General Knowledge Quiz 240

Questions

1. Pinyin (meaning 'spelled sounds') is the official 'westernized' language of?

   1. Fiji
   2. China
   3. Mexico
   4. Klingon (Star Trek)

2. Choreology is the notation of?

   1. Judicial proceedings
   2. Dance movement
   3. Church services
   4. Sea creatures

3. The words 'ute' (Australia/NZ) and 'bakkie' (South Africa) mean?

   1. Foreigner
   2. Pick-up truck
   3. Cigarette
   4. Two people on one bicycle

4. Kitten, Cuban, Spool, French, and Pomadour are types of?

   1. Shoe-heel
   2. Mustard
   3. Cigars
   4. Hair-up styles

5. A 'pure finder' was an 1800s leather tanning industry worker who collected (What?) from city streets?

   1. Dead leaves
   2. Cigarette butts
   3. Sand and grit
   4. Dog poo (faeces/feces)

6. Fred and Tom Pickup's 1924 Manchester invention, branded 'Pickup's Appetizer', became?

   1. Studebaker
   2. Yellow Cab
   3. Tizer
   4. Antipasto

7. A yarmulke or kippah is a?

   1. Judge's journal
   2. Baby goat
   3. Jewish man's skullcap
   4. Smoked fish

8. Spell the pictorial writing system?

   1. Hyroglyphics
   2. Hyrogliphics
   3. Hieroglyphics
   4. Hierogliffix

9. 'Romanization' and 'Latinization' refer to the conversion of (What?) to a 'western' system?

   1. Dance
   2. Language and alphabet
   3. Horse-riding
   4. Cooking

10. "The Trouble with Tribbles" featuring spoken Klingonese is an episode of?

    1. Dr Who
    2. Star Trek
    3. Harry Potter
    4. South Park

11. Roaching or hogging (US/UK) refer to removal of (What?) from (What?)?

    1. Skin
    2. Fish
    3. Mane
    4. Horse
    5. Water
    6. Banana

12. Syrup of ipecac, a popular emetic since the 1700s, stimulates human?

    1. Relaxation
    2. Hair re-growth
    3. Vomiting
    4. Dancing

13. What 1851-founded English fashion brand was based on the invention of waterproof wool, from Latin, 'watershield'?

    1. Hydrofoil
    2. Oasis
    3. Perrier
    4. Aquascutum

14. Until the 1500s, people's socks were generally made of?

    1. Grass
    2. Leather
    3. Paper
    4. Wood

15. Scientifically the most popular 'feel-good' hit songs (eg Don't Stop Me Now and I Will Survive) tend to have (two answers required)?

    1. Major key
    2. Minor key
    3. c.150BPM
    4. c.88BPM
    5. Saxophones

16. Developed by chemist James Lofthouse in 1865, Fishermen's Friend is a popular?

    1. Pipe tobacco
    2. Throat lozenge
    3. Body-rub
    4. Beard wax

17. In the USA a 'stogy' is a cheap thin?

    1. Sausage
    2. Mattress
    3. Cigar
    4. Laptop

18. A tracheotomy surgical procedure enables breathing without use of?

    1. Nose and mouth
    2. Lungs
    3. Air
    4. Brain

19. Forrest Mars launched what in 1937 for female slimmers, described as 'energy balls'?

    1. Medicine balls
    2. Swiss balls
    3. Meatballs
    4. Maltesers

20. Carrera, Cayenne, Boxter, and 911 are?

    1. Wine grapes
    2. Wrestling moves
    3. Hot spices
    4. Porsche cars