General Knowledge Quiz #181

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  1. Artichoke is a variety of: Rose; Thistle; Potato; or Pea?
  2. Alluding to remembering something, what was the standard form of quick recorded business communication before email?
  3. The children's story/TV character Noddy was created in 1949 by which English author?
  4. Medically which is deemed the most complete form of cleaning/hygiene: Disinfection; Sterilisation; or Sanitisation?
  5. A polygraph is more popularly called a: Lie detector; Phone call; Postcard; or Public opinion survey?
  6. In Greek mythology when Pandora opened her box (actually jar), all the evil spirits escaped, and only Elpis, goddess/personification of (what?) remained?
  7. 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?
  8. 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?
  9. What are the two remaining 'living' Baltic languages (each of ex-Soviet Union republics)?
  10. The term 'ignition' derives from which archaic 'element': Fire; Water; Air; or Earth?
  11. In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas?
  12. 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?
  13. Which capital city is located at 64°08'N 21°56'W?
  14. Super, Magic, Brønsted and Lewis are prefixes for chemical substance?
  15. 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?
  16. What major group of organisms possess bodily features called operculum, caudal peduncle, and photophores?
  17. What symbol appears on the German Euro Cent coins and pre-Euro pfennigs?
  18. The 'Turing test' assesses whether a computer possesses what characteristic: Security; Reliability; Predictability; or Human?
  19. What was the Nintendo corporation's first main product line: TVs; Cars; Telephones; or Playing cards?
  20. What political philosophy is named after its Greek derivation 'one without rulers'?

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Interactive Quiz

  1. Artichoke is a variety of: Rose; Thistle; Potato; or Pea?
    Thistle
  2. Alluding to remembering something, what was the standard form of quick recorded business communication before email?
    Memo
  3. The children's story/TV character Noddy was created in 1949 by which English author?
    Enid Blyton
  4. Medically which is deemed the most complete form of cleaning/hygiene: Disinfection; Sterilisation; or Sanitisation?
    Sterilisation
  5. A polygraph is more popularly called a: Lie detector; Phone call; Postcard; or Public opinion survey?
    Lie detector
  6. In Greek mythology when Pandora opened her box (actually jar), all the evil spirits escaped, and only Elpis, goddess/personification of (what?) remained?
    Hope
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. What are the two remaining 'living' Baltic languages (each of ex-Soviet Union republics)?
    Latvian and Lithuanian
  10. The term 'ignition' derives from which archaic 'element': Fire; Water; Air; or Earth?
    Fire
  11. In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas?
    Fluid
  12. 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
  13. Which capital city is located at 64°08'N 21°56'W?
    Reykjavik
  14. Super, Magic, Brønsted and Lewis are prefixes for chemical substance?
    Acids
  15. 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
  16. What major group of organisms possess bodily features called operculum, caudal peduncle, and photophores?
    Fish
  17. What symbol appears on the German Euro Cent coins and pre-Euro pfennigs?
    Eagle
  18. The 'Turing test' assesses whether a computer possesses what characteristic: Security; Reliability; Predictability; or Human?
    Human (thinking like a human being)
  19. What was the Nintendo corporation's first main product line: TVs; Cars; Telephones; or Playing cards?
    Playing Cards
  20. What political philosophy is named after its Greek derivation 'one without rulers'?
    Anarchism
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