General Knowledge Quiz 206

Questions

1. Pyongyang is the capital of which controversial nation?

2. In the Russian alphabet and Cyrillic script the 'English' 3 symbol equates to?

   1. W
   2. X
   3. Y
   4. Z

3. Teutonic generally historically refers to people of which characteristic?

   1. Bearded
   2. Strong
   3. Germanic
   4. Indestructible

4. A billhook is a traditional forestry tool which combines which two of these?

   1. Saw
   2. Knife
   3. Hammer
   4. Axe
   5. Drill

5. Haemophilia is the human tendency for prolonged?

   1. Eating
   2. Sleeping
   3. Bleeding
   4. Hair

6. Hornblende is a composite?

   1. Country dance
   2. Rock mineral
   3. Cider-beer
   4. Leather hat

7. Tinnitus is?

   1. Blood poisoning
   2. Ringing in ears
   3. Toothache
   4. Wrinkly skin

8. The iconic symbol of Kathmandu is in Nepal; Iraq; France; or the Lord of the Rings?

9. What common typographical symbol's name is taken from Greek 'little star'?

10. A popular old English idiom refers to a suspicious or dubious situation being?

    1. Snakey
    2. Wormy
    3. Fishy
    4. Spidery

11. A staggered junction or golf hole (basically 'ahead-sideways-ahead') is called a '(What?)-Leg'?

    1. Cat
    2. Dog
    3. Frog
    4. Broken

12. The Fountain of Neptune, Bologna, Italy, inspired which famous sports car logo?

    1. Ferrari
    2. Lamborghini
    3. Maserati
    4. Alfa Romeo

13. The famous USA electronics brand, alluding to its 1921 wireless origins, which collapsed in 2015 is?

    1. RadioShack
    2. TunerRoom
    3. TransistorHub
    4. AerialWarehouse

14. The ancient pre-scientific system of classifying all universal matter as Water/Air/Fire/Earth/Aether is called the Classical?

    1. Constituents
    2. Elements
    3. Energies
    4. Isotopes

15. A plantar wart or myrmecia is better known as a?

    1. Beauty spot
    2. Blood blister
    3. Veruca
    4. Mole

16. Aurizon, VicTrack, Brookfield and John Holland are/were major railway operators of?

    1. Canada
    2. Australia
    3. India
    4. USA

17. What human organ makes four new words when prefixing Head, Diver, Flint and Tight?

18. The porbeagle is a?

    1. Vulture
    2. Shark
    3. Monkey
    4. Dog

19. Sepals and Tepals are decorative protective elements of many old?

    1. Churches
    2. Sailing ships
    3. Rifles
    4. Flowers

20. Formed 1950 and dissolved 1990, the Stasi was the secret police of?

    1. USSR (Soviet Union)
    2. East Germany
    3. Australia
    4. Scotland