General Knowledge Quiz #136

General Knowledge Quiz #136

Questions

1. Glock pistols are made by which country?
2. Extraversion/introversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, and Openness to experience and are the 'Big Five' dimensions of what popular acronymically-named personality analysis theory?
3. What language was first to be represented in dictionaries and related language theory: Chinese; Latin; Hebrew; or Greek?
4. What modern digital display term is an abbreviated portmanteau word from picture and element?
5. The historic (at 2012, three-branch-line) San Francisco cable car system comprises how many actual cables in total: Four; Forty; Four hundred; or Four thousand?
6. What sort of fastener has a crown, legs and teeth?
7. The term 'chamois' (informally 'shammy'), soft leather for cleaning/wiping/gloves/etc, is named after, and originally made from what sort of creature: Pig/boar; Mountain goat/antelope; River eel; or Cow?
8. Spell the word: Catarrh; Catahrr; Catargh; or Catarrgh?
9. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) is used in what field: Medicine; Geology; Engineering; or Archaeology?
10. Name the big inflatable sphere in which thrill-seeking people roll down hills and on water: Zorb; Zall; Borb; or Rolb?
11. Il Duce' - subject of revivalist support in Italy in the 2000s - is better known by what name?
12. What was reported stolen from Microsoft's R&D offices in Silicone Valley in Dec 2012: MS Smartphones; MS Tablets; MS Code; or Apple iPads?
13. The word scrutiny derives (early 15th century) from Latin 'scruta', a 'mixed uncertain lot of (what?)': Trash/old things; Legal papers; Gold/jewels; or People?
14. In the study of anthropods, name the 'Three Ps' considered natural controls/suppressors of insect plague?
15. What traditional item of apparel (silk, cotton, or paper), used by hand, is named after an old French word for a head covering?
16. What seabird is named from Norse 'stinking gull' because of vomiting when disturbed?
17. The Métis are a substantial group of aboriginal people of which nation?
18. Platter, j-bar, bum, button, and Poma are equivalent terms for what apparatus?
19. What's the world's oldest amateur rowing club (now at Henley-on Thames, UK) named after the Greek mythological lover of the priestess Hero, who drowned swimming the Hellespont to visit her?
20. What often controversial medical research/treatment term derives from the Latin 'I shall be pleasing'?

1. Glock pistols are made by which country?

   Austria
2. Extraversion/introversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, and Openness to experience and are the 'Big Five' dimensions of what popular acronymically-named personality analysis theory?

   OCEAN 
3. What language was first to be represented in dictionaries and related language theory: Chinese; Latin; Hebrew; or Greek?

   Chinese 
4. What modern digital display term is an abbreviated portmanteau word from picture and element?

   Pixel
5. The historic (at 2012, three-branch-line) San Francisco cable car system comprises how many actual cables in total: Four; Forty; Four hundred; or Four thousand?

   Four 
6. What sort of fastener has a crown, legs and teeth?

   Staple
7. The term 'chamois' (informally 'shammy'), soft leather for cleaning/wiping/gloves/etc, is named after, and originally made from what sort of creature: Pig/boar; Mountain goat/antelope; River eel; or Cow?

   Mountain goat/antelope
8. Spell the word: Catarrh; Catahrr; Catargh; or Catarrgh?

   Catarrh 
9. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) is used in what field: Medicine; Geology; Engineering; or Archaeology?

   Medicine 
10. Name the big inflatable sphere in which thrill-seeking people roll down hills and on water: Zorb; Zall; Borb; or Rolb?

    Zorb
11. Il Duce' - subject of revivalist support in Italy in the 2000s - is better known by what name?

    Benito Mussolini 
12. What was reported stolen from Microsoft's R&D offices in Silicone Valley in Dec 2012: MS Smartphones; MS Tablets; MS Code; or Apple iPads?

    Apple iPads 
13. The word scrutiny derives (early 15th century) from Latin 'scruta', a 'mixed uncertain lot of (what?)': Trash/old things; Legal papers; Gold/jewels; or People?

    Trash/old things
14. In the study of anthropods, name the 'Three Ps' considered natural controls/suppressors of insect plague?

    Pathogens, Predators, Parasitoids 
15. What traditional item of apparel (silk, cotton, or paper), used by hand, is named after an old French word for a head covering?

    Handkerchief 
16. What seabird is named from Norse 'stinking gull' because of vomiting when disturbed?

    Fulmar
17. The Métis are a substantial group of aboriginal people of which nation?

    Canada
18. Platter, j-bar, bum, button, and Poma are equivalent terms for what apparatus?

    Ski lift 
19. What's the world's oldest amateur rowing club (now at Henley-on Thames, UK) named after the Greek mythological lover of the priestess Hero, who drowned swimming the Hellespont to visit her?

    Leander
20. What often controversial medical research/treatment term derives from the Latin 'I shall be pleasing'?

    Placebo