General Knowledge Quiz 121

Questions

1. Swiss Peter Sauber established his eponymous brand in what sport in 1993?

2. Internet corporation Yahoo profited by $3bn in 2012 when it sold half its 40% stake in what vast Chinese web company?

3. The seven base units of the SI (International System of Units) measurement system, with the symbols: m, kg, s, A, K, cd, mol, measure what seven physical quantities?

4. In Spain, El Gordo is a?

   1. Bullfighter
   2. National lottery
   3. TV Chef show
   4. King

5. The insulting slang word 'pleb' - meaning 'common person' or 'commoner' - derives from technical historical references to the 'common people' of which ancient civilization?

6. What is the primary language spoken in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan?

7. For which art-form did Roman Vitruvius define the three principles of 'firmitas, utilitas, venustas' in the 1st century AD?

8. The word sentient refers to what characteristic?

   1. Feeling/perceiving
   2. Carefulness
   3. Age/wisdom
   4. Stupidity

9. In old UK/US capacity measures how many pecks are in a bushel?

10. In India a kirana is a what?

11. Sic Bo is a Chinese game of?

    1. Wrestling
    2. Sword-fighting
    3. Dice
    4. Cards

12. What item very commonly worn by people has a hoop, shoulder, mounting and bezel?

13. Until London's New College of the Humanities opened in 2012, in what county town, since 1983, was the UK's only private university?

14. Internet corporation Yahoo profited by $4.3bn in 2012 when it sold half its 40% stake in what vast Chinese web company?

15. A cicatrix on the skin is more commonly called a what?

16. 'The Immortal Game' between a Frenchman and a German in 1851 at Simpsons in London's Strand was contested in what discipline?

17. From what country does the word 'chutney' derive?

18. Motorcycling competition which combines flat-track/speedway, roadracing and motocross/trials is commonly called what?

19. What musical instrument generally having 17-23 strings derives its name from Persian meaning 'three strings'?

20. Name the Spanish coastal region containing the city of Málaga, and towns including Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, and Marbella?

21. Name the widely referenced Hindu god and eighth incarnation of Vishnu, from Sankrit meaning 'black'?