General Knowledge Quiz 257

Questions

1. An aquifer is a type of?

   1. Tree
   2. Agreement
   3. Punctuation mark
   4. Water-bearing rock layer

2. Which four months of the year are named after their numerical order in the old Roman calendar?

3. CJKV - a language system using hanzi/kanji - is an abbreviation of which four nations?

4. In physics/electronics, Ohm's Law is: "The current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the (What?) across the two points."?

   1. Temperature
   2. Pressure
   3. Voltage
   4. Mileage

5. The Ballon d'Or is an annual award for the world's best?

   1. Clown
   2. Footballer
   3. Country song
   4. Architect

6. Amazon's streaming device launched 2014 is abbreviated to?

   1. Sparkplug
   2. Firestick
   3. Knobdongle
   4. Coldplay

7. Having an eagle emblem, name the oldest motorbike company still making bikes into the 21st century?

8. Star Anise is a?

   1. Tree and spice
   2. Arabian pattern
   3. Parthenon mosaic
   4. Moon of the Sun

9. What word prefixes the following to make four different terms?

   1. Gallery
   2. Range
   3. Star
   4. Jacket

10. The old Anglicised French word 'soupçon' ('soupsonn') means a very (What?) amount?

    1. Large
    2. Small
    3. Fluid
    4. Hypothetical

11. Name the first man-made Earth satellite, launched 1957, meaning 'fellow-traveller' in Russian?

12. The human ailment ankylosis is?

    1. Sprained ankle
    2. Joint immobility
    3. Cramp
    4. Paranoia

13. In HTML computer language an 'unordered list' equates to what in conventional writing/printing?

14. Founded in Italy 1472, Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the world's oldest 21st century?

    1. University
    2. Bank
    3. Church
    4. Estate Agency

15. The Bixa Orellana plant's annatto seeds (used for saffron/paprika substitute and cosmetic dyes) is also called the?

    1. Lipstick tree
    2. Blusher rose
    3. Mascara vine
    4. George Bush

16. Smith and Wesson is a famous maker of?

    1. Earth-diggers
    2. Pianos
    3. Firearms
    4. Sugar

17. Derived from Greek for 'servant-woman' what term refers to a non-medical companion at birth, and increasingly death too?

18. What's the square root of 729?

    1. 19
    2. 27
    3. 33
    4. 72

19. A jointing/bordering metal strip used in stained/leaded glass windows is called a?

    1. Came
    2. Went
    3. Been
    4. Gone

20. What gemstone is fossilized tree sap?

    1. Tiger's Eye
    2. Topaz
    3. Amber
    4. Garnet

21. First adopted in 1858, the earliest standard army camouflage is (still popular internationally)?

    1. Rifle Green
    2. Gun Grey
    3. Bark Brown
    4. Blood Red

22. Galia, Honeydew, Cantaloupe and Horned are types of?

    1. Snowflake
    2. Lizard
    3. Melon
    4. Crochet hook

23. What day is named after Biblical accounts of crowds laying cloaks and branches on Christ's path into Jerusalem?

24. Joshua, Klitschko, Fury and Haye are?

    1. Atlantic flight paths
    2. 2016 typhoons
    3. World champion boxers
    4. Birth surnames of One Direction members

25. A maraca, originally made from a gourd and beans, is a Latin-American?

    1. Curry
    2. Ceremonial hat
    3. Percussion instrument
    4. Infant's carriage