General Knowledge Quiz #255

General Knowledge Quiz #255

Questions

1. What creature is thought named from Australian Aboriginal, meaning (leading to) 'good food': Wombat; Koala; Budgerigar; or Kangaroo?
2. The first Ebay business to exceed five million positive feedbacks was: Book Banana; Music Magpie; Lip Stick; or Toy Tomato?
3. What is Vladimir Nabokov's controversial 1955 novel, which originated the also controversial term for a promiscuous young woman?
4. Nixdorf, Tulip, Sinclair and AST were early brands in: Package holidays; Computing; Electric cars; or SLR cameras?
5. What car make has 2010s models including 108, 208, 301, 408, 508, and Bippo van: Citroen; Peugeot; Renault; or Maserati?
6. Geert Wilders emerged as a controversial extreme Dutch (What?) in the 2000s: Naked hockey; 90% alcohol liqueur; Right-wing politician; or Canal flu?
7. Named after an Illinois factory, what motivational 'Effect' was interpreted by psychologist Elton Mayo in the 1920s: Laurel; Hawthorne; Rosebush; or Cactus?
8. What sort of leaf from the Bible metaphorically obscures a problem: Vine; Olive; Fig; or Raspberry?
9. The most reliable form of timekeeping until the 1930s was: Water; Sand; Pendulums; or Sunlight?
10. The original short term for the EU (European Union) was: EIC; EUC; EEC; or NATO?
11. Helix pomatia is otherwise known as edible: Snail; Seaweed; Sand; or Coal?
12. Which two months of the year are named after Roman Emperors?
13. Spell the word meaning a rebound of a bullet/projectile: Riccochet; Ricochet; Richoshe; or Rickershay?
14. The technical word for the side-arms of spectacles is: Temples; Churches; Cathedrals; or Synagogues?
15. Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach's eponymous psychological test uses: Handwriting; Inkblots; Star-signs; or Tea-leaves?
16. An example of the human condition 'Paresthesia' is: Sleepwalking; Forgetfulness; Laziness; or Pins and needles?
17. What famous banking family's surname is from German 'red sign'?
18. Codeine painkiller is classified as: Opiate; Paracetamol; Anti-inflammatory; or Medical cannabis?
19. Which capital city building name means "city fortress": Colosseum; Louvre; Kremlin; or Taj Mahal?
20. What word prefixes: Shed, Sport, and Stock?

1. What creature is thought named from Australian Aboriginal, meaning (leading to) 'good food': Wombat; Koala; Budgerigar; or Kangaroo?

   Budgerigar
2. The first Ebay business to exceed five million positive feedbacks was: Book Banana; Music Magpie; Lip Stick; or Toy Tomato?

   Music Magpie
3. What is Vladimir Nabokov's controversial 1955 novel, which originated the also controversial term for a promiscuous young woman?

   Lolita
4. Nixdorf, Tulip, Sinclair and AST were early brands in: Package holidays; Computing; Electric cars; or SLR cameras?

   Computing
5. What car make has 2010s models including 108, 208, 301, 408, 508, and Bippo van: Citroen; Peugeot; Renault; or Maserati?

   Peugeot
6. Geert Wilders emerged as a controversial extreme Dutch (What?) in the 2000s: Naked hockey; 90% alcohol liqueur; Right-wing politician; or Canal flu?

   Right-wing politician
7. Named after an Illinois factory, what motivational 'Effect' was interpreted by psychologist Elton Mayo in the 1920s: Laurel; Hawthorne; Rosebush; or Cactus?

   Hawthorne (workers' productivity was studied with improved lighting, but actually productivity improved simply from involvement in the research, irrespective of lighting levels - this story/explanation is included with lots more interesting and amusing analogies on the stories page)
8. What sort of leaf from the Bible metaphorically obscures a problem: Vine; Olive; Fig; or Raspberry?

   Fig (originally used by Adam when he realised he was naked)
9. The most reliable form of timekeeping until the 1930s was: Water; Sand; Pendulums; or Sunlight?

   Pendulums
10. The original short term for the EU (European Union) was: EIC; EUC; EEC; or NATO?

    EEC (European Economic Community)
11. Helix pomatia is otherwise known as edible: Snail; Seaweed; Sand; or Coal?

    Snail
12. Which two months of the year are named after Roman Emperors?

    (two answers required) July and August (Julius Caesar and Augustus)
13. Spell the word meaning a rebound of a bullet/projectile: Riccochet; Ricochet; Richoshe; or Rickershay?

    Ricochet
14. The technical word for the side-arms of spectacles is: Temples; Churches; Cathedrals; or Synagogues?

    Temples
15. Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach's eponymous psychological test uses: Handwriting; Inkblots; Star-signs; or Tea-leaves?

    Inkblots
16. An example of the human condition 'Paresthesia' is: Sleepwalking; Forgetfulness; Laziness; or Pins and needles?

    Pins and needles (sensations such as tingling, numbness, etc., from non-obvious physical cause, including funny bone strike, 'dead' or 'asleep' limbs, etc)
17. What famous banking family's surname is from German 'red sign'?

    Rothchild (from 'zum rothen schild' - with red sign)
18. Codeine painkiller is classified as: Opiate; Paracetamol; Anti-inflammatory; or Medical cannabis?

    Opiate
19. Which capital city building name means "city fortress": Colosseum; Louvre; Kremlin; or Taj Mahal?

    Kremlin (Moscow)
20. What word prefixes: Shed, Sport, and Stock?

    Blood