General Knowledge Quiz 283

Questions

1. The Dyson corporation announced its £2bn investment/entry in 2020 to what market?

   1. Smartphones
   2. Electric cars
   3. Toilets
   4. Accommodation pods

2. 25. Kerning refers to the spacing between characters in?

   1. War games
   2. Stage plays
   3. Typography
   4. Queuing at supermarket tills

3. Soporific refers to inducing?

   1. Pain
   2. Sleep
   3. Memory-loss
   4. Madness

4. What magical word is said based on the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury?

5. E621 is what popular abbreviation additive in westernized Chinese food?

6. What famous acidity scale refers originally to the power or potential of hydrogen?

7. Hormones leptin and ghrelin regulate human?

   1. Hair
   2. Bones
   3. Appetite
   4. Temperature

8. The annual regatta hosting the most sailing vessels is?

   1. Barcelona
   2. London
   3. Hamburg
   4. Moscow

9. The Jewish Star/Shield of David is also considered a?

   1. Hexagon
   2. Pentagon
   3. Heptagon
   4. Dodecahedron

10. A spurtle is a traditional Scottish wooden?

    1. Bowl
    2. Spoon
    3. Jug
    4. Stirrer

11. 10 inches is how many millimetres?

    1. 200
    2. 254
    3. 286
    4. 300

12. 24. Commonly in churchards, Latin 'Hic Jacet Sepultus' means what?

13. In what genre is a Jazz a hybrid of Gala and Braeburn?

14. 'Namaste' equates to hello and goodbye in?

    1. Japanese
    2. Chinese
    3. Hindi
    4. Arabic

15. Obstetrics is typically combined with Neurology; Opthalmology; Gynaecology; or Geology?

16. In July 2017 Anthony Scaramucci ended a 10-day leadership of FIFA; NATO; Manchester United; or White House Communications?

17. What creature is commonly a name for peanuts in their shells?

18. 2 In grammar what has become more acceptable to do to 'the infinitive'?

    1. Negate
    2. Pluralize
    3. Split
    4. Bend

19. 2 The Isle of Man parliament is The House of?

    1. Windows
    2. Floors
    3. Doors
    4. Keys

20. 2 VTOL and HOTOL refer to?

    1. Trains
    2. Boats
    3. Aircraft
    4. Bicycles

21. 2 Commonly in churchards, Latin 'Hic Jacet Sepultus' means what?

22. 2 Kerning refers to the spacing between characters in?

    1. War games
    2. Stage plays
    3. Typography
    4. Queuing at supermarket tills

23. 14. The Dyson corporation announced its £2bn investment/entry in 2020 to what market?

    1. Smartphones
    2. Electric cars
    3. Toilets
    4. Accommodation pods

24. 4. What magical word is said based on the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury?

25. 5. E621 is what popular abbreviation additive in westernized Chinese food?

26. 6. What famous acidity scale refers originally to the power or potential of hydrogen?

27. 7. The RKO organization created what King in 1933 whose line continues (at 2017)?

28. 8. Hormones leptin and ghrelin regulate human?

    1. Hair
    2. Bones
    3. Appetite
    4. Temperature

29. 9. The annual regatta hosting the most sailing vessels is?

    1. Barcelona
    2. London
    3. Hamburg
    4. Moscow

30. 10. The Jewish Star/Shield of David is also considered a?

    1. Hexagon
    2. Pentagon
    3. Heptagon
    4. Dodecahedron

31. 11. What is the third ingredient allowed at Scotland's annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge-making Championships besides Water and Oatmeal?

32. 12. A spurtle is a traditional Scottish wooden?

    1. Bowl
    2. Spoon
    3. Jug
    4. Stirrer

33. 13. 10 inches is how many millimetres?

    1. 200
    2. 254
    3. 286
    4. 300

34. 3. Soporific refers to inducing?

    1. Pain
    2. Sleep
    3. Memory-loss
    4. Madness

35. 15. In what genre is a Jazz a hybrid of Gala and Braeburn?

36. 16. 'Al forno' (with Bechamel sauce and ragu) is the most common version of what dish outside Italy?

37. 17. 'Namaste' equates to hello and goodbye in?

    1. Japanese
    2. Chinese
    3. Hindi
    4. Arabic

38. 18. Obstetrics is typically combined with Neurology; Opthalmology; Gynaecology; or Geology?

39. 19. In July 2017 Anthony Scaramucci ended a 10-day leadership of FIFA; NATO; Manchester United; or White House Communications?

40. 20. What creature is commonly a name for peanuts in their shells?

41. 21. In grammar what has become more acceptable to do to 'the infinitive'?

    1. Negate
    2. Pluralize
    3. Split
    4. Bend

42. 22. The Isle of Man parliament is The House of?

    1. Windows
    2. Floors
    3. Doors
    4. Keys

43. 23. VTOL and HOTOL refer to?

    1. Trains
    2. Boats
    3. Aircraft
    4. Bicycles