General Knowledge Quiz #144

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  1. Weibo is a what in China: Thunderstorm; Microblog; Toy; or Political Party?
  2. What popular food comes from the Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima plants?
  3. A 'sinkhole' is a collapse of the ground into a void below caused by: Water; Volcano; Earthquake; or Tunnelling creatures?
  4. Poached eggs on muffins with hollandaise sauce, and ham or bacon are popularly called 'eggs (What?)'?
  5. What metaphorical torture chamber reference derives from George Orwell's 1949 book Nineteen Eighty-Four?
  6. Matriculate means: Become registered; Calculate; Balance; or Make complicated?
  7. Tritium is a radioactive isotope of: Iron; Lead; Hydrogen; or Cheese?
  8. Name the vast global accountancy firm which effectively ceased after criminal involvement in the 2001 Enron corporate fraud?
  9. What word was originally a sudden sound, later a flashing point on a radar screen, evolving in the 1970s to mean a trend deviation?
  10. Whose famous old Brown Ale (still made) was first brewed in Whitechapel, London, in 1902: Fuller's; Young's; Charrington's; or Mann's?
  11. In ancient Greek mythology and many later depictions, who was Psyche's lover and partner?
  12. Name the illness caused by a reaction to gliadin, a gluten protein in wheat, barley, rye, etc?
  13. The word bide means: Stay; Measure; Use; or Protect?
  14. On traditional British silverware what does EPNS stand for?
  15. The Innocent smoothie drinks business was wholly acquired by which more famous drinks corporation in 2013?
  16. Named Wallyn and Thych, what were 7ft 2ins and 5ft 6ins in London news reports on 4 Mar 2013: Eels caught in the Thames; Meteor craters in Hyde Park; Twin baby elephants born at London Zoo; or The Queen's two police guards outside King Edward VII hospital?
  17. St Elmo's Fire originally referred to: A fierce sermon; Atmospheric ionization; The Sun; or A medieval catapult?
  18. The handtool which may be struck or bowed as a musical instrument is a 'singing (what)'?
  19. What word technically refers to a micro-organism which produces benefits for a host organism (for example human consumption of certain yogurts)?
  20. In physics which one of these is not one of the four fundamental states of matter: Solid, Liquid, Plasma, Light, or Gas?

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  1. Weibo is a what in China: Thunderstorm; Microblog; Toy; or Political Party?
    Microblog
  2. What popular food comes from the Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima plants?
    Rice
  3. A 'sinkhole' is a collapse of the ground into a void below caused by: Water; Volcano; Earthquake; or Tunnelling creatures?
    Water 
  4. Poached eggs on muffins with hollandaise sauce, and ham or bacon are popularly called 'eggs (What?)'?
    Benedict
  5. What metaphorical torture chamber reference derives from George Orwell's 1949 book Nineteen Eighty-Four?
    Room 101 
  6. Matriculate means: Become registered; Calculate; Balance; or Make complicated?
    Become registered 
  7. Tritium is a radioactive isotope of: Iron; Lead; Hydrogen; or Cheese?
    Hydrogen
  8. Name the vast global accountancy firm which effectively ceased after criminal involvement in the 2001 Enron corporate fraud?
    Arthur Andersen
  9. What word was originally a sudden sound, later a flashing point on a radar screen, evolving in the 1970s to mean a trend deviation?
    Blip
  10. Whose famous old Brown Ale (still made) was first brewed in Whitechapel, London, in 1902: Fuller's; Young's; Charrington's; or Mann's?
    Mann's 
  11. In ancient Greek mythology and many later depictions, who was Psyche's lover and partner?
    Eros 
  12. Name the illness caused by a reaction to gliadin, a gluten protein in wheat, barley, rye, etc?
    Coeliac disease 
  13. The word bide means: Stay; Measure; Use; or Protect?
    Stay 
  14. On traditional British silverware what does EPNS stand for?
    Electro-Plated Nickel Silver
  15. The Innocent smoothie drinks business was wholly acquired by which more famous drinks corporation in 2013?
    Coca Cola
  16. Named Wallyn and Thych, what were 7ft 2ins and 5ft 6ins in London news reports on 4 Mar 2013: Eels caught in the Thames; Meteor craters in Hyde Park; Twin baby elephants born at London Zoo; or The Queen's two police guards outside King Edward VII hospital?
    The Queen's two police guards outside King Edward VII hospital 
  17. St Elmo's Fire originally referred to: A fierce sermon; Atmospheric ionization; The Sun; or A medieval catapult?
    Atmospheric ionization 
  18. The handtool which may be struck or bowed as a musical instrument is a 'singing (what)'?
    Saw
  19. What word technically refers to a micro-organism which produces benefits for a host organism (for example human consumption of certain yogurts)?
    Probiotic
  20. In physics which one of these is not one of the four fundamental states of matter: Solid, Liquid, Plasma, Light, or Gas?
    Light
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