General Knowledge Quiz 268

Questions

1. What corporation became (by 21st C) the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, and motorbikes?

2. What African geological feature exceeds 3.5 million square miles and is named from Arabic for desert?

3. Name the 'Six Flags' (six 'nations') that historically have had sovereignty over some/all of the state of Texas, USA?

4. What sort of weapon is named after Russian leader Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986)?

5. In 2017 Independent English convenience-store owner Jel Singh received respectively aggressive court action against him, and then positive permission, for the use of which names for his shop (two answers required in correct order - forbidden original name and permitted new name)?

   1. Singhasda
   2. Singhsburys
   3. Morrisinghs
   4. Tescosingh

6. Pyrrhotite and Pentlandite are natural minerals for what metal used in stainless steel and coins?

   1. Tin
   2. Nickel
   3. Copper
   4. Silver

7. Match these 'superfoods' with their equally beneficial basic cheaper alternatives: Quinoa, Chia, Wheatgrass, Teff vs Spinach, Lentils, Oats, Linseed,?

8. Born 1942, Englishman Glyn Johns' 2014 autobiography Sound Man is about his world-renowned life in?

   1. Music
   2. Supersonic aviation
   3. Ear surgery
   4. Lighthouse keeping

9. The only undefeated undisputed boxing heavyweight world champion was?

   1. Rocky Marciano
   2. Joe Louis
   3. Muhammad Ali
   4. Lennox Lewis

10. Nephrite, mined since 6000BC, is the most common ore of what important stone, especially in SE Asia?

11. Self-proclaimed mystic/holy man Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) significantly influenced the rule of which nation?

12. Secale Cereale is the botanical name for what grass/grain used in black bread and whiskey?

13. What popular US casino game is named from French 'toad', referring to the crouched squatting stance street origins?

14. Noted for eating virtually anything, a marabou is a large African?

    1. Pig
    2. Crocodile
    3. Stork
    4. Monkey

15. Hebrew for instruction/teaching, the central reference/books of Judaism is The?

    1. Knesset
    2. Torah
    3. Halakhah
    4. Menorah

16. The Indian-Asian regional numbering system/unit of 100,000, shown as 1,00,000, e.g., for the Rupee currency is the?

    1. Dakh
    2. Lakh
    3. Sakh
    4. Wakh

17. Rudolfensis, Habilis, Erectus, and Heidelbergensis are early genetic relatives of?

    1. Bears
    2. Dogs
    3. Deer
    4. Humans

18. What do the initials JP stand for referring to a court magistrate's title?

19. Illacme (illacme) plenipes has the most legs of all millipede species, numbering?

    1. 6
    2. 20
    3. 48
    4. 750

20. The Renaissance (French for rebirth) movement began in the 1500s, in?

    1. Germany
    2. Italy
    3. France: or Sweden

21. What phenol derivative is found in bark and leaves and helps give the astringent taste to tea and red wine?

22. What six-a-side sport was first played in Kingston Harbour, Ontario in 1860?

23. What metabolism-regulating hormone is secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas?

    1. Insulin
    2. Oxytocin
    3. Cortisol
    4. Progesterone

24. What is the climbing herb Humulus Lupus, used in beer-making?

25. On what instrument are abbreviations including ESE, SSE, ENE, NNE, WSW, SSW, and WNW?

26. Sterling silver is traditionally hallmarked with a?

    1. Rose
    2. Crown
    3. Lion
    4. Cloverleaf