General Knowledge Quiz #135

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  1. 'At the Castle Gate', from Jean Sibelius's incidental music work Pelléas et Mélisande, is the theme music for which TV show, on air from 1957-2013 and the longest running in history featuring the same presenter?
  2. What portmanteau word refers to a symbol used to convey a mood or feeling in phone/computer communications?
  3. Scrying commonly entails the use of a: Dough ball; Golf ball; Crystal ball; or Ballroom?
  4. The Sargasso Sea is named after a: Wind; Fish; Greek god; or Seaweed?
  5. In language the term ellipsis refers to missing/omitted what?
  6. What do these creatures have in common: bison, salmon, sheep, grouse, and deer?
  7. What is the four-letter Russian translation of the Soviet Union abbreviation 'USSR'?
  8. Apocryphal means: Obviously true; Obviously untrue; Said to be true but probably not; Actually true but said to be not?
  9. What does the abbreviation SMS stand for in relation to texting?
  10. Mariachi is a style of Mexican 'street (what?)': Cooking; Music; Fighting; or Flower-borders?
  11. The organ called a gizzard in some birds, reptiles, and fish is a specialized: Stomach; Bladder; Liver; or Larynx?
  12. Roman official Appius Claudius 'the blind' Caecus, c.340-273BC, responsible for Via Appia, the first modern road, famously coined what phrase (in Latin 'Quisque faber suae fortunae'): Diligence is the mother of good fortune; Every man is the architect of his own fortune; Fortune favours/favors the brave; or A hostage to fortune?
  13. The crossword clue '1= Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' gave rise to what common puzzle format?
  14. The traditional proofreading mark of a wavy line beneath a passage of text gives instruction to change it to: Italic; Bold; Capitals; or Highlighted?
  15. Spell the word: Irepairable; Irreparable; Irrepairable; Irreperable (meaning cannot be fixed)?
  16. The terms 'disbudding' and 'polled' refer to the removal/absence of what on livestock?
  17. What two-colour/color pencil is traditionally used by editors of written/text copy (word-based material for publication)?
  18. What was the three-letter two-number prefix code in the full name of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester UK?
  19. The term 'ex libris' is traditionally found on a label-plate indicating ownership of a: Coat; Book; Dog; or Shotgun?
  20. Antipasto (plural antipasti) refers to what part of an Italian lunch/dinner: Before the meal; After the meal; Pasta sauce; or Sparkling wine?

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  1. 'At the Castle Gate', from Jean Sibelius's incidental music work Pelléas et Mélisande, is the theme music for which TV show, on air from 1957-2013 and the longest running in history featuring the same presenter?
    The Sky at Night 
  2. What portmanteau word refers to a symbol used to convey a mood or feeling in phone/computer communications?
    Emoticon
  3. Scrying commonly entails the use of a: Dough ball; Golf ball; Crystal ball; or Ballroom?
    Crystal ball 
  4. The Sargasso Sea is named after a: Wind; Fish; Greek god; or Seaweed?
    Seaweed
  5. In language the term ellipsis refers to missing/omitted what?
    Words 
  6. What do these creatures have in common: bison, salmon, sheep, grouse, and deer?
    Singular and plural are the same 
  7. What is the four-letter Russian translation of the Soviet Union abbreviation 'USSR'?
    CCCP 
  8. Apocryphal means: Obviously true; Obviously untrue; Said to be true but probably not; Actually true but said to be not?
    Said to be true but probably not 
  9. What does the abbreviation SMS stand for in relation to texting?
    Short Messaging Service 
  10. Mariachi is a style of Mexican 'street (what?)': Cooking; Music; Fighting; or Flower-borders?
    Music 
  11. The organ called a gizzard in some birds, reptiles, and fish is a specialized: Stomach; Bladder; Liver; or Larynx?
    Stomach 
  12. Roman official Appius Claudius 'the blind' Caecus, c.340-273BC, responsible for Via Appia, the first modern road, famously coined what phrase (in Latin 'Quisque faber suae fortunae'): Diligence is the mother of good fortune; Every man is the architect of his own fortune; Fortune favours/favors the brave; or A hostage to fortune?
    Every man is the architect of his own fortune
  13. The crossword clue '1= Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' gave rise to what common puzzle format?
    Ditloid 
  14. The traditional proofreading mark of a wavy line beneath a passage of text gives instruction to change it to: Italic; Bold; Capitals; or Highlighted?
    Bold
  15. Spell the word: Irepairable; Irreparable; Irrepairable; Irreperable (meaning cannot be fixed)?
    Irreparable
  16. The terms 'disbudding' and 'polled' refer to the removal/absence of what on livestock?
    Horns
  17. What two-colour/color pencil is traditionally used by editors of written/text copy (word-based material for publication)?
    Blue and Red 
  18. What was the three-letter two-number prefix code in the full name of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester UK?
    FAC51 
  19. The term 'ex libris' is traditionally found on a label-plate indicating ownership of a: Coat; Book; Dog; or Shotgun?
    Book 
  20. Antipasto (plural antipasti) refers to what part of an Italian lunch/dinner: Before the meal; After the meal; Pasta sauce; or Sparkling wine?
    Before the meal 
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