. Limerick
3. Sonnet
4. Clerihew

If a boat or yacht is luffed what does it do?
1. Sails close to the wind
2. Heels over and takes water
3. Takes a ninety degree turn
4. Hauls to and stops

How many black keys are there on a standard modern piano?
1. 36
2. 52
3. 88
4. 72

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for May 23, 2026

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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How many verbs are in the following sentence: "Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet"?
1. 2
2. None
3. 1
4. 3

What word had as one of its early meanings "to shoot an arrow short or wide"?
1. Drib
2. Drab
3. Drub
4. Drob

What is "lutein"?
1. The yellow colouring in the yolk of an egg
2. The tuning peg on a lute string
3. An airtight stopper
4. Woods from which lutes are usually made

Five spice powder is commonly used in which ethnic cuisine?
1. Chinese
2. Japanese
3. Indonesian
4. Indian

If someone takes a person for a ride what could they be said to do?
1. Accompany them on a hike
2. Adjust the saddle
3. Tell them a bedtime story
4. Deceive them

What usually completes the phrase "to spoil the ship for a ha'porth of ..."?
1. Care
2. Canvas
3. Rum
4. Tar

Which of these words means to decline in strength or effort?
1. Pennant
2. Flag
3. Ensign
4. Standard

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for May 16, 2026

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In sheep's stomach put finely minced heart, lungs & liver of sheep, 2 chopped onions, 1lb suet, juice of 1 lemon, 1/2pt oatmeal, 2tsp salt, 1tsp pepper, 1/2 grated nutmeg, 1/2pt gravy; boil 3 hrs is a recipe for what?
1. Cottage pie
2. Tripe
3. Irish stew
4. Haggis

Which of these is a portmanteau word?
1. Motel
2. Verandah
3. Window
4. Psychology

From which one of these is somebody most likely to issue a call to prayer?
1. Minak
2. Minas Tirith
3. Minato tower
4. Minaret

Which is the main language spoken by the Suriani, a minority religious group in the Turkey-Syria-Iraq area?
1. Aramaic
2. Arabic
3. Persian
4. Kurdish

What word means to watch other people play a game?
1. Twitch
2. Kibitz
3. Surveille
4. Audit

What gave rise initially to the introduction of Standard Time?
1. Invention of the telephone
2. Transoceanic exploration
3. Establishment of Greenwich Mean Time
4. Rail travel

Which of these is traditionally shouted by the audience during an English pantomime?
1. There's a fire in the station house
2. I canna hold her cap'n
3. Poor Yorick, I knew him, Horatio
4. Oh no you're not

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for May 9, 2026

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is a long-necked water-cooling vessel of porous earthenware?
1. Redruth
2. Goglet
3. Zambora
4. Starling

Which of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies starts with two tempestuous statements, when interpreted by the Morse code, of the letter "V"?
1. 5th
2. 9th
3. 3rd
4. 1st

Where is the Bayerische Staatsoper's home base?
1. Munich
2. Stockholm
3. Prague
4. London

Which of these philosophers would come closest to being considered an explorer of solipsism?
1. Bertrand Russell
2. Plato
3. René Descartes
4. St Augustine

Who is recognised as the head of the Church of England (C of E), which is the Christian church in England, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, part of Wales and in the Crown Dependencies?
1. The monarch in Britain
2. The Archbishop of Canterbury
3. The Pope
4. The Dalai Lama

What name is given to a man's cotton or silk cloak buttoned down the front, with full sleeves, reaching to the ankles and worn with a sash?
1. Keratin
2. Kaftan
3. Kaolin
4. Kilmarnoch

Another word for "fossick" is what?
1. Display
2. Fuss
3. Restyle
4. Rummage

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for May 2, 2026

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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If a pig is termed "tantony" what is meant?
1. One ear sits differently from the other
2. It is the runt of the litter, or the one who follows people around
3. It is particularly large and well-grown
4. It is multi-coloured

What cocktail is made with advocaat and lemonade?
1. Harvey Wallbanger
2. Screwdriver
3. Snowball
4. Black Russian

What would you do with a fricassee?
1. Sit on it
2. Eat it
3. Wear it
4. Drive it

What is a "scion"?
1. A learned person
2. A lineal descendant of a noble family
3. A notable ancestor
4. An agent of retributive justice

Doves Type created in the late 19th century by, and exclusively for, Doves Press based on a 1470s typeface and used to print special works, now highly prized, was resurrected in 2015 after 100 years by Robert Green; why was it not used in the meantime?
1. The man who commissioned the type threw the matrices into the River Thames
2. Doves Press was destroyed by bombing in WW I
3. When the Doves Press partnership was dissolved the partners put a 100 year stop on use of the type
4. It fell out of fashion

Which of these is an example of a simile?
1. The food wasn't half bad
2. He was a tiger in the ring
3. A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
4. The play could have been better

What are Hakurei?
1. Japanese noodles
2. Small sweet white turnips
3. Deep cooking utensils
4. Clotted goat's cream confections

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for April 25, 2026

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Vindaloo is a type of what?
1. Curry
2. Car
3. Religion
4. Clothing

The Tower of Babel is mentioned in which book of the Bible?
1. Numbers
2. Genesis
3. Acts
4. Romans

Which of these is a type of crane?
1. Graham
2. Rodger
3. Roderick
4. Derrick

What are faience, raku and majolica?
1. Kinds of earthenware
2. Oil paints
3. Folk dances
4. Types of intricate interlaced curling patterns

Which of these could not be an "arabesque"?
1. A ballet position
2. A florid, decorative, melodic passage of music
3. A flowing and voluted acanthus composition in European or Byzantine art
4. An extravagantly decorated grotesque or artificial cave

Which of these could be appropriate to describe the arches in a vault?
1. Conjugation
2. Fornication
3. Pointillism
4. Rondeau

What phrase refers to a person who reveals, or is suspected to have, hidden sides or qualities?
1. Silver lining
2. Dark horse
3. Red herring
4. Shadowfax

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for April 18, 2026

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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The words "the", "a" and "an" are what parts of speech?
1. Itemisers
2. Pieces
3. Articles
4. Ordinals

What was one spectacular result of the lifting of the centuries-old punitive taxes and excises on glass in the UK in the mid 19th century?
1. The building of the gigantic glass and iron Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London
2. The opening of the Waterford Crystal factory in Ireland
3. Existing windows were enlarged by 10%
4. Breaking glasses after drinking a toast became popular in pubs

Balsamic vinegar is traditionally made from fermented what?
1. Apples
2. Plums
3. Prunes
4. Grapes

Which of these best resembles a diaeresis in shape?
1. Cedilla
2. Apostrophe
3. Umlaut
4. Exclamation mark

How did the alcoholic beverage "punch" get its name?
1. It is intended to knock the drinker out
2. The Hindu word for "5".
3. It is an important prop in a "Punch and Judy" show
4. It is part of the Commedia dell' Arte tradition

What religious sect that uses dancing as a form of worship was founded by Ann Lee, who migrated with her followers from England to New York in 1772?
1. Shakers
2. Bumpers
3. Trickers
4. Botherers

Where are hammers, dampers and keys most likely to be found together?
1. In a mediaeval torture chamber
2. In a piano
3. In a coal range
4. In a plumber's toolkit

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for April 11, 2026

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is the word for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils?
1. Tinker
2. Tailor
3. Soldier
4. Sailor

Which Olympic Games were the first to be broadcast worldwide on television?
1. 1972, Munich
2. 1968, Mexico City
3. 1964, Tokyo
4. 1960, Rome

A type of temporary bridge, invented during World War II, was designed by Sir Donald ... (what)?
1. Bailey
2. Truss
3. Brooklyn
4. Beam

Which is the gerund in the sentence "we listened to the whispering"?
1. to
2. we
3. listened
4. whispering

Although now a term for an ordinary infantryman, in 1640 a "fusilier" was so called because his weapon was a fusil. What was a fusil?
1. A light flintlock musket
2. A crossbow
3. A halberd
4. A malteser

How is a rebec usually played?
1. On a board
2. Blown
3. With a bow
4. Plucked

What part did Josiah Wedgwood, of the famous English pottery, play in the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species?
1. His daughter Susannah was Charles Darwin's mother
2. His pottery was used to hold Darwin's specimens for study
3. He sponsored Darwin's voyage to the Galapagos Islands
4. He owned the publishing house which printed the work

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for April 4, 2026

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1300

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In music, what does the term "Allegro" mean?
1. Moderately slow
2. At a slow pace
3. At a quick pace
4. Moderately quickly

What wine originated in the Spanish town of Jerez de la Frontera?
1. Pinot Noir
2. Chardonnay
3. Sherry
4. Sauvignon Blanc

I want to be rich and effluent is an example of what?
1. Spoonerism
2. Malapropism
3. Metaphor
4. Simile

The law "anything that can possibly go wrong, does" was first attributed in recent times to which of these?
1. Nevil Maskelyne
2. Alfred Holt
3. Reilly
4. Ed Murphy

Which of these least fits the definition of "Ace"?
1. Tennis shot impossible to return
2. A playing card with one pip
3. The lead soprano in an opera
4. Expert fighter pilot

A "Howitzer" is a type of what?
1. Aeroplane
2. Dog
3. Gun
4. Cooked duck

A trumpery object is what?
1. Loud and attractive
2. Worthless
3. Like a military medal
4. Off the peg

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for March 28, 2026

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300

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Which of these is a dance from 17th century France?
1. Bourrée
2. Boulée
3. Boules
4. Ballet

A pyroclastic flow from a volcano is called that, strictly speaking, because it what ...?
1. Burns everything in its path
2. Is extremely fast
3. Comes from a fiery place
4. Contains rock broken by fire

Which of these is a Japanese dish of cooked vinegared rice, commonly topped with seafood?
1. Karate
2. Bonsai
3. Sushi
4. Origami

Who or what is the Medusa, whose glance was said to turn anyone who met it to stone?
1. Titan
2. Gorgon
3. Cyclops
4. A god

If you are holding a musical instrument with F-holes what is it most likely to be?
1. A balalaika
2. A banjo
3. A cor anglais
4. A bowed string instrument

In April 1996 a shooting and killing spree in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, led to 35 deaths, multiple woundings and what else?
1. Obliteration of the site to serve as a memorial
2. Intense public pressure to resurrect the death penalty
3. A law change concerning definition of mental stability
4. Bans and heavy restriction on self-loading rifles and pump-action shotguns

Someone who engages in skulduggery is doing what?
1. Grave robbing
2. Engaging in underhand malpractice
3. Brain surgery
4. Skulking

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for March 21, 2026

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300

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In the Christian calendar, Maundy falls on which day of Holy Week?
1. Friday
2. Wednesday
3. Monday
4. Thursday

Which is the name of a construction toy using interlocking plastic blocks?
1. Legless
2. Legolas
3. Legwarmer
4. Lego

What, holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other, traditionally represents "Justice"?
1. Bear
2. Bearded man
3. Blindfolded woman
4. Small girl

An animal, plant or object which among other things serves as a symbol of a person or people is called a what?
1. Totem
2. Logo
3. Crest
4. Insignia

In Raymond Chandler's comment in the book Farewell My Lovely "I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was ..." what figure of speech was he using?
1. Anticlimax
2. Assonance
3. Alliteration
4. Anaphora

The French bank and financial services company, BNP Paribas, holds an annual event giving awards in what field?
1. Sculpture
2. Financial probity
3. Graphic arts
4. Philanthropy

An expression that means to talk too much concerns which animal?
1. Mouse
2. Rabbit
3. Gopher
4. Hamster

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Wildcard General Knowledge Trivia for March 14, 2026

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300

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According to Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky", what were "all mimsy"?
1. Outgrabes
2. Stargroves
3. Bodmins
4. Borogoves

From where did the guillotine get its name?
1. From the name of the man who first operated it in 1792
2. From the name of the Deputy to the French Estates-General who proposed it in 1789 as a humane death
3. From the word "guilloter" which may mean "to behead"
4. From the name of the village where it was made for French Revolutionary use

Who's leigh is a vehicle that will travel fastest on snow?
1. Dur
2. Par
3. Bob
4. Mike

A two-wheeled self-powered and self-balancing vehicle unveiled in 2001 is called what?
1. Segway
2. Segue
3. PUMA
4. iBot

What is the first line of the hymn "Jerusalem"?
1. Good King Wenceslas looked out
2. Oh come all ye faithful
3. Once in royal David's city
4. And did those feet in ancient time

Which is a traditional topping for lasagne?
1. Cheese
2. Whipped cream
3. Mashed potato
4. Pastry

What were the attractions on display at Swetsville Zoo, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA?
1. Fossils
2. Insects
3. Metal sculptures
4. Paintings and sculptures in the process of creation

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