General Knowledge Quiz 247

Questions

1. Scotland's 1388 Battle of Otterburn is also called?

   1. Chevy Chase
   2. Tiny Tempah
   3. Benedict Cumberbatch
   4. Burt Bacharach

2. A scapula is what sort of blade?

   1. Surgical
   2. Axe
   3. Grass
   4. Shoulder

3. France gave (What?) to (Where?) in 1886 as a centenary gift?

   1. The Statue of Liberty
   2. Napoleon's sword
   3. Nelson's Column
   4. London
   5. USA
   6. Australia

4. In Birmingham 2017, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Tommy Iommi, played their final gig after 49 years in the band?

   1. Led Zeppelin
   2. Pink Floyd
   3. Black Sabbath
   4. The Bay City Rollers

5. The ancient board game of checkers is also known as?

   1. Ludo
   2. Draughts
   3. Backgammon
   4. Snakes and Ladders

6. The tail of a comet takes what form/direction?

   1. Spiral
   2. Tubular
   3. Bent back to the comet
   4. Pointing away from the Sun

7. According to fiction, Ignatia Wildsmith (1227-1320) invented (What?) enabling transit/communications via fireplaces?

   1. Feather dust
   2. Fire styx
   3. Broad skyband
   4. Floo powder

8. Florentine, Garibaldi, Zimsterne, Snickerdoodle, and Anzac are types of?

   1. Ballet spin
   2. Biscuit/cookie
   3. Hat
   4. Napkin fold

9. The Japanese concept translated as 'Divine Wind' is?

   1. Origami
   2. Bonsai
   3. Karate
   4. Kamakazi

10. In 1926 Eamon de Valera founded the political party Fianna Fail (Soldiers of Destiny) in?

    1. France
    2. Portugal
    3. Ireland
    4. Russia

11. Argentina originated the?

    1. Samba
    2. Jive
    3. Tango
    4. Waltz

12. The European reindeer is known in North America as?

    1. Caribou
    2. Elk
    3. Bison
    4. Mountain goat

13. A tenth of a Roman army legion, c.500 soldiers, is the derivation of the group word?

    1. Posse
    2. Cohort
    3. Squad
    4. Committee

14. Hydroponics is the production of (What?) without (What?)?

    1. Light
    2. Eggs
    3. Plants
    4. Soil
    5. Water
    6. Heat
    7. Babies

15. In 1934 Englishman Percy Shaw invented and patented?

    1. Traffic lights
    2. Car indicator lights
    3. Cats eyes
    4. Roundabouts

16. The famous saying about power and money is "He who (What?) the (What?) calls the tune"?

    1. Primes
    2. Pays
    3. Pumps
    4. Bellows
    5. Piper
    6. Banks

17. The ornamental cutting and shaping of plants is?

    1. Apiary
    2. Aviary
    3. Topiary
    4. Incendiary

18. When the Moon is at 'Sysygy' with the Earth and Sun which two of these can it be?

    1. Half
    2. Full
    3. New
    4. Red

19. A typical 'thread count' of high quality bed linen is about 5; 50; 500; or 5000?

20. English King Henry I (1068-1135) reportedly introduced a standard for (What?) using his nose and thumb?

    1. Longbow
    2. Handkerchief
    3. Snuff
    4. Yard