General Knowledge Quiz 159

Questions

1. What creature features in the coat of arms of Iraq?

   1. Lion
   2. Dragon
   3. Horse
   4. Eagle

2. Nephrite, Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2, is one of two minerals more commonly known as what anciently treasured green gemstone, and once considered China's 'imperial gem'?

3. Cadence in music and language technically and originally referred to rhythmic or tonal effect associated with a?

   1. Surprise
   2. Beginning
   3. End
   4. Silence

4. What is the South African style of dried meat named originally in Dutch meaning 'rump strip'?

5. In 1908 psychologist Alfred Adler cited which leader in proposing an inferiority complex in short people, which became known as the ('What leader?) Syndrome'?

6. Which famous current Nestlé confectionery brandname, established 1936, was named after J M Barrie's popular London stage comedy, originally unsuccessfully launched on Broadway in 1901?

7. What popular tourist destination was reported in 2008 to have the most high-rise buildings per capita?

   1. New York City
   2. Hong Kong
   3. London
   4. Benidorm

8. The verb word stymie, meaning to obstruct something, originally referred to a now obsolete rule in which sport?

9. What technical process term refers in food preparation to the softening of solids by soaking, and in organic waste handling to the chopping of solids in liquids to form a slurry?

10. The beef cut called brisket comes from where on the animal?

    1. Back
    2. Chest
    3. Leg
    4. Neck

11. The base of Pimm's No1 Cup liqueur is?

    1. Vodka
    2. Gin
    3. Brandy
    4. Rum

12. What term for a structure in maths, science and human organization is from Latin 'breeding woman'?

13. The musical notation symbols for the treble and bass clefs represent respectively which two letters?

14. Quark, clabber, twaróg, and viili are international variations of a food made from?

    1. Milk
    2. Honey
    3. Cabbage
    4. Lentils

15. When joining two pieces of any given metal, put these methods in order of highest to lowest temperature: Soldering - Brazing - Welding?

16. What is the traditional trade surname for a person who made or sold (typically knitted) legwear and socks?

17. Pavilion, girdle, table, and culet are aspects of a what?

18. Langlauf (literally 'long-term' in German) refers to an endurance form of which sport?

19. Carborundum and Corundum are compounds/minerals traditionally used in?

    1. Cooking
    2. Abrasives
    3. Fuels
    4. Beekeeping

20. Pales, Fesses, Canton, and Saltire are types of designs of what?