General Knowledge Quiz 190

Questions

1. Which three of these traditionally characterize different trading styles/views in stock exchanges/markets?

   1. Shark
   2. Bull
   3. Beaver
   4. Bear
   5. Stag
   6. Dog

2. Which nationality combines with 'auction', 'courage' and 'uncle' in referring to alternative/artificial versions?

   1. Spanish
   2. French
   3. Dutch
   4. Chinese

3. The (which pairing of these?) is a metaphor for nature's reproductive behaviour/behavior, especially human?

   1. Bees
   2. Cats
   3. Rabbits
   4. Birds
   5. Mice

4. Derived from Samuel Coleridge's 1798 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' what is someone said to carry around his/her neck as a heavy guilt or liability?

   1. Albatross
   2. Whale
   3. Penguin
   4. Haddock

5. A warning to behave well and use careful polite language is to 'Mind your (Whats?) and (Whats?)'?

   1. Bs
   2. Gs
   3. Ps
   4. Qs
   5. Ts
   6. Vs

6. Which two of these are famous US terms for advocates of opposing political foreign policy styles?

   1. Hawk
   2. Eagle
   3. Dove
   4. Bear
   5. Lemming
   6. Horse

7. Which of these informally refers to a shy person, especially young woman at a dance/party/gathering?

   1. Lonesome pine
   2. Wallflower
   3. Dog-rose
   4. Snap-dragon

8. When having to answer to others for a personal failing, or receiving a punishment, this is called 'Facing the (What?)'?

   1. Headmaster
   2. Music
   3. Gallows
   4. Grandparents

9. What two of these are in similar separate 'sacrificial' expressions ('Id give my \[what?

10. An eccentric or crazy person is informally referred to as having '(What?) in the belfry'?

    1. Bats
    2. Rats
    3. Cats
    4. Woodworm

11. Someone of stubbornly set ways is said to be 'Dyed in the (What?)'?

    1. Wool
    2. Cotton
    3. Silk
    4. Hair

12. Popular fiction/drama featuring middle-class village life is known as?

    1. Welly Telly
    2. Farmhouse Fodder
    3. Tweed Feed
    4. Aga Saga

13. When something is more elaborately produced than necessary this is said to be '(What?) the (What?)?

    1. Over-egging the Pudding
    2. Over-heating the pie
    3. Over-spicing the curry
    4. Over-yeasting the bread

14. To commit to a difficult decision/action is to 'Bite the (what?)?

    1. Bottle
    2. Bullet
    3. Bacon
    4. Beaver

15. The world is said to be one's/your (What?) when it offers exciting potential?

    1. Chariot
    2. Treasure-chest
    3. Oyster
    4. Rainbow

16. To celebrate extravagantly (usually loudly and drunkenly) in town/city bars, clubs, etc., is called to 'Paint the town (What?)'?

    1. Black
    2. Blue
    3. Red
    4. Gold

17. To undertake a task or consume something fully and completely (when there might seem an option not to) is called 'Going the whole (What?)?

    1. Horse
    2. Hog
    3. Hippo
    4. Herring

18. A sudden life-changing revelation, derived from St Paul's (Saul's) biblical mid-journey vision of God, is called the Road to (Where?)?

    1. Bethlehem
    2. Jerusalem
    3. Damascus
    4. Ruin

19. To very quickly dismiss someone's request or suggestion is to give him/her 'Short (What?)'?

    1. Lift
    2. Drift
    3. Shift
    4. Shrift

20. What creature is said to be in what sort of premises as a metaphor for someone behaving chaotically disruptively/destructively?