General Knowledge Quiz 245

Questions

1. Originally from Australia, oil from the melaleuca tree is better known as?

   1. Eucalyptus
   2. Tea-tree
   3. Spearmint
   4. Lavender

2. The LED light acronym stands for?

   1. Low
   2. Light
   3. Lumens
   4. Energy
   5. Emitting
   6. Edison
   7. Diffuser
   8. Diode or Duplex

3. Sriracha, named after the coastal city Si Racha in Thailand, is a?

   1. Seaside wind
   2. Chili sauce
   3. Coarse building sand
   4. Two-person surf-board

4. Spell the word (meaning worn-out/ruined)?

   1. Decrepid
   2. Decreped
   3. Dicrepped
   4. Decrepit

5. What acronym commonly refers to the US President's wife?

   1. WOTAP
   2. TWOTAP
   3. FLOTUS
   4. TUSAWOP

6. Akutaq, pemmican, tolkusha, jerky and biltong are ancient international variants of?

   1. Woven fabric
   2. Dried survival food
   3. War dance
   4. Hieroglyphic language

7. British businesswoman/philanthropist Rachael Heyhoe-Flint (1939-2017) was initially a pioneering?

   1. Brain surgeon
   2. Astronaut
   3. Cricketer
   4. Mathematician

8. In neon lamps, tubes, advertising signs, etc., the neon gas typically glows; Greenish-blue; White; Yellow; or Reddish-orange?

9. The Zatopek phenomenon refers to 'tapering' theory in?

   1. Candle making
   2. Financial planning
   3. Distance running
   4. Root vegetable cultivation

10. A smartphone/web emoji character is typically how many pixels square?

    1. 2x2
    2. 12x12
    3. 72x72
    4. 6200x6200

11. Air, Surface, Fire and Pixel are leading brands of?

    1. Walking boots
    2. Electric cars
    3. Tablet computers
    4. Saucepans

12. Referring to its main source, the infectious disease psittacosis is better known as (What?) fever?

    1. Lion
    2. Dog
    3. Cat
    4. Parrot

13. What Czech car company has a logo of a winged arrow?

    1. Lada
    2. Skoda
    3. Lancia
    4. Opel

14. The popular 21st century multi-colour and glitter style of food/drink/fashionwear is called?

    1. Chameleon
    2. Unicorn
    3. Peacock
    4. Budgerigar

15. Founded 1971, the World Economic Forum annual meeting for global political/business is in Davos in?

    1. Germany
    2. Switzerland
    3. USA
    4. Egypt

16. Myopia is commonly called?

    1. Memory loss
    2. Short-sightedness
    3. Headache
    4. Old age

17. On a conventionally tuned guitar, fretting 4th (D) and 5th (A) strings at the 2nd fret makes the chord?

    1. A minor
    2. B
    3. C
    4. E minor

18. The dessert crème brûlée Is typically made of; Yoghurt; Custard; Banana; or Chocolate?

19. 2017 research of 10million online accounts found the most popular English-language password to be?

    1. Aardvark
    2. Apple
    3. Qwerty
    4. Internet

20. Following the Jacobite Rising of 1745, Britain's Dress Act of 1746 banned the wearing of?

    1. Turbans in India
    2. Kilts in Scotland
    3. Handguns in Texas
    4. Shoes in Kenya