General Knowledge Quiz 180

Questions

1. Amygdaloid refers to the shape of what nut?

2. The Philippines comprises how many islands?

   1. 7
   2. 71
   3. 710
   4. 7,107

3. What is the connection between the £ sterling sign and astrology?

4. The hurdy gurdy is what sort of instrument?

   1. Percusssion
   2. Wind
   3. Brass
   4. Stringed

5. What household item is the Australian-English 'doona', a genericized trademarkregistered by Kimpton Feather Mills Pty Ltd in 1973?

6. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia refer to human conditions of blood having low and high what?

   1. Pressure
   2. Glucose
   3. Fat
   4. Alcohol

7. German-British businessman Hans Snook founded which phone company in 1994?

8. What holds the greatest volume of fresh water on Earth?

   1. Rivers
   2. Glaciers
   3. Lakes
   4. Man-made systems (piped/stored/bottled, etc)

9. How many full years elapsed between the start of the year 17BC, and the start of the year 17AD?

10. A car battery is also known by the abbreviation SLI, which stands for what three crucial functions?

11. What was the Twix chocolate bar called in mainland Europe pre-1991 (Scandinavia pre-2000)?

12. A butterfly has how many legs?

13. Established in 1802 the 'Legion of Honour' (UK-English translation) is the highest civil or military award given in which nation?

14. The abbreviation SPQR featured notably in the statutory and military conventions of which civilization?

15. Name the artist and his fellow artist model of the Nov 2013 record-breaking auctioned triptych (two answers, correct order)?

16. The word 'Aloha', a friendly greeting, is originally from what Island's language?

17. What sort of alcoholic drink is made from the blue agave plant?

18. What is the most heavily populated river basin in the world?

19. What native animal featured on the American nickel (five-cent coin) before the Thomas Jefferson design replaced it in 1938?

20. What main category of machines 'produce continuous power from a wheel/rotor, usually with vanes, revolved by fast flowing fluid'?