General Knowledge Quiz 204

Questions

1. The photocopying technology called Xerography is named from Greek 'xero' meaning?

   1. Wet
   2. Dry
   3. Hot
   4. Black-and-white

2. In Catholicism, match these skullcaps correctly: Pope, Cardinal, Bishop, Priest - Purple, White, Black, Red?

3. Weimaraner ('vymaraana') pointer/gun dogs are typically distinctively?

   1. Spotted
   2. Striped
   3. Grey/gray
   4. Hairless

4. The Azores are?

   1. West Pacific winds
   2. South American tides
   3. North Atlantic volcanic islands
   4. Sunburn blisters

5. Which organization launched the Mates condom brand in 1987?

   1. Virgin
   2. Sky
   3. Trump Industries
   4. The Vatican

6. The 404 telephone dialling area code belongs to?

   1. Atlanta (Georgia USA)
   2. London
   3. The Moon
   4. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

7. How many pints are in a quart?

   1. 1
   2. 2
   3. 3
   4. 4

8. The Wehrmacht refers historically to Germany's?

   1. Railway system
   2. Royal palace
   3. Armed forces
   4. Women

9. The saying to have one's "head in the sand" (meaning deny a threat exists) refers to the mythical antics of the?

   1. Elephant
   2. Ostrich
   3. Snake
   4. Meerkat

10. A zuchetto, from Italian zucca, pumpkin, rather like the Jewish kippah/yarmulke, is a?

    1. Crystal ball
    2. Shooting star
    3. Cleric's cap
    4. Camel cheese

11. The web 'error' code 404 means?

    1. Insufficient memory
    2. Not found
    3. Password required
    4. Broken mouse

12. The still-used ancient unit of weight equating roughly to 0.065 gms or 65 milligrams is a?

    1. Seed
    2. Petal
    3. Grain
    4. Drip

13. Horology is the study of?

    1. Light
    2. Time
    3. Coincidence
    4. Fear

14. What area unit is an American football field, equal to 4840 sq yds, originally that a farmer and ox could plough in a day?

15. What regal name is capital of Seychelles, and British Columbia (Canada), and is an Australian state?

16. What is half of three-eighths?

17. What metal has the lowest boiling point?

18. On a QWERTY keyboard the backslash (\\) shares the key with the?

    1. Colon
    2. Asterisk
    3. Hash
    4. Vertical bar

19. A ship/plane's side-to-side turning movement is called?

    1. Yaw
    2. Mye
    3. Hur
    4. Thair

20. A famous sports car named after Argentina's hot dusty North wind, is the?

    1. Corvette
    2. Porsche
    3. Zonda
    4. SLK