General Knowledge Quiz #157

General Knowledge Quiz #157

Questions

1. From what fruit is perry traditionally made?
2. What homonymic word refers both to a pit and a hunted animal?
3. What is the hardest working muscle (i.e., total power output) in the lifetime of the human body?
4. The diacritical mark resembling a wavy hyphen (here shown above the letter ñ) is called a: Streg; Bolle; Tilde; or Cedilla?
5. The words vagary/vagaries refer specifically to unpredictable: Vagueness; Change/changes; Unhappiness; or Problems?
6. The Japanese food word sushi referred originally to: Raw; Rice; Cold; or Conveyor-belt?
7. What metaphor aptly refers to the marketing of US multinational US corporation Bausch and Lomb: Focus; Target; Concentrate; or Penetrate?
8. In motion-detection and automated lighting sensors what does PIR mean?
9. What creatures were trained by Croatia's Zagreb university in 2013 to detect landmines: Pigs; Bees; Cats; Rats, or Bats?
10. The term 'cytoplasm' originated in: Star Wars; Dr Who; Batman; or Biology?
11. What highly influential movement of artwork is considered established by Picasso, Braque, Metzinger and others in Paris, 1911?
12. The expression 'sour grapes', from one of Aesop's Fables, involves which creature?
13. The AZERTY keyboard layout is standard in: France; Germany; Denmark; or Wales?
14. The term 'mondegreen' refers to: Gardening; Climate change; Cooking; or Misheard lyrics?
15. The terms crutching, wigging and ringing refer to elements of which animal process, prevalent in Australia and New Zealand?
16. D'addario, Elixir, Rotosound and Ernie Ball are leading makers of what musical accessory?
17. Apples, plums, cherries, apricots, raspberries and strawberries all belong to which plant family: Honeysuckle; Lily; Magnolia; or Rose?
18. In which modern nation was the city-state called in Hebrew: Babel?
19. The UK-based ASOS corporation is a leading international online provider in which sector: Education; Fashionwear; Holidays; or Mapping?
20. Nuclear 'What?

1. From what fruit is perry traditionally made?

   Pears
2. What homonymic word refers both to a pit and a hunted animal?

   Quarry
3. What is the hardest working muscle (i.e., total power output) in the lifetime of the human body?

   Heart
4. The diacritical mark resembling a wavy hyphen (here shown above the letter ñ) is called a: Streg; Bolle; Tilde; or Cedilla?

   Tilde 
5. The words vagary/vagaries refer specifically to unpredictable: Vagueness; Change/changes; Unhappiness; or Problems?

   Change/changes
6. The Japanese food word sushi referred originally to: Raw; Rice; Cold; or Conveyor-belt?

   Rice 
7. What metaphor aptly refers to the marketing of US multinational US corporation Bausch and Lomb: Focus; Target; Concentrate; or Penetrate?

   Focus 
8. In motion-detection and automated lighting sensors what does PIR mean?

   Passive Infrared
9. What creatures were trained by Croatia's Zagreb university in 2013 to detect landmines: Pigs; Bees; Cats; Rats, or Bats?

   Bees
10. The term 'cytoplasm' originated in: Star Wars; Dr Who; Batman; or Biology?

    Biology 
11. What highly influential movement of artwork is considered established by Picasso, Braque, Metzinger and others in Paris, 1911?

    Cubism 
12. The expression 'sour grapes', from one of Aesop's Fables, involves which creature?

    Fox
13. The AZERTY keyboard layout is standard in: France; Germany; Denmark; or Wales?

    France 
14. The term 'mondegreen' refers to: Gardening; Climate change; Cooking; or Misheard lyrics?

    Misheard lyrics 
15. The terms crutching, wigging and ringing refer to elements of which animal process, prevalent in Australia and New Zealand?

    Sheep shearing 
16. D'addario, Elixir, Rotosound and Ernie Ball are leading makers of what musical accessory?

    Strings 
17. Apples, plums, cherries, apricots, raspberries and strawberries all belong to which plant family: Honeysuckle; Lily; Magnolia; or Rose?

    Rose 
18. In which modern nation was the city-state called in Hebrew: Babel?

    Iraq 
19. The UK-based ASOS corporation is a leading international online provider in which sector: Education; Fashionwear; Holidays; or Mapping?

    Fashionwear 
20. Nuclear 'What?

    and 'What?' refer respectively to splitting an atom and joining two atoms