General Knowledge Quiz #231

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  1. The Americanized word 'skillet' refers to a: Training course; Frying pan; Ice-skating trick; or Filleted flatfish?
  2. A demonym is a term for a (What?) from a particular (What?): Food; Person; Movement; Dance; Place; or Time (two answers required)?
  3. Vitis is better known as the fruit-drink plant genus: Orange; Grape; Blackcurrant; or Apple?
  4. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (author of Lord of the Rings, etc) was: English; Romanian; Russian; or Hobbit?
  5. From the early 21st century (What ferral pests?) were eradicated from (Where?) whose 4th plinth hosts large temporary sculptures: (two answers required): Rabbits; Cats; Pigeons; Bears; (eradicated from) The Coloseum; Trafalgar Square; St Peter's Square; or The Kremlin?
  6. Which sport features a playing surface of a 'chain' (22 yards) long and 10 feet wide: Cricket; Netball; Bowls; or Crazy Golf?
  7. A theodolite is traditionally used by a: Fireman; Policeman; Surveyor; or Dance teacher?
  8. Spell the modern common word meaning 'to bleed': Hemmorage; Hemorage; Hemhorage; or Hemorrhage?
  9. Which of these are now registered Internet Top Level Domain extensions (alternatives to .com): .dad; .boo; .wtf; .shoes - None of them; Just .shoes; All except .wtf; or All of them?
  10. Symbiosis, referring to mutual dependence/cooperation of two organisims or creatures, means in Greek: Living together; Cannibalism; Debit-Credit; or Back-scratching?
  11. What two-letter word prefixes these to make five new words: Devil; Fore; Calm; Cause; Gin?
  12. Chicano (or Chicana/Xicano/Xicana) refers to mixed American and (What?) ethnicity: Mexican; Chinese; Irish; or Canadian?
  13. The Jewish festival 'menorah' candelabrum typically holds how many candles: 8; 10; 12; or 37?
  14. The German words for 'double-goer' give what Anglicized German word for a person's double, living or unreal, and typically misbehaving?
  15. Roughly the Sun is what % of the Solar System's total mass: 10%; 25%; 50%; or 100%?
  16. Cyclamen is a group term referring to small: Greek islanders; Animated monsters; Flowering plants; or Tour de France breakaways?
  17. Tao (and Taoism/Daoism) the Chinese metaphysical/Buddhist philosophy of living in harmony with the natural order of the universe, means literally: Path; God; Bread; or Gold?
  18. The Alsatian dog name refers to a region of which modern country: France; Germany; Italy; or Brazil?
  19. Which of these is completely enclosed by the other three; Brazil; Argentina; Paraguay; Bolivia?
  20. A trug is a basket-like receptacle used by a: Cyclist; Gardener; Jeweller; or Dentist?

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  1. The Americanized word 'skillet' refers to a: Training course; Frying pan; Ice-skating trick; or Filleted flatfish?
    Frying pan 
  2. A demonym is a term for a (What?) from a particular (What?): Food; Person; Movement; Dance; Place; or Time (two answers required)?
    Person from a particular Place 
  3. Vitis is better known as the fruit-drink plant genus: Orange; Grape; Blackcurrant; or Apple?
    Grape
  4. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (author of Lord of the Rings, etc) was: English; Romanian; Russian; or Hobbit?
    English 
  5. From the early 21st century (What ferral pests?) were eradicated from (Where?) whose 4th plinth hosts large temporary sculptures: (two answers required): Rabbits; Cats; Pigeons; Bears; (eradicated from) The Coloseum; Trafalgar Square; St Peter's Square; or The Kremlin?
    Pigeons from Trafalgar Square
  6. Which sport features a playing surface of a 'chain' (22 yards) long and 10 feet wide: Cricket; Netball; Bowls; or Crazy Golf?
    Cricket 
  7. A theodolite is traditionally used by a: Fireman; Policeman; Surveyor; or Dance teacher?
    Surveyor 
  8. Spell the modern common word meaning 'to bleed': Hemmorage; Hemorage; Hemhorage; or Hemorrhage?
    Hemorrhage 
  9. Which of these are now registered Internet Top Level Domain extensions (alternatives to .com): .dad; .boo; .wtf; .shoes - None of them; Just .shoes; All except .wtf; or All of them?
    All of them
  10. Symbiosis, referring to mutual dependence/cooperation of two organisims or creatures, means in Greek: Living together; Cannibalism; Debit-Credit; or Back-scratching?
    Living together
  11. What two-letter word prefixes these to make five new words: Devil; Fore; Calm; Cause; Gin?
    Be
  12. Chicano (or Chicana/Xicano/Xicana) refers to mixed American and (What?) ethnicity: Mexican; Chinese; Irish; or Canadian?
    Mexican
  13. The Jewish festival 'menorah' candelabrum typically holds how many candles: 8; 10; 12; or 37?
    8
  14. The German words for 'double-goer' give what Anglicized German word for a person's double, living or unreal, and typically misbehaving?
    Doppelganger
  15. Roughly the Sun is what % of the Solar System's total mass: 10%; 25%; 50%; or 100%?
    100% 
  16. Cyclamen is a group term referring to small: Greek islanders; Animated monsters; Flowering plants; or Tour de France breakaways?
    Flowering plants 
  17. Tao (and Taoism/Daoism) the Chinese metaphysical/Buddhist philosophy of living in harmony with the natural order of the universe, means literally: Path; God; Bread; or Gold?
    Path
  18. The Alsatian dog name refers to a region of which modern country: France; Germany; Italy; or Brazil?
    France 
  19. Which of these is completely enclosed by the other three; Brazil; Argentina; Paraguay; Bolivia?
    Paraguay
  20. A trug is a basket-like receptacle used by a: Cyclist; Gardener; Jeweller; or Dentist?
    Gardener
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