General Knowledge Quiz 154

Questions

1. The US city of Memphis, Tennessee, was named after the ancient (c.3000BC) Memphis city capital of which nation?

2. Which word, broadly synonymous with 'typeface', derives from French 'to melt'?

3. Which children's TV animated character, named 'Pollux' in the original French version, is based on a 'drop-eared Skye terrier'?

4. What cooking metaphor refers to a low quality novel?

5. Which famous English brewer of ale, established in 1787 next to London's Tower Bridge, has a cockerel as its emblem?

6. Whose book reportedly kept eleven translators in high-security for two months before global publication in 2013?

7. The Arab food falafal is commonly made from?

   1. Chickpeas
   2. Lamb
   3. Aubergine
   4. Cheese

8. Atoms of the same elements with the same number of protons and electrons, but different numbers of neutrons, are called what?

9. A drumlin is a?

   1. Musical instrument
   2. Spoonbowl-shaped hill
   3. Vegetable
   4. Drilling machine

10. What original 1960s surfer's slang expression of thrill or delight was popularized by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles children's cartoon?

11. What tool has the varieties including: round nose, chain nose, flat, and ring?

12. Kingda Ka, Takabisha, X2, Steel Dragon 2000, and Millennium Force are famous what?

13. What common chemical compound type, including many natural fats and essential oils, results from replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an alkyl or other organic group?

    1. Ester
    2. Mineral
    3. Solvent
    4. Plasma

14. What 'Age' is considered to have occurred around the world between 3600-300BC?

    1. Stone
    2. Bronze
    3. Iron
    4. Middle

15. The advanced 'maglev' vehicle propulsion technology takes its portmanteau name from which two key features?

16. What South Honshu city in Japan, associated with international climate change agreement, was its nation's capital 794-1192?

17. Name the prehistoric 'humanoid species' found near Lewes UK 1912 and shown to be a hoax in 1953?

18. What capital city lies at the coordinates 53 20N 6 15W?

19. Which female agricultural trade enabled Edward Jenner to devise his smallpox vaccine in 1796?

20. What is the common name for the northern hemisphere tree genus Betula, having catkins, winged nuts, and bark that peels in strips?