General Knowledge Quiz 243

Questions

1. Dutch-born Colonel Tom Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, 1909-97) controversially managed/exploited?

   1. Vincent van Gogh
   2. Pele
   3. Abba
   4. Elvis Presley

2. In 2017, 749-yr lease ownership of a 12-seater 'Grand Tier Box' was being sold for offers over £5million at?

   1. The Royal Albert Hall
   2. Wimbledon Tennis Club
   3. Old Trafford (Manchester United
   4. Stringfellows

3. Match these six coin emblems to the national versions of the 1 Euro coin?

   1. Eagle
   2. Owl and olive branch
   3. Two swans
   4. Mozart
   5. Tree of life
   6. Harp - Greece
   7. Austria
   8. Ireland
   9. France
   10. Finland
   11. Germany

4. "I nearly bought a clock today but it wasn't the right time..." is a?

   1. Pun
   2. Misnomer
   3. Spoonerism
   4. Tautology

5. Antonio Guterrez headed which two of the following (1995-2002, and 2017- )?

   1. The EU
   2. Portugal
   3. The United Nations
   4. FIFA
   5. Canada

6. Which one of these does not hibernate or go into a winter torpor?

   1. Bears
   2. Bats
   3. Snakes
   4. Bees
   5. Tigers

7. In 1963 the owner of the Washington Post, Philip Graham, described (What?) as "...the first rough draft of history that will never be completed about a world we can never understand..."?

   1. The World Wide Web
   2. The United Nations
   3. The Holy Bible
   4. Newspapers

8. Used for jewellery, and mainly in automotive catalytic converters, the most expensive metal of modern times (reaching $10,000/oz in 2008) is?

   1. Gold
   2. Platinum
   3. Rhodium
   4. Zinc

9. In 2017, 749-yr lease ownership of a 12-seater 'Grand Tier Box' was being sold for offers over £2.5million at?

   1. The Royal Albert Hall
   2. Wimbledon Tennis Club
   3. Old Trafford (Manchester United)
   4. Stringfellows

10. FIFA announced in 2017 that the number of team places at the 2026 World Cup Finals would increase from (What?

11. Categorize each of these as technically (botanically) either fruit or vegetable?

    1. Rhubarb
    2. Avocado
    3. Cucumber
    4. Tomato
    5. Pumpkin

12. Popular in Japan for 2000 years until about 1870, Ohaguro is the practice of people painting their (What?) black?

    1. Hair
    2. Fingernails
    3. Feet
    4. Teeth

13. Globally in the mid-1800s, infant mortality under five years of age was?

    1. 2%
    2. 5%
    3. 10%
    4. 40%

14. The term "a baker's dozen" refers to the number?

    1. 10
    2. 11
    3. 12
    4. 13

15. The US term 'goober, (from 'nguba' of Kikongo African slave language) means a?

    1. Warm beer
    2. Thankless task
    3. Peanut
    4. Cheerleader accident

16. What litter on UK beaches reduced by 36% in a year after a usage levy was introduced in 2015?

    1. Polystyrene cups
    2. Fast-food boxes
    3. Chewing gum
    4. Plastic carrier bags

17. Which one of these is not among the four literary Brontë siblings?

    1. Charlotte
    2. Emily
    3. Anne
    4. Beverley
    5. Branwell

18. Which one of these is not a Womble?

    1. Bulgaria
    2. Tobermory
    3. Orinoco
    4. Mackintosh
    5. Wellington

19. What chemical element's symbol derives from its Latin name 'plumbum'?

    1. Gold
    2. Copper
    3. Iron
    4. Lead

20. The famous early-1900s blues singer and 12-string guitarist is '(What?) Belly'?

    1. Pork
    2. Fat
    3. Pot
    4. Lead

21. Spell the male reproductive system gland?

    1. Postate
    2. Prostate
    3. Postrate
    4. Prostrate