General Knowledge Quiz 140

Questions

1. The Roman settlement of Arausio in SE France later became what significantly named town and subsequent principality/emblem in Dutch, English, southern African and Irish history?

2. What eponymous 1969 theory blames organizations for promoting managers to levels at which they are incompetent?

3. Andorra is a small principality located between which two countries?

4. What Portuguese word for a frenzied homicidal Malay person entered English c.1600s referring especially to a 'running' rioting crowd?

5. The Chicxulub crater is a prehistoric impact crater buried underneath the Yucatan Peninsula in what country?

6. Which notable leader won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?

7. Pithy refers to communications, notably spoken words, which are?

   1. Concise and impactful
   2. Extensive and vague
   3. Soft and sensitive
   4. Acidic and hurtful

8. How many points are on Twitter's 2012-introduced tweeting flying bird logo (wings, tail and beak)?

9. Conflate means?

   1. Clarify
   2. Obscure
   3. Inflame
   4. Combine

10. The 1940-50s US 'amtrac' military beach landing/assault vehicle is a portmanteau termcombining which two words?

11. The word nexus refers to a?

    1. Collection
    2. Compression
    3. Correction
    4. Connection

12. What is a saury fish, a captain, and a South African long-sleeved shirt?

13. The musical terms glissando and portamento refer to?

    1. Sliding from one note to another
    2. Echo or reverberation
    3. Tremolo or trill
    4. Shrill and piercing

14. The Mexican-Spanish spelling of Mexico includes what diacritical mark over the E?

    1. Circumflex
    2. Umlaut
    3. Accent acute
    4. Accent grave

15. Which pottery pioneer produced 'creamware' and 'jasperware' in the mid-late 1700s?

16. What Greek-based word is the second most important character in a drama, behind the protagonist?

17. According to the Holy Bible (Luke 2:21) Jesus was circumcized?

    1. At birth
    2. Eight days old
    3. Age eight
    4. Never

18. The name of what workwear was derived from the Dongri area in South Mumbai India?

19. The Italian word pizza originally referred to a?

    1. Pie
    2. Pancake
    3. Tomato
    4. Cheese

20. What does a philogynist like?