General Knowledge Quiz #288

General Knowledge Quiz #288

Questions

1. 2  A sophomore traditionally refers to a US further education student in year: 1; 2; 3; or 4?
2.      What does ZANU-PF stand for?
3.      A glengarry, with a toorie and cockade, is a traditional Scottish: Soup; Hat; Dance; or Goalkeeper?
4.      'Glavenoye Upravleniye Lagarej' (1923-61) is the acronymic origin of what word for a prison?
5.   A subject that would be challengingly complex if discussed is metaphorically a (What?) of (What?): Box; Can; or Bag; of Frogs; Worms; or Spanners?
6.   What hard metal element symbol Mo is named from Greek for lead?
7.   Humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen 2017 was largely caused by proxy war between (which two of): Russia; Iran; China; or Saudi Arabia?
8.   What pasta means 'little worms': Spaghetti; Vermicelli; Tagliatelle; or Lasagne?
9.   What vintage/handmade online business is named loosely phonetically from Italian 'oh yes' and French 'what if'?
10.   The Mohs scale measures mineral: Acidity; Luminosity; Hardness; or Weight?
11.   Epinephrine, an emergency treatment for cardiac arrest is better known as: Adrenalin; Cortisol; Seratonin; or Oxytocin?
12.   'Spanish bayonet' informally refers to the plant family: Tomato; Aloe Vera; Yucca or Bamboo?
13.   Besides forage and grain, sorghum grass was grown for: Smoking; Syrup; Thatching; or Linen?
14.   Meaning sequins, what was the 1950-80s fruit sweet version of throat lozenge Tunes?
15.   What word prefixes fever, hammer, metal, pages, and river?
16.      Traditional use of amalgam mercury alloy was: Bullets; Thermometers; Church bells; or Dental fillings?
17. 2  'Clear seeing' in French gave what Anglicized term for a psychic or extrasensory perception (ESP) practitioner?
18. 2  Whose adaptable eponymous law proposes that work expands to fill time available?
19. 2  In 2017 Venice announced a ban of what increasingly super-sized pollutants: Takeaway meals; Cruise ships; Seagulls; or Stag and Hen parties?
20. 2  Match the pre-Euro currencies and nations: Escudo, Tolar, Lats, Drachma –  Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Latvia?
21.      What Italian wine translates as 'grape of the wild vine'?
22.      Natural sponges cannot be which one of: Seawater; Freshwater; Animal; or Vegetable?
23. 2  Mythical Greek creatures centaur, pegasus, unicorn and hippocampus share what element: Eagle; Horse; Goat; or Rhinoceros?
24. 2  A lodestone or loadstone is another word for a: Paperweight; Plumbline; Paving slab or Magnet?
25. 2  “A quantity representing the power to which a fixed number must be raised to produce a given number” is a: Tangent; Digit; Logarithm; or Fraction?
26. 2  The Goths (comprising Visigoths and Ostragoths) triumphed in: Harry Potter; Star Wars; Waterloo; or The Roman Empire?
27. 2What is the major US agency missing from this list: Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), CSA (Canada), and CNSA (China)?
28.      Character speaking sci-fi who?
29.      The word Xmas originates from: Atheism; Medieval illiteracy; Walt Disney; or Greek for Christ?
30.   What anxiety disorder is named from Greek meaning fear of the public/market square?
31.   What African nation and old coin prefixes hen, pig, fowl and worm?
32.      Dyspnoea refers to difficulty: Speaking; Breathing; Sleeping; or Waking?
33.      Stovies, Kedgeree, Neeps and Tatties are cuisine of: Canada; Australia; Scotland; or Italy?
34.      Besides gold, white gold mainly contains (c.17%) what metal, also a famous London theatre?
35.      What country's beer company trademark causes American Budweiser to be 'Bud' in most of Europe: Belgium; Germany; Czech Republic; or Russia?
36.      November is named from Latin 'novem' meaning which number?
37.      What soft fabric is named from French 'gloves of Sweden'?
38.      Greek derived 'tetra' denotes: Four; Milk; Head; or Giant?
39.      From Latin, a tyro is what sort of young person: Bossy, Inexperienced, Noisy, or Cyclist?
40.   Kampuchea was previously: Cambodia; Ukriane; Iceland; or Starbucks?
41.   What African nation is geographically closest to Italy?
42.   The 'Limbal ring' thought subliminally attractive in human mating, is part of the: Eye; Mouth; Ear; or Naval?
43.   The world's highest value shopping day, significantly 11 Nov, created by Chinese corp Alibaba is themed (What?) Day: Children's, Lover's; Pet's; or Single's?
44.   The main ingredient of vinegar besides water is what acid: Acetic; Citric; Hydrochloric; or Lactic?
45.   Sammarinese is the demonym (name) for people of which tiny nation (known as the Most Serene Republic of..)?
46.      What popular 1960s laminate refers to Latin for ant?
47.   What pomelo/orange hybrid which can seriously alter drug digestion/reaction originated in Barbados?
48.   What inexpensive highly useful long crystal silicate mineral mined for over 4,000 years is generally now outlawed due to fatal health risks?
49.   Upon threatening republican declaration in 2017, Catalonia became subject to direct rule by which national government?
50.   An octave higher than open string on a standard guitar is made at fret: 6; 8; 12; or 15?
51. 2  What dark yellow earthy-tasting rhizome ginger family spice is thought especially helpful for joint ailments?
52. 2  The Biblical allusion in psychotherapy exploring human frailty is commonly expressed as (What?) of (What?): Head; Hands; Feet; (of) Lead; Sand; or Clay?
53. 2  Which African nation, famous for its extraordinary long-isolated wildlife, has the longest coastline?
54. 2  What word prefixes Flap, Flat, Guard, Lark and Stone?
55. 2What replaced the Escudo, Koruna, Tolar, Kroon, and Lats?
56.      5% equates to what fraction?
57.      Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem mean before and after: Dark; Birth; Midday; or Prayers?
58.      The Stubhub and Viagogo corporations, raided/investigated in 2017, controversially sell: Parliamentary seats; Human organs; Concert tickets; or Parking spaces?
59.      James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon originated 'Shangri-La' as a synonym for: Utopia; Dystopia; Myopia; or Ethiopia?
60.      The term 'Scaramouche' originated in Italian: Football; Winemaking; Pantomime; or Mafia?

1. 2  A sophomore traditionally refers to a US further education student in year: 1; 2; 3; or 4?

   2 
2.      What does ZANU-PF stand for?

   Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front
3.      A glengarry, with a toorie and cockade, is a traditional Scottish: Soup; Hat; Dance; or Goalkeeper?

   Hat 
4.      'Glavenoye Upravleniye Lagarej' (1923-61) is the acronymic origin of what word for a prison?

   Gulag 
5.   A subject that would be challengingly complex if discussed is metaphorically a (What?) of (What?): Box; Can; or Bag; of Frogs; Worms; or Spanners?

   Can of Worms
6.   What hard metal element symbol Mo is named from Greek for lead?

   Molybdenum 
7.   Humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen 2017 was largely caused by proxy war between (which two of): Russia; Iran; China; or Saudi Arabia?

   Iran and Saudi Arabia 
8.   What pasta means 'little worms': Spaghetti; Vermicelli; Tagliatelle; or Lasagne?

   Vermicelli
9.   What vintage/handmade online business is named loosely phonetically from Italian 'oh yes' and French 'what if'?

   Etsy
10.   The Mohs scale measures mineral: Acidity; Luminosity; Hardness; or Weight?

    Hardness
11.   Epinephrine, an emergency treatment for cardiac arrest is better known as: Adrenalin; Cortisol; Seratonin; or Oxytocin?

    Adrenalin 
12.   'Spanish bayonet' informally refers to the plant family: Tomato; Aloe Vera; Yucca or Bamboo?

    Yucca
13.   Besides forage and grain, sorghum grass was grown for: Smoking; Syrup; Thatching; or Linen?

    Syrup
14.   Meaning sequins, what was the 1950-80s fruit sweet version of throat lozenge Tunes?

    Spangles
15.   What word prefixes fever, hammer, metal, pages, and river?

    Yellow
16.      Traditional use of amalgam mercury alloy was: Bullets; Thermometers; Church bells; or Dental fillings?

    Dental fillings
17. 2  'Clear seeing' in French gave what Anglicized term for a psychic or extrasensory perception (ESP) practitioner?

    Clairvoyant
18. 2  Whose adaptable eponymous law proposes that work expands to fill time available?

    Parkinson 
19. 2  In 2017 Venice announced a ban of what increasingly super-sized pollutants: Takeaway meals; Cruise ships; Seagulls; or Stag and Hen parties?

    Cruise ships
20. 2  Match the pre-Euro currencies and nations: Escudo, Tolar, Lats, Drachma –  Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Latvia?

    Escudo=Portugal,  Tolar=Slovenia,  Lats=Latvia, Drachma=Greece
21.      What Italian wine translates as 'grape of the wild vine'?

    Frascati; Pino Grigio; Chianti; or Lambrusco?
22.      Natural sponges cannot be which one of: Seawater; Freshwater; Animal; or Vegetable?

    Vegetable
23. 2  Mythical Greek creatures centaur, pegasus, unicorn and hippocampus share what element: Eagle; Horse; Goat; or Rhinoceros?

    Horse
24. 2  A lodestone or loadstone is another word for a: Paperweight; Plumbline; Paving slab or Magnet?

    Magnet
25. 2  “A quantity representing the power to which a fixed number must be raised to produce a given number” is a: Tangent; Digit; Logarithm; or Fraction?

    Logarithm
26. 2  The Goths (comprising Visigoths and Ostragoths) triumphed in: Harry Potter; Star Wars; Waterloo; or The Roman Empire?

    The Roman Empire 
27. 2What is the major US agency missing from this list: Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), CSA (Canada), and CNSA (China)?

    NASA 
28.      Character speaking sci-fi who?

    Yoda
29.      The word Xmas originates from: Atheism; Medieval illiteracy; Walt Disney; or Greek for Christ?

    Greek for Christ 
30.   What anxiety disorder is named from Greek meaning fear of the public/market square?

    Agoraphobia
31.   What African nation and old coin prefixes hen, pig, fowl and worm?

    Guinea
32.      Dyspnoea refers to difficulty: Speaking; Breathing; Sleeping; or Waking?

    Breathing
33.      Stovies, Kedgeree, Neeps and Tatties are cuisine of: Canada; Australia; Scotland; or Italy?

    Scotland
34.      Besides gold, white gold mainly contains (c.17%) what metal, also a famous London theatre?

    Palladium
35.      What country's beer company trademark causes American Budweiser to be 'Bud' in most of Europe: Belgium; Germany; Czech Republic; or Russia?

    Czech Republic
36.      November is named from Latin 'novem' meaning which number?

    Nine 
37.      What soft fabric is named from French 'gloves of Sweden'?

    Suede 
38.      Greek derived 'tetra' denotes: Four; Milk; Head; or Giant?

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

    Inexperienced 
40.   Kampuchea was previously: Cambodia; Ukriane; Iceland; or Starbucks?

    Cambodia
41.   What African nation is geographically closest to Italy?

    Tunisia
42.   The 'Limbal ring' thought subliminally attractive in human mating, is part of the: Eye; Mouth; Ear; or Naval?

    Eye 
43.   The world's highest value shopping day, significantly 11 Nov, created by Chinese corp Alibaba is themed (What?) Day: Children's, Lover's; Pet's; or Single's?

    Single's
44.   The main ingredient of vinegar besides water is what acid: Acetic; Citric; Hydrochloric; or Lactic?

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

    San Marino
46.      What popular 1960s laminate refers to Latin for ant?

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

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

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

    Spain
50.   An octave higher than open string on a standard guitar is made at fret: 6; 8; 12; or 15?

    12  
51. 2  What dark yellow earthy-tasting rhizome ginger family spice is thought especially helpful for joint ailments?

    Turmeric 
52. 2  The Biblical allusion in psychotherapy exploring human frailty is commonly expressed as (What?) of (What?): Head; Hands; Feet; (of) Lead; Sand; or Clay?

    Feet of Clay
53. 2  Which African nation, famous for its extraordinary long-isolated wildlife, has the longest coastline?

    Madagasgar
54. 2  What word prefixes Flap, Flat, Guard, Lark and Stone?

    Mud
55. 2What replaced the Escudo, Koruna, Tolar, Kroon, and Lats?

    Euro 
56.      5% equates to what fraction?

    1/8 
57.      Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem mean before and after: Dark; Birth; Midday; or Prayers?

    Midday 
58.      The Stubhub and Viagogo corporations, raided/investigated in 2017, controversially sell: Parliamentary seats; Human organs; Concert tickets; or Parking spaces?

    Concert tickets
59.      James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon originated 'Shangri-La' as a synonym for: Utopia; Dystopia; Myopia; or Ethiopia?

    Utopia 
60.      The term 'Scaramouche' originated in Italian: Football; Winemaking; Pantomime; or Mafia?

    Pantomime