General Knowledge Quiz #181
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General Knowledge Quiz #181
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Artichoke is a variety of: Rose; Thistle; Potato; or Pea?
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Alluding to remembering something, what was the standard form of quick recorded business communication before email?
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The children's story/TV character Noddy was created in 1949 by which English author?
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Medically which is deemed the most complete form of cleaning/hygiene: Disinfection; Sterilisation; or Sanitisation?
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A polygraph is more popularly called a: Lie detector; Phone call; Postcard; or Public opinion survey?
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In Greek mythology when Pandora opened her box (actually jar), all the evil spirits escaped, and only Elpis, goddess/personification of (what?) remained?
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What is the main nationality of the Yakuza (or gokudo/boryokudan/ninkyo dantai) said to be (at early 2000s) the world's largest criminal organization?
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Who proposed the 'three basic activities of man': Theoria, Poiesis and Praxis (concerned respectively with the purposes of knowledge: Truth, Production, Action): Leonardo da Vinci; Sigmund Freud; Aristotle; or Adolf Hitler?
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What are the two remaining 'living' Baltic languages (each of ex-Soviet Union republics)?
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The term 'ignition' derives from which archaic 'element': Fire; Water; Air; or Earth?
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In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas?
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The highest paved road in the world, the 1,300km Karakoram Highway, connects which two nations: USA-Russia; Russia-China; China-Pakistan; or Canada-USA?
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Which capital city is located at 64°08'N 21°56'W?
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Super, Magic, Brønsted and Lewis are prefixes for chemical substance?
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In the mechanics of gryoscopes and maritime compasses, etc., the inner/outer rings which form a self-levelling frame is called a: Thimble; Tremble; Gimbal; or Cymbal?
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What major group of organisms possess bodily features called operculum, caudal peduncle, and photophores?
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What symbol appears on the German Euro Cent coins and pre-Euro pfennigs?
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The 'Turing test' assesses whether a computer possesses what characteristic: Security; Reliability; Predictability; or Human?
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What was the Nintendo corporation's first main product line: TVs; Cars; Telephones; or Playing cards?
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What political philosophy is named after its Greek derivation 'one without rulers'?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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Artichoke is a variety of: Rose; Thistle; Potato; or Pea?Thistle
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Alluding to remembering something, what was the standard form of quick recorded business communication before email?Memo
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The children's story/TV character Noddy was created in 1949 by which English author?Enid Blyton
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Medically which is deemed the most complete form of cleaning/hygiene: Disinfection; Sterilisation; or Sanitisation?Sterilisation
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A polygraph is more popularly called a: Lie detector; Phone call; Postcard; or Public opinion survey?Lie detector
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In Greek mythology when Pandora opened her box (actually jar), all the evil spirits escaped, and only Elpis, goddess/personification of (what?) remained?Hope
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What is the main nationality of the Yakuza (or gokudo/boryokudan/ninkyo dantai) said to be (at early 2000s) the world's largest criminal organization?Japanese
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Who proposed the 'three basic activities of man': Theoria, Poiesis and Praxis (concerned respectively with the purposes of knowledge: Truth, Production, Action): Leonardo da Vinci; Sigmund Freud; Aristotle; or Adolf Hitler?Aristotle
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What are the two remaining 'living' Baltic languages (each of ex-Soviet Union republics)?Latvian and Lithuanian
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The term 'ignition' derives from which archaic 'element': Fire; Water; Air; or Earth?Fire
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In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas?Fluid
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The highest paved road in the world, the 1,300km Karakoram Highway, connects which two nations: USA-Russia; Russia-China; China-Pakistan; or Canada-USA?China-Pakistan
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Which capital city is located at 64°08'N 21°56'W?Reykjavik
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Super, Magic, Brønsted and Lewis are prefixes for chemical substance?Acids
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In the mechanics of gryoscopes and maritime compasses, etc., the inner/outer rings which form a self-levelling frame is called a: Thimble; Tremble; Gimbal; or Cymbal?Gimbal
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What major group of organisms possess bodily features called operculum, caudal peduncle, and photophores?Fish
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What symbol appears on the German Euro Cent coins and pre-Euro pfennigs?Eagle
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The 'Turing test' assesses whether a computer possesses what characteristic: Security; Reliability; Predictability; or Human?Human (thinking like a human being)
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What was the Nintendo corporation's first main product line: TVs; Cars; Telephones; or Playing cards?Playing Cards
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What political philosophy is named after its Greek derivation 'one without rulers'?Anarchism
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