General Knowledge Quiz 273

Questions

1. Hindi for 'solitary', and typically cub scout leader, what creature is Akela in Kipling's Jungle Book?

2. Urban legend reported as fact since first publication in 1893 attributes the invention of (What?) to Isaac Newton?

   1. Central heating
   2. Cat-flap
   3. Hot-tub
   4. Machine-gun

3. What European nation is popularly and technically incorrectly called a name based on local language for 'woodland'?

4. What word makes five new words when suffixed to?

   1. Yard
   2. Side
   3. Fire
   4. Under
   5. and Tone

5. What two common Latin words derive from the Roman gods representing and now meaning plants and animals?

6. Name the Paris racecourse which hosts the famous Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe?

7. Slacklining is a modern more dynamic form of?

   1. Tightrope walking
   2. Gentleman's tailoring
   3. Glider take-off
   4. Hip replacement

8. Japanese 'Konnichi wa' and 'Sayonara' mean respectively?

   1. Sorry
   2. Bed-time
   3. Good afternoon
   4. Goodbye
   5. Help

9. What are the four Shakespeare plays featuring?

   1. Venice
   2. Two Gentleman
   3. The Shrew
   4. Windsor
   5. The Merchant
   6. The Merry Wives
   7. Verona
   8. The Taming

10. What form or transport is named from the French word to throw?

11. What is the most pirated (illegally copied/downloaded) TV program of the 21st century (at 2017)?

12. What is (USA) 'motorcycle dirt-track racing' popularly called elsewhere in the world?

13. The post-2nd World War term for the European communist bloc of nations was (which two of)?

    1. Iron
    2. Copper
    3. Silver
    4. Door
    5. Curtain
    6. Cupboard

14. The distance between the thread ridges of a screw or bolt is called the?

    1. Stitch
    2. Pitch
    3. Ditch
    4. Itch

15. Liked by composers and writers for its softness and durability, a Blackwing 602 is a?

    1. Piano
    2. Microphone
    3. Pencil
    4. Chair

16. Coptic is the last (til 1600s) stage of what now unused language, one of the world's oldest?

17. By what process is candy floss (fairy/cotton floss) made from sugar?

    1. Spinning
    2. Popping
    3. Boiling
    4. Microwaving

18. The famous Camino de Santiago pilgrim trail is c.800km across Northern?

    1. Italy
    2. Spain
    3. Brazil
    4. Canada

19. Epistemology, concerned with knowledge, and rationalism vs empiricism, is a branch of?

    1. Gambling
    2. Philosophy
    3. Politics
    4. Cookery

20. Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi are major Chinese producers of?

    1. Oil
    2. Phones
    3. Fashionwear
    4. Cars

21. Adopted in November 1949, which nation's constitution is the longest in the world?

    1. USA
    2. India
    3. Germany
    4. China

22. Latin American originally (from echarqui, dried flesh), what word refers to marinated and barbecued pork/chicken?

23. Which one of the four compass points does not feature in the main Australian state/territory names?

24. Mixing equal amounts of red, blue and yellow paint produces?

    1. Green
    2. Purple
    3. Brown
    4. Black

25. What is 20% of the square root of 25?