General Knowledge Quiz #163

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  1. What does the 'tele' in television, telescope, telephone, etc., mean originally in Greek?
  2. What prefix word joins with hearted, house, ship and year to produce four other words?
  3. Which traditional southern US drink is strongly associated with the Kentucky Derby?
  4. The biological term 'postorbital' refers to behind the: Eye; Heart; Brain; or Kneecap?
  5. The traditional abbreviation AB for a seaman actually means what?
  6. Which corporation developed the Encarta encyclopedia?
  7. What is the famous weaponry invention of Israeli army officer Uziel Gal (1923-2002)?
  8. What geographical feature refers metaphorically to a turning point in history, or a division between two periods?
  9. In physics which two of these are the basic characteristics of a vector quantity: Immobility, Magnitude, Weight, Direction?
  10. A natural bee honeycomb is made of what material?
  11. The Italian bread ciabatta is named literally (actually) after what footwear?
  12. The lollipop brandname Chupa Chups is based on the Spanish verb to what?
  13. The word Tet in the Tet Offensive (N Vietnam/Viet Cong against S Vietnam/US forces on 30 Jan 1968) referred to the national: Capital City; Religion; Leader; or New Year?
  14. What mountain range makes moist winds rise and precipitate causing the monsoon of SW Asia?
  15. The verb word 'proscribe' means to: Allow; Outline; Forbid; or Praise?
  16. Which one of these is not among the four main human blood groups: A, B, AB, AO, O?
  17. The massively popular Chinese website Taobao.com (10th busiest globally at 2013) operates in which sector: Dating; C2C shopping; Sport; News?
  18. Name the famous maker of soy sauce whose logo/name represent '10,000 tortoises'?
  19. What poker expression is a bold empty bluff or bad hand, and generally a brazen deceit: Ace High; Trump; Four Flush; or Five-Card-Trick?
  20. The technical term abecedarian refers to what form of organization?

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  1. What does the 'tele' in television, telescope, telephone, etc., mean originally in Greek?
    Far 
  2. What prefix word joins with hearted, house, ship and year to produce four other words?
    Light
  3. Which traditional southern US drink is strongly associated with the Kentucky Derby?
    Mint Julep 
  4. The biological term 'postorbital' refers to behind the: Eye; Heart; Brain; or Kneecap?
    Eye
  5. The traditional abbreviation AB for a seaman actually means what?
    Able-Bodied
  6. Which corporation developed the Encarta encyclopedia?
    Microsoft
  7. What is the famous weaponry invention of Israeli army officer Uziel Gal (1923-2002)?
    Uzi submachine gun
  8. What geographical feature refers metaphorically to a turning point in history, or a division between two periods?
    Watershed 
  9. In physics which two of these are the basic characteristics of a vector quantity: Immobility, Magnitude, Weight, Direction?
    Magnitude and Direction
  10. A natural bee honeycomb is made of what material?
    Wax 
  11. The Italian bread ciabatta is named literally (actually) after what footwear?
    Slipper
  12. The lollipop brandname Chupa Chups is based on the Spanish verb to what?
    Suck
  13. The word Tet in the Tet Offensive (N Vietnam/Viet Cong against S Vietnam/US forces on 30 Jan 1968) referred to the national: Capital City; Religion; Leader; or New Year?
    New Year 
  14. What mountain range makes moist winds rise and precipitate causing the monsoon of SW Asia?
    The Himalayas
  15. The verb word 'proscribe' means to: Allow; Outline; Forbid; or Praise?
    Forbid 
  16. Which one of these is not among the four main human blood groups: A, B, AB, AO, O?
    AO
  17. The massively popular Chinese website Taobao.com (10th busiest globally at 2013) operates in which sector: Dating; C2C shopping; Sport; News?
    C2C shopping
  18. Name the famous maker of soy sauce whose logo/name represent '10,000 tortoises'?
    Kikkoman
  19. What poker expression is a bold empty bluff or bad hand, and generally a brazen deceit: Ace High; Trump; Four Flush; or Five-Card-Trick?
    Four Flush 
  20. The technical term abecedarian refers to what form of organization?
    Alphabetical 
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