General Knowledge Quiz 250

Questions

1. US cyber-security analysis in 2017 found most serious IT/web system outages are caused by?

   1. China
   2. Russia
   3. Independent hackers
   4. Squirrels

2. What sports net is 5ft (1.55m) high?

   1. Netball
   2. Badminton
   3. Hockey
   4. Soccer

3. Devised by one of Napoleon's officers, c.1795, modern pencil cores are a blend of which two of?

   1. Clay
   2. Graphite
   3. Lead
   4. Iron
   5. Sugar

4. A porter is a traditional style of?

   1. Sea shanty (maritime song)
   2. Executive briefcase
   3. Seaside holiday
   4. Dark strong beer

5. Since about 1998 the website Go.com has been a confusing vehicle of?

   1. British Airways
   2. The Walt Disney Company
   3. The Vatican
   4. FIFA

6. The trade name 'plumber' derives from Latin for?

   1. Brass
   2. Lead
   3. Copper
   4. Spanner

7. The Tennis Championships 'open' era (beginning 1968) refers to (What?) players being allowed to compete in Grand Slams and the Davis Cup?

   1. Amateur
   2. Professional
   3. Female
   4. Left-handed

8. What gas is used in making creamy beers such as draught Guinness?

   1. Nitrogen
   2. Oxygen
   3. Helium
   4. Radon

9. In James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 book The Last of the Mohicans, the character Hawk-Eye is also called 'La Longue Carabine', which means 'The Long...'?

   1. Nose
   2. Tongue
   3. Hair
   4. Rifle

10. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon, and António Guterres, have all headed?

    1. NATO
    2. FIFA, The United Nations
    3. The BBC

11. The streets of 1880s London were polluted by c.500 tons of (What?) every day?

    1. Cigarette-ends
    2. Old newspapers
    3. Horse dung
    4. Chewing gum

12. Typically urban, 'Parkour' is (now recognised officially in the UK as) a?

    1. Religion
    2. Sport
    3. African republic
    4. Children's texting language

13. Rillettes, originating/common in central France, is a type of?

    1. Ski-ing on wheels
    2. Street juggling
    3. Pâté
    4. Stairs carved into rock

14. Iron, St George's, Ankh (Egyptian), Coptic, and Celtic are types of?

    1. Canal barges
    2. Smoking pipes
    3. Crosses
    4. Boiler-making rivets

15. Bronze is generally considered an alloy of which two of?

    1. Gold
    2. Copper
    3. Iron
    4. Tin
    5. Potassium

16. Spell the word (meaning a pause)?

    1. Hiaetos
    2. Hiatus
    3. Hiaitas
    4. Hyatas

17. What male body part is named from Ancient Greek "one who stands before" or "protector"?

    1. Foreskin
    2. Glans
    3. Prostate
    4. Testicle

18. Cavatappi is Italian for?

    1. Bar-snacks
    2. Wine-waiter
    3. Corkscrew
    4. Drunk

19. In law, 'null' and 'nullify' refer to what value/significance?

    1. Uncertain
    2. Major
    3. Conditional
    4. Zero

20. Which nation, the biggest beer market globally, makes Snow Beer, since 2008 the best-selling beer in the world?

    1. USA
    2. Australia
    3. China
    4. Germany

21. Hypoglycemia refers to?

    1. High anxiety
    2. Low blood sugar
    3. Hot flush
    4. Cold sweat