General Knowledge Quiz 280

Questions

1. 15. Sammarinese is the demonym (name) for people of which tiny nation (known as the Most Serene Republic of..)?

2. From Latin, Sylvania means (What?) land?

   1. Silver
   2. Rabbit
   3. Pretend
   4. Forest

3. 5. What country's beer company trademark causes American Budweiser to be 'Bud' in most of Europe?

   1. Belgium
   2. Germany
   3. Czech Republic
   4. Russia

4. 6. November is named from Latin 'novem' meaning which number?

5. 7. What soft fabric is named from French 'gloves of Sweden'?

6. 8. Greek derived 'tetra' denotes?

   1. Four
   2. Milk
   3. Head
   4. Giant

7. 9. From Latin, a tyro is what sort of young person: Bossy, Inexperienced, Noisy, or Cyclist?

8. 10. Kampuchea was previously?

   1. Cambodia
   2. Ukriane
   3. Iceland
   4. Starbucks

9. 11. What African nation is geographically closest to Italy?

10. 12. The 'Limbal ring' thought subliminally attractive in human mating, is part of the?

    1. Eye
    2. Mouth
    3. Ear
    4. Naval

11. 13. The world's highest value shopping day, significantly 11 Nov, created by Chinese corp Alibaba is themed (What?) Day?

    1. Children's, Lover's
    2. Pet's
    3. Single's

12. 14. The main ingredient of vinegar besides water is what acid?

    1. Acetic
    2. Citric
    3. Hydrochloric
    4. Lactic

13. Spell the unit of speech equating to a single sound?

    1. Sylabell
    2. Cyllable
    3. Syllabul
    4. Syllable

14. 16. What African nation and old coin prefixes hen, pig, fowl and worm?

15. 17. What pomelo/orange hybrid which can seriously alter drug digestion/reaction originated in Barbados?

16. 18. What inexpensive highly useful long crystal silicate mineral mined for over 4,000 years is generally now outlawed due to fatal health risks?

17. 19. Upon threatening republican declaration in 2017, Catalonia became subject to direct rule by which national government?

18. 20. An octave higher than open string on a standard guitar is made at fret?

    1. 6
    2. 8
    3. 12
    4. 15

19. 21. What dark yellow earthy-tasting rhizome ginger family spice is thought especially helpful for joint ailments?

20. 22. The Biblical allusion in psychotherapy exploring human frailty is commonly expressed as (What?) of (What?)?

    1. Head
    2. Hands
    3. Feet
    4. (of) Lead
    5. Sand
    6. Clay

21. 23. Which African nation, famous for its extraordinary long-isolated wildlife, has the longest coastline?

22. 24. What word prefixes Flap, Flat, Guard, Lark and Stone?

23. 25.What replaced the Escudo, Koruna, Tolar, Kroon, and Lats?

24. French fashion designer Christian Louboutin's shoes famously have (What?) soles?

    1. Wooden
    2. Brass
    3. Grass
    4. Red

25. Adults have 206 and children have 300 what?

26. Which elite practitioners are commonly issued completely new footwear on a daily basis?

    1. Footballers
    2. Ballerinas
    3. Speedskaters
    4. Submariners

27. Social networking website vk.com, a top 20 website globally at 2017, is owned by Vkontakte Ltd, founded/based/used mainly by?

    1. Russia
    2. China
    3. Africa
    4. South America

28. In 2017 the oldest written (What?) was radiocarbon-dated at 3-4th century?

    1. Emoji
    2. Zero
    3. Question mark
    4. Shopping list

29. Started in the Han Dynasty (c.200BC-200AD) the ancient trading route from Korea/Japan to the Mediterranean Sea is called the (What?) Road?

    1. Tea
    2. Silk
    3. Tobacco
    4. Roman

30. A fascinator is a type of (What?) wear?

    1. Beach
    2. Night
    3. Head
    4. Foot

31. What's the French ('fat liver') food of force-fed duck/goose liver?

32. Advocated/tested as alternative anti-depressant, psilocybin is the active ingredient of what?

33. Ancient/pagan people considered apples spiritual/sacred partly because a horizontal cut mid-section reveals a?

    1. Cross
    2. Star
    3. Heart
    4. Triangle

34. 'Checkpoint Charlie' is a historic obsolete border crossing in?

    1. Moscow
    2. Berlin
    3. Hong Kong
    4. Tijuana

35. Jazz vocalization using non-word sounds, pioneered by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald is (What?) singing?

    1. Ragtime
    2. Scat
    3. Be-bop
    4. Barber-shop

36. Lindt, Suchard and Tobler are brands of what nation's what?

37. How many acres are in a square mile?

    1. 4
    2. 12
    3. 50
    4. 640

38. What show dance form derives from 1900s French style/meaning 'scandalous'?

39. The Kodak Box Brownie was (early 1900s) one the most common types of?

    1. Bear
    2. Camera
    3. Car
    4. Snack food

40. Rod pocket, pencil pleat, pinch pleat, and tab top are popular variations of what?

41. Biscuits and gravy, and grits are cuisine of?

    1. Ireland
    2. USA
    3. France
    4. India

42. Named after a Roman saint, what river connects the Great or Laurentian Lakes of North America to the Atlantic?

43. Which one of these was a real and not mythical creature?

    1. Centaur
    2. Mermaid
    3. Leprechaun
    4. Dodo

44. In 2017 Swiss producer Barry Callebaut made what '4th' basic chocolate, named from the cocoa bean?

    1. Gold
    2. Silver
    3. Ruby
    4. Lapis Lazuli

45. At 2017 the most expensive domain name ever (reported) sold is?

    1. Fox.com
    2. BBC.com
    3. Insurance.com
    4. Whitehouse.com

46. A tachyon is a particle of impossibly great?

    1. Size
    2. Heat
    3. Brightness or Velocity