Wildcard Quiz #112
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Q1. How many adverbs, or adverbial phrases, are in the following sentence: "Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet"?
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Q2. Which of these is an early wind instrument, dating from the Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, that takes the form of a tube, typically about 60 cm long, made of ivory or wood, with woodwind-style fingerholes?
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Q3. What method of writing, consisting of wedge-shaped and rectangular marks, was used from around 30th century BC to the 1st century AD?
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Q4. Which of these is a European stringed keyboard instrument known from the late Medieval, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras?
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Q5. What is a paronomasia?
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Q6. Which of these is a small glazed ceramic bowl used for the preparation and serving of food?
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Q7. Which of these comes closest to the meaning of the French phrase "Billet doux"?
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