General Knowledge Quiz #365

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  1. Which one of these is a chemical element: Water; Aluminium/aluminum; Brass; Bronze; Salt; or Vinegar?
  2. Breathe-Relax-Aim-Sight-Squeeze refers to the essential process for effective: Rifle-shooting; Insect photography; Hand-bucket cow milking; or Cake decorating?
  3. The splanchnocranium refers to the bones of which defining part of the human body?
  4. The grammatical term for a word which joins two independent clauses is a: Conjunction; Punctuation; Preposition; or Expletive?
  5. Mnemosyne (pronounced 'nemmoseeny') is the Greek goddess Mother of the Muses and also goddess of: Communication; Memory; Geometry; or Blasphemy?
  6. Trim and Balance refer to front/rear and left/right loading bias in: Hot-air ballooning; Sailing; HVG transportation; or Supermarket trolley testing?
  7. Camel spin, Mohawk turn, Twizzle and Walley jump are: BMX bike tricks; Ice figure-skating moves; British parliamentary procedure slang; or Children's books by JK Rowling under the pen-name of Elizabeth Queen?
  8. What is the traditional UK-English correct spelling in: "A driving (licence or license) is proof of being (licenced or licensed) to drive"?
  9. In maths, the single digits within every 'product' (answer) of which single number's 'times-table' (up to 10x) helpfully also add up to the number itself: 5; 7; 8; or 9?
  10. Which city, mythically founded by a twin saved by a she-wolf, was built on the seven hills, east of the River Tiber called Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal?
  11. Permian, Eocene, Silurian, and Pleistocine are: Apples; Geological periods; Dr Who monsters; or Code names for children's toy inventions?
  12. What expression meaning 'ok' or 'all well', and a David Bowie album, derives partly from Dutch 'honk' for home or base?
  13. Humus refers to the component in soil (earth) that is: Mineral salts; Water; Sand; or Decomposed organic matter?
  14. What travels at 299,792,458 metres per second: Light; Sound; Earth through space; or Human sneeze particles?
  15. Match these four (of the seven) ancient wonders of the world to their locations: Pyramids, Colossus, Hanging Gardens, Pharos Lighthouse - at/of - Babylon, Egypt, Alexandria, Rhodes?
  16. What informal term for a common type of pet derives from the name Margaret?
  17. Ionian, Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Aeolian are: Car tyre/tire profiles; Musical scales; Types of zip-fasteners; or Rapper Kanye West's children?
  18. Which religion has ten states of the mind including Neutrality, Rapture, Realization and Bodhisattva?
  19. Shi Go Roko ('she go rocko') is 'four five six' in: Russian; Japanese; Turkish; or Tolkien’s Middle-earth (Hobbit etc)?
  20. What is three-eights (3/8) divided by nine-elevenths (9/11)?

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  1. Which one of these is a chemical element: Water; Aluminium/aluminum; Brass; Bronze; Salt; or Vinegar?
    Aluminium/aluminum
  2. Breathe-Relax-Aim-Sight-Squeeze refers to the essential process for effective: Rifle-shooting; Insect photography; Hand-bucket cow milking; or Cake decorating?
    Rifle-shooting
  3. The splanchnocranium refers to the bones of which defining part of the human body?
    Face 
  4. The grammatical term for a word which joins two independent clauses is a: Conjunction; Punctuation; Preposition; or Expletive?
    Conjunction 
  5. Mnemosyne (pronounced 'nemmoseeny') is the Greek goddess Mother of the Muses and also goddess of: Communication; Memory; Geometry; or Blasphemy?
    Memory
  6. Trim and Balance refer to front/rear and left/right loading bias in: Hot-air ballooning; Sailing; HVG transportation; or Supermarket trolley testing?
    Sailing
  7. Camel spin, Mohawk turn, Twizzle and Walley jump are: BMX bike tricks; Ice figure-skating moves; British parliamentary procedure slang; or Children's books by JK Rowling under the pen-name of Elizabeth Queen?
    Ice figure-skating moves
  8. What is the traditional UK-English correct spelling in: "A driving (licence or license) is proof of being (licenced or licensed) to drive"?
    A driving licence is proof of being licensed to drive.
  9. In maths, the single digits within every 'product' (answer) of which single number's 'times-table' (up to 10x) helpfully also add up to the number itself: 5; 7; 8; or 9?
  10. Which city, mythically founded by a twin saved by a she-wolf, was built on the seven hills, east of the River Tiber called Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal?
    Rome 
  11. Permian, Eocene, Silurian, and Pleistocine are: Apples; Geological periods; Dr Who monsters; or Code names for children's toy inventions?
    Geological periods
  12. What expression meaning 'ok' or 'all well', and a David Bowie album, derives partly from Dutch 'honk' for home or base?
    Hunky-dory 
  13. Humus refers to the component in soil (earth) that is: Mineral salts; Water; Sand; or Decomposed organic matter?
    Decomposed organic matter 
  14. What travels at 299,792,458 metres per second: Light; Sound; Earth through space; or Human sneeze particles?
    Light 
  15. Match these four (of the seven) ancient wonders of the world to their locations: Pyramids, Colossus, Hanging Gardens, Pharos Lighthouse - at/of - Babylon, Egypt, Alexandria, Rhodes?
    Pyramids of Egypt, Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
  16. What informal term for a common type of pet derives from the name Margaret?
    Moggie 
  17. Ionian, Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Aeolian are: Car tyre/tire profiles; Musical scales; Types of zip-fasteners; or Rapper Kanye West's children?
    Musical scales
  18. Which religion has ten states of the mind including Neutrality, Rapture, Realization and Bodhisattva?
    Buddhism
  19. Shi Go Roko ('she go rocko') is 'four five six' in: Russian; Japanese; Turkish; or Tolkien’s Middle-earth (Hobbit etc)?
    Japanese
  20. What is three-eights (3/8) divided by nine-elevenths (9/11)?
    Thirty-three seventy-seconds 
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