General Knowledge Quiz 214

Questions

1. Strasbourg is in?

   1. Switzerland
   2. Belgium
   3. France
   4. Germany

2. In 2016 Hitler's code-making typewriter was bought by Bletchley Park Museum for how much from what seller (two answers required)?

   1. £50
   2. £9million
   3. The German Government
   4. Ebay

3. Tom Hiddleston, Jamie Bell, and Idris Elba emerged as leading candidates in 2016 for the role of?

   1. Mayor of London
   2. Donald Trump's Presidential running mate
   3. James Bond
   4. Prince Harry's best man

4. The virus prompting demands from world health experts to postpone or relocate the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics is called?

   1. Mexican Flu
   2. Zika
   3. Ebola
   4. The Anna Kournikova worm

5. The globally popular TV franchise/series relaunched by Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc is?

   1. Neighbours
   2. Friends
   3. Top Gear
   4. Fame

6. A scientific study in 2016 found that serious depression was alleviated by consuming?

   1. Coal
   2. Strong cider
   3. Sea water
   4. Magic mushrooms

7. A pollywog or porwigle in England is more generally known as a?

   1. Tadpole
   2. Dalmation dog
   3. Sweatshirt
   4. iPod

8. The EU is famously based in which two of these cities?

   1. Berlin
   2. Brussels
   3. Strasbourg
   4. Amsterdam
   5. Dublin

9. In the original Ebay company logo 1995-2012, which letter was capitalized?

   1. E
   2. B
   3. A
   4. Y

10. In 2016 Hitler's code-making typewriter was bought by Bletchley Park Museum for how much from what seller (two answers required)?

    1. £9.50
    2. £9million
    3. The German Government
    4. Ebay

11. In 2016 where did Winston Churchill replace Elizabeth Fry?

    1. Trafalgar Square
    2. Times Newspaper logo
    3. Marmite branding
    4. £5 note

12. (Based on the popular 'poundshop' concept) a discount store opened in London's Mayfair, 2016, with everything priced at?

    1. £5
    2. £10
    3. £20
    4. £1000

13. In 2016 President Justin Trudeau welcomed the introduction of legal euthanasia to his nation?

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

14. Sandbanks in Dorset has the UK's?

    1. Biggest fishing fleet
    2. Only killer sharks
    3. Tallest mountain
    4. Most expensive seaside real estate

15. By public vote In 2012 Shinzo Abe became Japan's new national?

    1. Anthem
    2. Flag
    3. Airline
    4. Prime Minister

16. North America's 'Boeing Apache' is a?

    1. Military helicopter
    2. Active volcano
    3. Major baseball team
    4. Interplanetary Internet

17. The prefix 'quasi' means?

    1. Hidden
    2. Seemingly
    3. Ugly
    4. Hunchbacked

18. Mythological Greek nymphs are spirits of nature imagined as beautiful?

    1. Horses
    2. Beetles
    3. Young women
    4. Old women

19. What profession historically performed blood-letting?

    1. Dentists
    2. Shepherds
    3. Priests
    4. Barbers

20. Phlebotomy is the medical term for?

    1. Heart surgery
    2. Brain surgery
    3. Vein blood injection/withdrawal
    4. Draining housemaid's knee

21. The medical/psychological term OCD stands for what?