General Knowledge Quiz #125

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  1. What is the English translation of the German news magazine title Der Spiegel?
  2. Surface, Fire and Nexus are brands/models of what modern (2010s) consumer product?
  3. The flamboyant Australian Darren Lyons controversially bought back his bankrupt agency business assets in 2012 to continue trading in what industry: Plastic surgery; Concert promotion; Celebrity representation; or Paparazzi pictures?
  4. Monrovia is a: London district; Hobbit kingdom; Landrover model; or African capital city?
  5. What puzzle, meaning 'single number' in Japanese, requires the completion of a grid so that each column, row and 3x3 box contain the numbers 1-9?
  6. What Caribbean nation is considered the first black-led republic in the world?
  7. The retail expression 'Dark Store' refers to a shop premises designed/converted for what purpose?
  8. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5m?
  9. Who is (at 2012) the only person to have won a Nobel Prize for physics and chemistry?
  10. Venerable means greatly: Respected; Religious; Cautious; or Desired?
  11. What colour/color is the Swiss cheese Gruyère: White; Orange; Yellow; or Green?
  12. What automotive manufacturer's badge logo has since 1925 featured a diamond, mostly as an 'impossible optical illusion' geometric 3D frame?
  13. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5.5m?
  14. What name is given to the infraclass of mammals which carry their young in a pouch?
  15. What nationality (unchanged from birth) was the founding modernist and realism playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)?
  16. Chinese corporation Huawei, controversially blacklisted in 2012 by the US Government Intelligence Committee, is (at 2012) the world's largest equipment manufacturer in which sector: Telecoms; Armaments; Medical; or Catering?
  17. Spell the sexually transmitted disease: Chlamydea; Chlomydia; Chlamidya; or Chlamydia?
  18. What medical word refers to an inflamed throat, from the Greek word for throat?
  19. Roughly how many thousand metres is the average cruising altitude of a commercial airliner: 7; 12; 18; or 20?
  20. In what US state was 'Custer's Last Stand'?
  21. The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) pioneered and made his vast fortune in which industry in late 1800s USA?

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  1. What is the English translation of the German news magazine title Der Spiegel?
    The Mirror
  2. Surface, Fire and Nexus are brands/models of what modern (2010s) consumer product?
    Tablet 
  3. The flamboyant Australian Darren Lyons controversially bought back his bankrupt agency business assets in 2012 to continue trading in what industry: Plastic surgery; Concert promotion; Celebrity representation; or Paparazzi pictures?
    Paparazzi pictures
  4. Monrovia is a: London district; Hobbit kingdom; Landrover model; or African capital city?
    African capital city 
  5. What puzzle, meaning 'single number' in Japanese, requires the completion of a grid so that each column, row and 3x3 box contain the numbers 1-9?
    Sudoku
  6. What Caribbean nation is considered the first black-led republic in the world?
    Haiti
  7. The retail expression 'Dark Store' refers to a shop premises designed/converted for what purpose?
    Online fulfillment 
  8. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5m?
    5,500
  9. Who is (at 2012) the only person to have won a Nobel Prize for physics and chemistry?
    Marie Curie 
  10. Venerable means greatly: Respected; Religious; Cautious; or Desired?
    Respected
  11. What colour/color is the Swiss cheese Gruyère: White; Orange; Yellow; or Green?
    Yellow
  12. What automotive manufacturer's badge logo has since 1925 featured a diamond, mostly as an 'impossible optical illusion' geometric 3D frame?
    Renault
  13. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5.5m?
    5,500
  14. What name is given to the infraclass of mammals which carry their young in a pouch?
    Marsupials
  15. What nationality (unchanged from birth) was the founding modernist and realism playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)?
    Norwegian
  16. Chinese corporation Huawei, controversially blacklisted in 2012 by the US Government Intelligence Committee, is (at 2012) the world's largest equipment manufacturer in which sector: Telecoms; Armaments; Medical; or Catering?
    Telecoms
  17. Spell the sexually transmitted disease: Chlamydea; Chlomydia; Chlamidya; or Chlamydia?
    Chlamydia 
  18. What medical word refers to an inflamed throat, from the Greek word for throat?
    Pharyngitis
  19. Roughly how many thousand metres is the average cruising altitude of a commercial airliner: 7; 12; 18; or 20?
    12
  20. In what US state was 'Custer's Last Stand'?
    Montana 
  21. The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) pioneered and made his vast fortune in which industry in late 1800s USA?
    Steel
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