General Knowledge Quiz 246

Questions

1. The chemical formula C10H15N is a loose equivalent of?

   1. Cannabis
   2. Crystal meth
   3. Paracetamol
   4. Table salt

2. Which three of these are not generally listed among the Christian Twelve Apostles/Disciples?

   1. Bartholomew
   2. Graham
   3. Philip
   4. Thomas
   5. Trevor
   6. Matthew
   7. Judas
   8. Nigel

3. Alluding to a euphemism for death, what one seeks to do before dying is a?

   1. Farm schedule
   2. Bucket list
   3. Curtain rail
   4. Daisy chain

4. Cassis is a French liqueur made and named from?

   1. Apple
   2. Orange
   3. Blackcurrant
   4. Potato

5. Findern Primary School, Derbyshire, introduced (What?) in 2017, a UK first?

   1. Elderly mentors
   2. Pets
   3. Cellphone ban
   4. Carpet-slippers

6. Said to have influenced Brexit and US elections 2016, the media phenomenon prompting government investigation is termed?

   1. Tall Stories
   2. Cob Webs
   3. Fake News
   4. Increditorial

7. Before being renamed in 1997, Diageo was a merger of Grand Metropolitan and?

   1. Pan Am
   2. Interpol
   3. Enron
   4. Guinness

8. Which two of these do not refer to chaos/violence of some sort?

   1. Pandemonium
   2. Catastrophe
   3. Halcyon
   4. Catechism
   5. Cataclysm

9. The famous German drink, labelled Wolfenbuttel with a stag and cross, and combined with Red Bull in a 'bomb' is?

   1. Lowenbrau
   2. Jagermeister
   3. Underberg
   4. Gluhwein

10. Hugo Chavez (1954-2013) was a (What?) leader of (Where?)?

    1. Socialist
    2. Conservative
    3. Buddhist
    4. Venezuela
    5. Cuba
    6. Spain

11. Who said, "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was taken to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.."?

    1. Prince Charles
    2. Shirley Temple
    3. Kylie Minogue
    4. Marilyn Monroe

12. Airbus announced it would begin testing what sci-fi prototype in 2017 for production/commercialization?

    1. Flying car
    2. Travelator pavements
    3. Teleportation (like The Fly and Star Trek)
    4. Anti-gravity paint

13. Technically the 'Last of the Mohicans' was?

    1. Chingachgook
    2. Uncas
    3. Hawkeye
    4. Geronimo

14. The 2017 Australian Open Tennis Championship was the first of the 'open' era (since 1968) in which men's and women's singles finalists were all?

    1. American
    2. Over 30
    3. Over 6ft2ins
    4. Left-handed

15. (At early 21st C) Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda and Bentley are part of which parent corporation?

    1. General Motors
    2. Ford
    3. Volkswagen
    4. Toyota

16. Which one of these is not a joint record-holder for the most (14) Oscar nominations?

    1. La La Land
    2. Titanic
    3. All About Eve
    4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

17. What abbreviated Latin term refers in broadcasting to street interviews of the general public?

    1. Via Com
    2. Idiotox
    3. Vox Pop;or Pop Sox

18. Which one of these is not an ingredient of haggis?

    1. Sheep offal
    2. Oatmeal
    3. Onion
    4. Suet
    5. Mackerel

19. The Kisspeptin protein, encoded by the KISS1R gene, significantly influences human?

    1. Eye-colour
    2. Mouth shape
    3. Smartphone addiction
    4. Libido

20. Which one of these is not an ancient civilization/people of the Americas?

    1. Aztec
    2. Inca: Maya
    3. Pict
    4. Inuit