General Knowledge Quiz #199
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Butterfly, saucer pass and waffle are terms used in which sport?
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US traitor Iva Toguri d'Aquino was better known by what name?
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What is the subtitle of Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night': Now Or Never; What You Will; As You Were; or Whatever?
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In the financial world, what does GNP stand for?
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The Hubbard Medal, whose past winners include Sir Ernest Shackleton, Charles Lindbergh, and the Apollo 11 crew, is awarded by which society?
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According to the Bible, how old was Methuselah when he fathered Lamech?
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What do the following abbreviations stand for on a British Ordnance Survey map (clues in brackets): BS (queue); Cvt (pray); SB (rail); TG (pay)?
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The World Heritage city of Kandy is on which Asian island, whose name means in Sanskrit 'venerable island', and whose previous colonial name is strongly associated with tea?
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What is Ananas Comosus, defined as as 'multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries'?
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The D H Lawrence novel The Plumed Serpent is set in which country, bordered on the south-east by Guatemala, Belize and the Caribbean Sea?
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Which publishing firm did Carmen Callil found in 1973, whose name means a domineering woman?
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The Sager House (previously The Sager Palace, and called locally Sagerska Huset) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of which European country?
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Roman Emperor Claudius was said to have been poisoned by a dish of what: Oysters; Mushrooms; Sheeps' eyes; or Bananas?
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What colour/color is Mr Bump in Hargreaves' Mr Men series of children's cartoon books?
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What was the very Greek middle name of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis?
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What Russian word meaning 'restructuring' was a political movement in the 1980s?
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Benesh Notation is the written language of which activity?
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Which toy company produced a monkey called Jocko, and put elephant-design buttons in its toys' ears as a measure against counterfeits?
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Who, as the first chairman of the British Rail Board, infamously directed the huge reduction in railway lines across the UK in the 1960s?
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What is an early sacrificial move in chess, usually of a pawn, to gain advantage, which has entered language with similar wider meaning?
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In 1901 the artists Wassily Kandinsky, Rolf Niczky, Waldemar Hecker, and Wilhelm Hüsgen founded the progressive Phalanx art group in which country?
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Gambrius, legendary King of Flanders, is the unofficial patron and mythical inventor of which drink: Wine; Cider; Beer; or Cola?
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Which strait, named after a famous Portuguese-Spanish explorer, separates Chile and Tierra del Fuego?
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2 inches x 1.5 inches (52x37mm) are the dimensions of which paper size: A1; A6; A7; or A9?
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Cinnabar, having the symbol HgS, and being highly toxic, is the common ore of which metal?
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Which vegetable, of the species Brassica Oleracea, has the varieties Nevada and Canberra?
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Southern Distilleries Ltd, the world's most southern distillery, produces Hokonui Moonshine, named after the mountains where the illicit version of the drink first appeared, in which country?
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Founded in the 1930s, what iconic cigarette-lighter brand diversified into other products (notably cologne and clothes) for the first time over 70 years later?
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The game 'Spillikins' is commonly known by which other name?
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Question 17 of the English version of the UK 2011 National Census is blank because it's a: Design error; Welsh language question only on the Welsh census; Social experiment; Device to gain off-guard feedback?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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Butterfly, saucer pass and waffle are terms used in which sport?Ice hockey
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US traitor Iva Toguri d'Aquino was better known by what name?Tokyo Rose
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What is the subtitle of Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night': Now Or Never; What You Will; As You Were; or Whatever?What You Will
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In the financial world, what does GNP stand for?Gross National Product
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The Hubbard Medal, whose past winners include Sir Ernest Shackleton, Charles Lindbergh, and the Apollo 11 crew, is awarded by which society?National Geographic Society
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According to the Bible, how old was Methuselah when he fathered Lamech?187
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What do the following abbreviations stand for on a British Ordnance Survey map (clues in brackets): BS (queue); Cvt (pray); SB (rail); TG (pay)?Bus Stop, Convent, Signal Box, Toll Gate
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The World Heritage city of Kandy is on which Asian island, whose name means in Sanskrit 'venerable island', and whose previous colonial name is strongly associated with tea?Sri Lanka
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What is Ananas Comosus, defined as as 'multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries'?Pineapple
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The D H Lawrence novel The Plumed Serpent is set in which country, bordered on the south-east by Guatemala, Belize and the Caribbean Sea?Mexico
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Which publishing firm did Carmen Callil found in 1973, whose name means a domineering woman?Virago
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The Sager House (previously The Sager Palace, and called locally Sagerska Huset) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of which European country?Sweden
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Roman Emperor Claudius was said to have been poisoned by a dish of what: Oysters; Mushrooms; Sheeps' eyes; or Bananas?Mushrooms
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What colour/color is Mr Bump in Hargreaves' Mr Men series of children's cartoon books?Blue
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What was the very Greek middle name of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis?Socrates
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What Russian word meaning 'restructuring' was a political movement in the 1980s?Perestroika
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Benesh Notation is the written language of which activity?Dance
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Which toy company produced a monkey called Jocko, and put elephant-design buttons in its toys' ears as a measure against counterfeits?Steiff
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Who, as the first chairman of the British Rail Board, infamously directed the huge reduction in railway lines across the UK in the 1960s?Richard Beeching
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What is an early sacrificial move in chess, usually of a pawn, to gain advantage, which has entered language with similar wider meaning?Gambit
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In 1901 the artists Wassily Kandinsky, Rolf Niczky, Waldemar Hecker, and Wilhelm Hüsgen founded the progressive Phalanx art group in which country?Germany
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Gambrius, legendary King of Flanders, is the unofficial patron and mythical inventor of which drink: Wine; Cider; Beer; or Cola?Beer
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Which strait, named after a famous Portuguese-Spanish explorer, separates Chile and Tierra del Fuego?Strait of Magellan
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2 inches x 1.5 inches (52x37mm) are the dimensions of which paper size: A1; A6; A7; or A9?A9
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Cinnabar, having the symbol HgS, and being highly toxic, is the common ore of which metal?Mercury
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Which vegetable, of the species Brassica Oleracea, has the varieties Nevada and Canberra?Cauliflower
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Southern Distilleries Ltd, the world's most southern distillery, produces Hokonui Moonshine, named after the mountains where the illicit version of the drink first appeared, in which country?New Zealand
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Founded in the 1930s, what iconic cigarette-lighter brand diversified into other products (notably cologne and clothes) for the first time over 70 years later?Zippo
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The game 'Spillikins' is commonly known by which other name?Jackstraws
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Question 17 of the English version of the UK 2011 National Census is blank because it's a: Design error; Welsh language question only on the Welsh census; Social experiment; Device to gain off-guard feedback?Welsh language question only on the Welsh census