General Knowledge Quiz 252

Questions

1. Which territory has more ancient oak trees than in the rest of Europe combined?

   1. Britain
   2. Scandinavia
   3. Spain
   4. Luxembourg

2. What profession uses titles including 'de cuisine', 'sous', 'commi', and 'de partie' in a 'brigade system' defined by Frenchman Auguste Escoffier c.1900?

   1. Military artillery
   2. Chef
   3. Judiciary
   4. Circus entertainers

3. What word prefixes: 'over', 'trap', 'sheet', and 'sch' (lastly to make a geological layered deposit)?

   1. Fly
   2. Man
   3. Turn
   4. Dust

4. What confection is named from French meaning melting?

   1. Caramel
   2. Fondant
   3. Fudge
   4. Toffee

5. A 2017 Pittsburgh Medical School study found social isolation increases markedly with the use of?

   1. Alcohol
   2. Social media
   3. Garlic
   4. Spectacles

6. 'La Charleston', thought derived from the US South Carolina city, is the French term for what pedal-operated equipment?

   1. Sewing machine
   2. Bumper/dodgem car
   3. Hi-hat cymbals
   4. Pedalo/paddle boat

7. Before people used bronze c.2000BC, tool technology was generally?

   1. Aluminium/Aluminum
   2. Stone
   3. Iron
   4. Gold

8. Emerging early 1900s from rejection of capitalist logic, Dadaism (or Dada) is an?

   1. Economic theory
   2. Art movement
   3. Global currency and language
   4. Dog-worshipping religion

9. A bothy is a very basic Scottish?

   1. Loaf
   2. Cottage
   3. Boat
   4. Cow

10. Spell the word meaning earnings or payment?

    1. Renumeration
    2. Renumoration
    3. Remuneration
    4. Renewmoration

11. Axilla (alternatively 'Oxter') technically refer to a?

    1. Divorce
    2. Temper-tantrum
    3. Cat-dog hyrid
    4. Human armpit

12. What city is a portmanteau of two places merged in 1873 from each side of the Danube?

    1. Berlin
    2. Budapest
    3. Vienna
    4. Paris

13. Nintendo's successful 2017 game console is called the?

    1. Click
    2. Button
    3. Switch
    4. Glitch

14. Originally a seal or stamp, the Anglo-French word meaning prestige is?

    1. Kudos
    2. Cachet
    3. Style
    4. Bling

15. The Auroch is the ancient extinct (since 1627 in Poland) wild ancestor of domestic?

    1. Cats
    2. Dogs
    3. Cattle
    4. Budgerigars

16. American Condé Montrose Nast (1873-1942) founded a major eponymous (What?) company?

    1. Supermarket
    2. Publishing
    3. Gold-mining
    4. Dance

17. The slang term for a pubic wig, and also an amusing USA phonetic demonym, is?

    1. Usian
    2. Murkin
    3. Texian
    4. Knickerbocker

18. Conceived c.1900, Bertie Bassett became an anthropomorphic icon for?

    1. Dolly Mixtures
    2. Liquorice Allsorts
    3. Jelly Babies
    4. Gummy Bears

19. The technical term 'Otitis media with effusion' is commonly called?

    1. Radio
    2. Television
    3. White noise
    4. Glue ear

20. The metaphor referring to strong avoidance is, "I wouldn't touch it with a (What?) pole"?

    1. Tent
    2. Barge
    3. Punt
    4. North