General Knowledge Quiz 192

Questions

1. What was Tesco planning to advertise nationally in 2014 until forced to cancel the campaign because the adverts featured beef cattle?

2. A 2014 UK Newcastle University study found what weekly payment incentive was required to double the success rate of people wanting to quit smoking?

   1. £50
   2. £25
   3. £125
   4. £250

3. What famous annual 'Roman numeralled' sporting event is an oronym for an 'impressive night bird'?

4. The earliest known fragment of Earth's crust (at 2014), a Zircon crystal from Western Australia is how many years old?

   1. 4.4m
   2. 44m
   3. 440m
   4. 4.4bn

5. Clarence Darrow (1857-1938), fictionalized by Tracey, Spacey, and Fonda among others, was a famous American libertarian and?

   1. Artist
   2. Lawyer
   3. Footballer
   4. President

6. In the 21st century the actual risk of death from flying by plane is roughly one in?

   1. 3,000
   2. 30,000
   3. 300,000
   4. 3 Million

7. According to a study of international Wikipedia articles who did Massachusetts Institute of Technology judge the most famous person of all time (at 2014)?

   1. Aristotle
   2. Mahatma Gandhi
   3. Diana Princess of Wales
   4. David Beckham

8. Spell the Russian host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics?

   1. Soczi
   2. Sozche
   3. Sochi
   4. Czotzscei

9. What is the German brewery whose name means 'Lion's brew'?

10. '(What creature?) Day' is celebrated in the US on 2 Feb 2014, whose traditions pre-date the so-named film by at least 150 years?

11. In 2014 the British government reversed laws to report and eradicate which naturalized North American species, due to the aims being hopeless?

12. 24 Sussex Drive, and Harrington Lake in Gatineau Park are the official prime ministerial residences of which nation?

13. The word gladiator derives from the Latin/Roman word for?

    1. Pleated skirt
    2. Sword
    3. Happy
    4. Flower

14. Which modern-day item of clothing was worn at and named after the 1853-56 Crimean War battle/town, part of Sevastopol since 1957?

15. A 2014 UK Newcastle University study found what weekly payment incentive was required to double the success rate of people wanting to quit smoking?

    1. £12.50
    2. £25
    3. £125
    4. £250

16. Which timeless rocker and cameo pirate co-authored a 2014 children's book with his daughter called: 'Gus and me - the story of my Granddad and my first guitar'?

17. Loosely translating as 'volchiy bilet', what Russian slang term refers to a personal document which restricts the owner's rights or movement?

    1. Dog tag
    2. Wolf ticket
    3. Cow paper
    4. Cat flap

18. Like the mid 1900s 'thrupney bit', the proposed new British one pound coin revealed in 2014 has how many sides, excluding its two main faces?

    1. Five
    2. Seven
    3. Ten
    4. Twelve

19. What is the acronym referring to a scale of readiness in the US military, derived from 'defense readiness condition'?

20. In March 2014 the EU Parliament voted for what single European standard by 2017?

    1. Mobile-cell-phone chargers
    2. Car indicator frequency
    3. Stiletto heel maximum height
    4. Buck's Fizz recipe

21. An electronic signal/echo test and a famous golf brand is?

    1. Ping
    2. Wing
    3. Ding
    4. Bling