General Knowledge Quiz 267

Questions

1. Associated with magic, what is the ancient Norse alphabet of 2nd-14th centuries?

   1. Sanskrit
   2. Runic
   3. Turkik
   4. Wookiee

2. What is the modern equivalent of Royal Navy's 1914-18 code: Queenie, Robert, Sugar, Tommy, Uncle, Vinegar, William, Xerxes, Yellow, Zebra?

3. In summer 2017 Mattel launched fifteen new versions of which companion character including 'corn rows' and 'man bun'?

4. What Mexican corn tortilla dish is named from the local meaning 'seasoned with chile pepper'?

5. The last Emperor of Russia, executed in 1918 by the Bolsheviks, was?

   1. Peter I
   2. Nicholas II
   3. Vladimir III
   4. Sergei IV

6. What is the traditional religious/Greek name (meaning 'thanksgiving') for the Christian Holy Communion or Lord's Supper?

7. Roughly how many species of birds exist?

   1. 2,750
   2. 8,600
   3. 37,000
   4. 96,000

8. Combining two major sciences, what is the study of the chemical composition of living organisms?

9. At 2017 the world's largest container ship, 'OOCL Hong-Kong', holds how many 20ft containers?

   1. 2,140
   2. 5,141
   3. 8,012
   4. 21,413

10. Name the Italian film director Federico Fellini's 1960 movie, and popular expression, which translates to 'The Good Life' or 'The Sweet Life'?

11. What combat sport has a weapon with parts called a button, foible, forte, guard and pommel?

12. Having a high value-to-weight ratio and now mostly virtual, what fundamental concept reputedly first emerged in Lydia (now Asian Turkey) in the 7th century BC?

13. Which three of these must be present for rust to form?

    1. Iron
    2. Water
    3. Algae
    4. Heat
    5. Oxygen

14. What word for a meeting or way of exchanging ideas was originally an Ancient Roman public square?

15. What is the title of a seaport professional who takes temporary command to dock a ship?

    1. Admiral
    2. Commodore
    3. Navigator
    4. Pilot

16. A Boston USA medical study found in 2017 regular consumption of (What?) markedly eased rheumatoid arthritis?

    1. Pasta
    2. Red wine
    3. Oily fish
    4. Blue cheese

17. In 2016-17 which nation pursued tax fraud investigations against soccer personalities including Cristiano Ronaldo and José Mourinho?

18. A traditional type of Turkish Delight confectionery is?

    1. Orchid
    2. Tulip
    3. Rose
    4. Dandelion

19. An 'angle grinder' tool typically has a?

    1. Rocking saw
    2. Spinning disc
    3. Oscillating file
    4. Electric laser

20. Ashkenazi are a people of which ethnicity?

    1. Indian
    2. Mexican
    3. Jewish
    4. Nordic

21. 'Tesekkur ederim' means 'thank you' in which major language connecting Europe and Asia?

22. What is the name of the popular MIT children's HTML programming website?

    1. Batch
    2. Snatch
    3. Scratch
    4. Catch

23. The internet abbreviation TLD (eg .com and .net and .de) stands for what?

24. What is the cube root of 8?

25. Name the centrist French President elected in 2017?