General Knowledge Quiz 183

Questions

1. What old design system has 'honorable/honourable ordinaries' including chief, pale, fess, bend and bordure?

2. Dancing Rain, a mare carrying whose foal, was bought by Sheikh Mohammed for £2m in Dec 2013?

3. Rematch correctly the following celebrity-branded people/products, and identify the false pairing?

   1. Paul Newman - Condoms
   2. Denis Rodman - Salad Dressing
   3. Brangelina (Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie) - Vodka
   4. Tony Blair - Wine

4. Which high profile British athlete was widely praised as inspirational for publicizing his sexuality in 2013 in response to scurrilous press intrusion?

5. The Latin term 'requiescat in pace' equates to what common English phrase?

6. What is the the shocking common misnomer of 'Electrophorus electricus', similarly initialed 'E E'?

7. What currency grew to be in 2013 the world's 2nd most used in the finance of international trade?

   1. Euro
   2. US Dollar
   3. Yuan
   4. Pound Sterling

8. In 2012 Mondelēz International Inc., was separated and renamed in a 'spin-off' (demerger) including brands such as Cadbury, Nabisco, and Oreo, from what major US corporation?

9. The ancient symbol called the Eye of Providence (or the 'All-seeing Eye of God') is typically an eye in a (what-shaped?) frame?

   1. Circular
   2. Triangular
   3. Square
   4. Diamond

10. GATT was effectively superseded by the WTO in 1995 for the international development of?

    1. Trade
    2. Computing
    3. Education
    4. Fruit

11. What old word referring to the husband of an adulterous wife, and the action of the usurping male, alludes to a bird which lays its eggs in another's nest?

12. What creature is the Freddo chocolate bar?

    1. Fox
    2. Frog
    3. Fish
    4. Ferret

13. In Brazil 'Brazuca' refers to a?

    1. Firework
    2. Dance
    3. Cocktail
    4. Impressive Brazilian-style football move

14. 'Brazuca', superseding 'Jubulani', is a?

    1. Lambourghini model
    2. Tokyo nightclub
    3. News Corp tabloid
    4. World Cup football

15. Which city's 15-year-olds were reported (by PISA, 2013) to be the world's best in mathematics?

    1. Tokyo
    2. Shanghai
    3. Berlin
    4. Moscow

16. Which ex-General Motors company in Trollhattan, Sweden, was acquired from bankruptcy by Chinese-owned corporation NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden)?

17. The Shell corporation's 'Prelude' became in 2013 the world's biggest?

    1. Oilrig
    2. Ship
    3. Pipeline
    4. Blimp

18. In the expression 'clarion call', a clarion refers to a?

    1. Bird
    2. Wolf
    3. Tribe
    4. Trumpet

19. Dancing Rain, a mare carrying whose foal, was bought by Sheikh Mohammed for £4.2m in Dec 2013?

20. What is a filamentous biomaterial in the dermis comprising medulla, cortex, and cuticle?

21. What media term refers to a pundit (on TV, etc)?

    1. Lip shtick
    2. Talking head
    3. Nodding dog
    4. Waffle gob