General Knowledge Quiz #118

General Knowledge Quiz #118

Questions

1. What ubiquitous instrument makes a sound technically called a 'chick' when played closed?
2. Micturate is a medical term for expelling what from the human body?
3. Put these ages of human history in correct order, oldest first: Neolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic?
4. What word is used on Wikipedia referring to its pages which list and resolve "...conflicts in article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic..." (as at 2012)?
5. What was the first internet top-level domain: .net; .mil; .com; .arpa; or .lee?
6. The binary number symbols 100 equate to what conventional number?
7. Karanga is a ritual welcome chant of what people?
8. How many years is a megaannum?
9. Mintonette was the original name of which sport?
10. Ubiquitous means seen: Often; Rarely; Seasonally; or Historically?
11. What word prefix makes new words when added to: pet, meter, graph, mount and site?
12. What is the modern common name of the Northernmost European people historically called Lapps?
13. An irreversible freedom of capability or knowledge, typically liberating/changing behaviour of large groups, is described metaphorically, alluding to stories such as Aladdin, as "...the 'what' is out of the 'what'.." ?
14. What thickening agent found in gummy confectionery etc., defined as a food and produced from animal by-products, has the E Number 441?
15. Rumtopf is a traditional Danish/German dish comprising rum and: Fruit; Potato; Sausage; or Fish?
16. Nollywood refers informally to the huge cinema industry of which nation?
17. What prestige car marque has a trident emblem design influenced by the Fountain of Neptune, Bologna?
18. What is the common alternative abbreviated name for a Cannon plug/connector used in professional audio systems?
19. Name the vast French multi-national contractor-sponsor of the 2012 Paralympics criticized for its work in assessing claimants of UK state disability benefits?

1. What ubiquitous instrument makes a sound technically called a 'chick' when played closed?

   Hi-hat 
2. Micturate is a medical term for expelling what from the human body?

   Urine 
3. Put these ages of human history in correct order, oldest first: Neolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic?

   Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic 
4. What word is used on Wikipedia referring to its pages which list and resolve "...conflicts in article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic..." (as at 2012)?

   Disambiguation 
5. What was the first internet top-level domain: .net; .mil; .com; .arpa; or .lee?

   .arpa 
6. The binary number symbols 100 equate to what conventional number?

   Four
7. Karanga is a ritual welcome chant of what people?

   Maori 
8. How many years is a megaannum?

   One million 
9. Mintonette was the original name of which sport?

   Volleyball 
10. Ubiquitous means seen: Often; Rarely; Seasonally; or Historically?

    Often 
11. What word prefix makes new words when added to: pet, meter, graph, mount and site?

    Para
12. What is the modern common name of the Northernmost European people historically called Lapps?

    Sami 
13. An irreversible freedom of capability or knowledge, typically liberating/changing behaviour of large groups, is described metaphorically, alluding to stories such as Aladdin, as "...the 'what' is out of the 'what'.." ?

    The Genie is out of the Bottle 
14. What thickening agent found in gummy confectionery etc., defined as a food and produced from animal by-products, has the E Number 441?

    Gelatin
15. Rumtopf is a traditional Danish/German dish comprising rum and: Fruit; Potato; Sausage; or Fish?

    Fruit 
16. Nollywood refers informally to the huge cinema industry of which nation?

    Nigeria
17. What prestige car marque has a trident emblem design influenced by the Fountain of Neptune, Bologna?

    Maserati
18. What is the common alternative abbreviated name for a Cannon plug/connector used in professional audio systems?

    XLR
19. Name the vast French multi-national contractor-sponsor of the 2012 Paralympics criticized for its work in assessing claimants of UK state disability benefits?

    Atos