Wildcard Quiz #684
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Q1. Which of these are traditionally from Japan?
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Q2. Which of these herbs most nearly matches the flavour of aniseed?
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Q3. What phrase means "let the buyer beware"?
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Q4. Meat is usually "hung" after the animal is killed to improve tenderness and flavour. The recommended time differs according to the meat; how long is the usual minimum for which beef is "hung"?
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Q5. What is the name for a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal, commonly used to indicate the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for?
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Q6. It has been used to give life to wall surfaces, stained glass, Chinese carved lacquer, heraldry, silverwork and fabrics; it uses a repeated pattern, generally squares, lozenges or other simple shapes. What is it called?
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Q7. Which of these is a French woodwind reed instrument whose design originates in the early Baroque period in France, with a sound that is similar in sound to an oversize oboe?
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