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quizballs 156 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes
- The word 'Torchwood' is what in relation to 'Doctor Who': Acronym; Palindrome; Anagram; or Antithesis? Anagram (same letters in a different order, making different word or words)
- How many sides (different straight outer edges, excluding shadow) does each '2' have in the London 2012 Olympics logo? Eight
- The Grimaldi family has ruled which principality since 1297? Monaco
- 'Core' is a brand of which computer technology company? Intel Corporation (of processors, or 'chips')
- Alluding to Roget's Thesaurus, what is the 2002 rude dictionary named after Viz comic's 'Man on the Telly'? Roger's Profanisaurus (the character is Roger Mellie, 'The Man on the Telly')
- Which pottery company originally developed the designs Kutani Crane, Wild Strawberry and Jasperware? Wedgwood (fully Josiah Wedgwood and Sons)
- What is the common name of aluminium/aluminum oxide crystals used in grinding? Corundum
- Lachryma Christi, an old Italian sweet red wine translates to mean 'whose what'? Christ's Tear (lacrima is Latin for tear - hence lachrymal duct/glad, etc., relating to human secretion of tears)
- Spell the word Privillege; Privelige; Privilege; Priviledge? Privilege (from Latin privus, private, and lex/legis, law)
- Sibilance is what sort of sound: Thumping; Hissing; Wailing; or Scraping? Hissing (Latin sibilaire = hiss)
- What voltage is the common zinc-carbon or alkaline AAA battery (also coded LR03, E92, AM4 among others)? 1.5v
- Mackeson is a traditional bottled or canned beer of what sort: Bitter; Lager; Stout; or Shandy? Stout
- A ploughman's lunch traditionally features what main foodstuff with bread? Cheese
- Scuppernong, named after a N Carolina USA river, is a variety of what: Bean; Melon; Honey; of Grape? Grape (large green/bronze grape of the muscadine family, used in wine of the same name)
- What is a ghost, related to corrective lenses and the colours/colors of the rainbow? Spectre (or specter, from Latin specere, meaning look, from which root we also have the words spectacles, spectator, spectrum, speculate, and even species)
- What legal term equates to 'being caught red-handed' and translates as 'in blazing crime'? In flagrante delicto (or shortened simply to 'in flagrante')
- What does not appear on a Southern Comfort whiskey liqueur label: Horse-drawn carriage; Paddle-steamer; Dog; or House? Dog
- Erratum is a list of what at the end of a publication? Errors
- In cooking what is/are dhal? Split pulses (or an equivalent term, such as dried peas, lentils, or beans, or the sauce/stew/curry made from these)
- Dextral refers to what: Right; Left; Both; or All? Right (Dextra is Latin for right hand)
- The Inca people lived in which continent before conquest by the Spanish? South America
- What is an inch in centimetres: 1.38; 1.75; 2.54; or 2.93? 2.54cms
- Laudanum is an old medicine made from which drug: Opium; Cannabis; Tobacco; or Aspirin? Opium
- Toledo is a high quality what made in the Spanish town of that name: Bread; Wine; Sword; or Car? Sword (specifically a sword blade, historically from a high quality steel produced locally, whose sword-making traditions date back over 2,500 years)
- What sort of lottery takes its name from a tumbling motion/device? Tombola (Italian tombolaire = tumble)
- A turbine is essentially a what, driven by water or gas, etc: Lever; Piston; Pump; or Wheel? Wheel
- What is the ancient process by which materials such as metal or glass are heated and then cooled slowly to ease forces produced by shaping? Annealing
- An integer is what sort of number: Decimal; Fraction; Odd; Even; or Whole? Whole (it's Latin, from which we also have the word entire)
- According to official records what was the first song ever sung in space? Happy Birthday (on Apollo 9, 1968)
- What widely used solvent and compound with the symbol (CH3)2CO smells of pear-drops and is in nail polish remover? Acetone
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