General Knowledge Quiz 177

Questions

1. What must an earthly spacecraft exit for its travel to be interstellar?

   1. Stratosphere
   2. Atmosphere
   3. Geospace
   4. The Solar System

2. What, respectively are the archaic middle-English (for example used by Shakespeare in the 1500s) second-person and third-person singular present forms of the verb 'do' (two answers required)?

3. A dosimeter measures human absorption of?

   1. Sexually Transmitted Infection
   2. Ionizing Radiation
   3. Lead/Lead compounds
   4. Alcohol

4. What creature appears in the coat of arms of Berlin?

   1. Lion
   2. Eagle
   3. Boar
   4. Bear

5. Bushmills, Jameson, Tullamore Dew, and Writers Tears are brands of what nation's what (two-word answer required)?

6. What is the square root of 529?

7. Which type of creature can reputedly uniquely disguise itself as at least fifteen different species in defensive camouflage?

   1. Octopus
   2. Lizard
   3. Butterfly
   4. Stick-insect

8. According to the popular metaphorical expression, "Revenge is a dish best served (what?)"?

   1. Sweet
   2. Cold
   3. Bitter
   4. With Relish

9. The two hugely popular triangular and barrel-shaped logos of the mid 1900s UK brewery industry were which colour/color?

10. Name the (founding) nationality of the 2010s women's rights group Femen, bare-breasted ambushers of Vladimir Putin and Parish Fashion Week, etc?

11. Which country is officially named Bharat (and many similar cultural variations),eponymously based its ancient legendary emperor?

12. What two-word term refers to a coastal tide of little movement, especially when turning from low to high?

13. The word Tsar derives for which earlier famous leadership name and title?

14. Stereo (as in stereophonic, stereogram, etc) originally meant in Greek?

    1. Loud
    2. Solid
    3. Two
    4. Ear

15. What does the 'Waffen' mean in the World War II German 'Waffen SS'?

    1. Secret
    2. Armed
    3. Pure
    4. Police

16. The alphabetically first-listed internet top-level domain (used quite differently as a subdomain by educational institutions) belongs to which island?

17. The town name and placename suffix Lee, Lea, Ley, Leigh, etc., all originally refer to a?

    1. Hill
    2. House
    3. Clearing
    4. River

18. The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement of what?

    1. Frequency
    2. Pressure
    3. Electric Potential
    4. Energy

19. Which country borders Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile?

20. Which ubiquitous logo lost its shading, bevelling, and some colour/color brightness in 2013?