General Knowledge Quiz #218
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General Knowledge Quiz #218
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The Kindle electronic book product is designed/launched (2007)/owned by: Microsoft; Amazon; Google; or Apple?
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What highly popular Chinese duality concept, represented by the Taijitu black and white round symbol, is based on complex complementary ideas including female/hidden/moon, contrasted with male/open/sun?
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The cube root of an eighth (1/8) is a: Half; Quarter; One; or Sixty-fourth?
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An attempt to stop (What?) in June 2016 became the most signed petition (4m+) on the UK government website: Trident nuclear deterrent; Donald Trump's UK visit; Brexit (Britain leaving the EU); or A new Harry Potter film?
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What exercise device takes its name from Italian for 'stilts' and uses potential energy of springs?
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Yellow fever, resurging in parts of the world in the 2010s, is spread by: Rats; Mosquitoes; Sneezing; or Chickens?
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In a classic 'colour wheel' (based on primary colours and blends), orange is opposite: Blue; Green; Brown; or Purple?
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Shakespeare's famous opening line: "When shall we three meet again?
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"When shall we three meet again?
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Which one of these is a real phone payments app, launched 2015: Microsoft Sents; Google Tip; Apple Pay; or Ebay Dosh?
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The famous high Alpine mountain The Matterhorn (or Monte Cervino) is on the border of which two of these: France; Italy; Switzerland; or Holland?
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David Hockney is a famous English: Poet; Artist; Playwright; or Chef?
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Paleontology (or palaeontology), the study of earliest life up to c.11,700 years ago, essentially combines which two of: Biology; Astrology; Geology; or Psychology?
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Which one of these has not been subject to controversial EU regulation: Fishing quotas; Vacuum cleaner power; Size of army; or Banana shape?
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Jovian and Jovial refer to and derive from which Greek god and planet in our solar system?
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Australian 1930s slang based on French for 'white' is considered the origin of what informal term for cheap wine?
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Match these metals to their chemical symbols: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Lead - Hg, Au, Pb, Ag?
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The two Mediterranean islands of France and Italy separated by the 11km Strait of Bonifacio are: Corsica; Sicily; Sardinia; or Cyprus?
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What word for a pouch prefixes the following: Battleship, Book, Knife, Money?
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Ancient Greek for "a square tablet strewn with dust" is probably the origin of the word: Calculator; Abacus; Slide-rule; or Protractor?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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The Kindle electronic book product is designed/launched (2007)/owned by: Microsoft; Amazon; Google; or Apple?Amazon
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What highly popular Chinese duality concept, represented by the Taijitu black and white round symbol, is based on complex complementary ideas including female/hidden/moon, contrasted with male/open/sun?Yin and Yang
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The cube root of an eighth (1/8) is a: Half; Quarter; One; or Sixty-fourth?Half
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An attempt to stop (What?) in June 2016 became the most signed petition (4m+) on the UK government website: Trident nuclear deterrent; Donald Trump's UK visit; Brexit (Britain leaving the EU); or A new Harry Potter film?Brexit
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What exercise device takes its name from Italian for 'stilts' and uses potential energy of springs?Trampoline
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Yellow fever, resurging in parts of the world in the 2010s, is spread by: Rats; Mosquitoes; Sneezing; or Chickens?Mosquitoes
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In a classic 'colour wheel' (based on primary colours and blends), orange is opposite: Blue; Green; Brown; or Purple?Blue
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Shakespeare's famous opening line: "When shall we three meet again?In thunder, lightning, or in rain?" refers to three: Kings; Children; Witches; or Fairies? Witches
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"When shall we three meet again?In thunder, lightning, or in rain?" opens Shakespeare's: Romeo and Juliet; Macbeth; Hamlet; or A Midsummer Night's Dream? Macbeth
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Which one of these is a real phone payments app, launched 2015: Microsoft Sents; Google Tip; Apple Pay; or Ebay Dosh?Apple Pay
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The famous high Alpine mountain The Matterhorn (or Monte Cervino) is on the border of which two of these: France; Italy; Switzerland; or Holland?Italy and Switzerland
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David Hockney is a famous English: Poet; Artist; Playwright; or Chef?Artist
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Paleontology (or palaeontology), the study of earliest life up to c.11,700 years ago, essentially combines which two of: Biology; Astrology; Geology; or Psychology?Biology and Geology
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Which one of these has not been subject to controversial EU regulation: Fishing quotas; Vacuum cleaner power; Size of army; or Banana shape?Size of army
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Jovian and Jovial refer to and derive from which Greek god and planet in our solar system?Jupiter
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Australian 1930s slang based on French for 'white' is considered the origin of what informal term for cheap wine?Plonk
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Match these metals to their chemical symbols: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Lead - Hg, Au, Pb, Ag?Gold = Au, Silver = Ag, Mercury = Hg, Lead = Pb
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The two Mediterranean islands of France and Italy separated by the 11km Strait of Bonifacio are: Corsica; Sicily; Sardinia; or Cyprus?Corsica and Sardinia
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What word for a pouch prefixes the following: Battleship, Book, Knife, Money?Pocket
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Ancient Greek for "a square tablet strewn with dust" is probably the origin of the word: Calculator; Abacus; Slide-rule; or Protractor?Abacus
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