General Knowledge Quiz 211

Questions

1. Who discovered gravity and proposed the Three Laws of Motion?

   1. Darwin
   2. Newton
   3. Aristotle
   4. Freud

2. A linen 'stola' is the female equivalent of the Roman man's woollen?

   1. Toga
   2. Loincloth
   3. Hat
   4. Underpants

3. What scientist did the Vatican officially pardon in 1992, having declared him a heretic, and forced him to recant under threat of torture, for asserting in 1632 that the Earth orbits the Sun?

   1. Galileo
   2. Da Vinci
   3. Copernicus
   4. Newton

4. To enable accurate measuring of Moon-Earth distance the NASA lunar landings of 1969-72 left on the moon a?

   1. Laser
   2. Powered loudspeaker
   3. Mirror
   4. Marked basketball court

5. The UK average hourly wage for a FTSE company CEO (2014/15) is about?

   1. £300
   2. £550
   3. £750
   4. £1200

6. The Piolet d'Or is a major award by the French magazine Montagnes for?

   1. Skiing
   2. Mountaineering
   3. Wine-making
   4. Goat-herding

7. Clove hitch, Sheepshank, Figure eight, and Bowline are?

   1. Wrestling holds
   2. Daisies
   3. Knots
   4. Australian country dances

8. Gluteus medius, Gluteus maximus and Piriformis are muscles in human?

   1. Arms
   2. Legs
   3. Hands
   4. Buttocks

9. Onychomycosis and Onychoschizia are fungal and splitting complaints of human?

   1. Hair
   2. Ligaments
   3. Finger/toenails
   4. Skull

10. What does the space/movie term ET stand for?

11. James Grieve, Blenheim Orange, Irish Peach, and Ashmead's Kernel are traditional varieties of?

    1. Walnuts
    2. Apples
    3. Plums
    4. Lemons

12. Flat-top, Pageboy, Mullet, and Bob are?

    1. Simpson's characters
    2. Hairstyles
    3. Plumber's tools
    4. Yacht sail configurations

13. The traditional pudding of strawberries, meringue and whipped cream is called?

    1. Eton Mess
    2. Harrow Crumble
    3. Roedean Chaos
    4. Westminster Splodge

14. Oddly known by its river, Kingston-upon-(What?) was judged by Rough Guides 2016 among the ten best places to visit in the world?

    1. Thames
    2. Severn
    3. Hull
    4. Trent

15. Sabot and saboton (from French, savate and botte) are respectively a box from which casino cards are dealt, and knight's armour, equating to a?

    1. Shoe
    2. Glove
    3. Hat
    4. Pocket

16. Twelve three-hundredths (12/300) expresssed as a percentage is?

    1. 2%
    2. 4%
    3. 8%
    4. 12%

17. The Atlas Mountains extend across which three of these countries?

    1. Spain
    2. Morocco
    3. Turkey
    4. Algeria
    5. Tunisia

18. Junk, Trimaran, Pontoon, and Luzzu are types of?

    1. Card games
    2. Boats
    3. Floppy hats
    4. Indian spiced rice dishes

19. A traditional Moroccan house with central atrium courtyard/garden is called a?

    1. Riad
    2. Cyan
    3. Triad
    4. Fad

20. RPM on a traditional record player stands for what?