General Knowledge Quiz #323

General Knowledge Quiz #323

Questions

1. Which spice is named from Hungarian for pepper?
2. Which two similar creatures, and the only major predators of mosquitos, are differentiated by their respective perpendicular and parallel resting wing positions?
3. What medieval term for a knights' equestrian tournament is also a fairground ride and an airport mechanism?
4. Which German rye bread is named, according to many reliable sources, from the original meaning 'Devil's fart'?
5. Brinjal is an Indian/S African word for what vegetable?
6. What refers to social service focused on an individual's situation/background, and also to certain furniture, especially ornate cabinets?
7. In the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, the TT stands for what?
8. What term refers to a fashion/lifestyle/music genre, and wood that is light and flaky due to rot or fungal attack?
9. What technical Anglicized French word for a rank or level is from French for ladder?
10. Related to voting/headcount, what technical term refers to the removal of a tree's top branches, usually to encourage new growth?
11. Dart, mushroom, grain, notions, and piping are terms used in what handicraft?
12. A nuclear reactor which produces more 'fissile' material (i.e., which sustains a chain reaction) than it consumes in fuel is known by what sexual term?
13. Haslet is a traditional (mostly UK) inexpensive chopped, pressed and cooked cold loaf of: Fruit; Fish; Offal; or Chocolate fudge with nuts and raisins?
14. In rugby union, how many yards position is a team penalized for arguing with a referee's decision?
15. In 2014 German coastal authorities reportedly introduced various bans and dimensional limits of max 4m x 0.5m for beach: Inflatables; Goalposts; Bar signs; or Sand castles?
16. What typically pluralized instrument is named from Spanish 'chestnut'?
17. Brimstone is an old word for which chemical element?
18. Name the vast Telefónica S.A. Spanish/Latin-American mobile phone corporation, whose name alludes to cinematic celebrity?
19. In 2010 which famous pedestrian 'zebra' crossing was the first to be given UK Heritage listed status, normally only given to buildings and monuments?
20. The latin term 'mutatis mutandis' is used when doing what to two basically similar things: Comparing; Joining; Destroying; or Separating?

1. Which spice is named from Hungarian for pepper?

   Paprika
2. Which two similar creatures, and the only major predators of mosquitos, are differentiated by their respective perpendicular and parallel resting wing positions?

   Dragonfly and Damselfly
3. What medieval term for a knights' equestrian tournament is also a fairground ride and an airport mechanism?

   Carousel
4. Which German rye bread is named, according to many reliable sources, from the original meaning 'Devil's fart'?

   Pumpernickel
5. Brinjal is an Indian/S African word for what vegetable?

   Aubergine 
6. What refers to social service focused on an individual's situation/background, and also to certain furniture, especially ornate cabinets?

   Casework
7. In the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, the TT stands for what?

   Tourist Trophy
8. What term refers to a fashion/lifestyle/music genre, and wood that is light and flaky due to rot or fungal attack?

   Punk
9. What technical Anglicized French word for a rank or level is from French for ladder?

   Echelon 
10. Related to voting/headcount, what technical term refers to the removal of a tree's top branches, usually to encourage new growth?

    Pollard/Pollarding 
11. Dart, mushroom, grain, notions, and piping are terms used in what handicraft?

    Sewing
12. A nuclear reactor which produces more 'fissile' material (i.e., which sustains a chain reaction) than it consumes in fuel is known by what sexual term?

    Breeder
13. Haslet is a traditional (mostly UK) inexpensive chopped, pressed and cooked cold loaf of: Fruit; Fish; Offal; or Chocolate fudge with nuts and raisins?

    Offal
14. In rugby union, how many yards position is a team penalized for arguing with a referee's decision?

    10
15. In 2014 German coastal authorities reportedly introduced various bans and dimensional limits of max 4m x 0.5m for beach: Inflatables; Goalposts; Bar signs; or Sand castles?

    Sand castles
16. What typically pluralized instrument is named from Spanish 'chestnut'?

    Castanets 
17. Brimstone is an old word for which chemical element?

    Sulphur
18. Name the vast Telefónica S.A. Spanish/Latin-American mobile phone corporation, whose name alludes to cinematic celebrity?

    Movistar
19. In 2010 which famous pedestrian 'zebra' crossing was the first to be given UK Heritage listed status, normally only given to buildings and monuments?

    Abbey Road 
20. The latin term 'mutatis mutandis' is used when doing what to two basically similar things: Comparing; Joining; Destroying; or Separating?

    Comparing