General Knowledge Quiz #289
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General Knowledge Quiz #289
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13. What pasta means 'little worms': Spaghetti; Vermicelli; Tagliatelle; or Lasagne?
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25. Match the pre-Euro currencies and nations: Escudo, Tolar, Lats, Drachma – Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Latvia?
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24. In 2017 Venice announced a ban of what increasingly super-sized pollutants: Takeaway meals; Cruise ships; Seagulls; or Stag and Hen parties?
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23. Whose adaptable eponymous law proposes that work expands to fill time available?
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22. 'Clear seeing' in French gave what Anglicized term for a psychic or extrasensory perception (ESP) practitioner?
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21. A sophomore traditionally refers to a US further education student in year: 1; 2; 3; or 4?
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20. What word prefixes fever, hammer, metal, pages, and river?
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19. Meaning sequins, what was the 1950-80s fruit sweet version of throat lozenge Tunes?
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18. Besides forage and grain, sorghum grass was grown for: Smoking; Syrup; Thatching; or Linen?
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17. 'Spanish bayonet' informally refers to the plant family: Tomato; Aloe Vera; Yucca or Bamboo?
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16. Epinephrine, an emergency treatment for cardiac arrest is better known as: Adrenalin; Cortisol; Seratonin; or Oxytocin?
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15. The Mohs scale measures mineral: Acidity; Luminosity; Hardness; or Weight?
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14. What vintage/handmade online business is named loosely phonetically from Italian 'oh yes' and French 'what if'?
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1. 12.5% equates to what fraction?
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12. Humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen 2017 was largely caused by proxy war between (which two of): Russia; Iran; China; or Saudi Arabia?
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11. What hard metal element symbol Mo is named from Greek for lead?
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10. A subject that would be challengingly complex if discussed is metaphorically a (What?) of (What?): Box; Can; or Bag; of Frogs; Worms; or Spanners?
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9. 'Glavenoye Upravleniye Lagarej' (1923-61) is the acronymic origin of what word for a prison?
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8. A glengarry, with a toorie and cockade, is a traditional Scottish: Soup; Hat; Dance; or Goalkeeper?
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7. What does ZANU-PF stand for?
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6. Traditional use of amalgam mercury alloy was: Bullets; Thermometers; Church bells; or Dental fillings?
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5. The term 'Scaramouche' originated in Italian: Football; Winemaking; Pantomime; or Mafia?
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4. James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon originated 'Shangri-La' as a synonym for: Utopia; Dystopia; Myopia; or Ethiopia?
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3. The Stubhub and Viagogo corporations, raided/investigated in 2017, controversially sell: Parliamentary seats; Human organs; Concert tickets; or Parking spaces?
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2. Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem mean before and after: Dark; Birth; Midday; or Prayers?
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13. What pasta means 'little worms': Spaghetti; Vermicelli; Tagliatelle; or Lasagne?Vermicelli
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25. Match the pre-Euro currencies and nations: Escudo, Tolar, Lats, Drachma – Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Latvia?Escudo=Portugal, Tolar=Slovenia, Lats=Latvia, Drachma=Greece
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24. In 2017 Venice announced a ban of what increasingly super-sized pollutants: Takeaway meals; Cruise ships; Seagulls; or Stag and Hen parties?Cruise ships
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23. Whose adaptable eponymous law proposes that work expands to fill time available?Parkinson
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22. 'Clear seeing' in French gave what Anglicized term for a psychic or extrasensory perception (ESP) practitioner?Clairvoyant
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21. A sophomore traditionally refers to a US further education student in year: 1; 2; 3; or 4?2
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20. What word prefixes fever, hammer, metal, pages, and river?Yellow
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19. Meaning sequins, what was the 1950-80s fruit sweet version of throat lozenge Tunes?Spangles
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18. Besides forage and grain, sorghum grass was grown for: Smoking; Syrup; Thatching; or Linen?Syrup
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17. 'Spanish bayonet' informally refers to the plant family: Tomato; Aloe Vera; Yucca or Bamboo?Yucca
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16. Epinephrine, an emergency treatment for cardiac arrest is better known as: Adrenalin; Cortisol; Seratonin; or Oxytocin?Adrenalin
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15. The Mohs scale measures mineral: Acidity; Luminosity; Hardness; or Weight?Hardness
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14. What vintage/handmade online business is named loosely phonetically from Italian 'oh yes' and French 'what if'?Etsy
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1. 12.5% equates to what fraction?1/8
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12. 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
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11. What hard metal element symbol Mo is named from Greek for lead?Molybdenum
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10. 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
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9. 'Glavenoye Upravleniye Lagarej' (1923-61) is the acronymic origin of what word for a prison?Gulag
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8. A glengarry, with a toorie and cockade, is a traditional Scottish: Soup; Hat; Dance; or Goalkeeper?Hat
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7. What does ZANU-PF stand for?Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front
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6. Traditional use of amalgam mercury alloy was: Bullets; Thermometers; Church bells; or Dental fillings?Dental fillings
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5. The term 'Scaramouche' originated in Italian: Football; Winemaking; Pantomime; or Mafia?Pantomime
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4. James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon originated 'Shangri-La' as a synonym for: Utopia; Dystopia; Myopia; or Ethiopia?Utopia
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3. The Stubhub and Viagogo corporations, raided/investigated in 2017, controversially sell: Parliamentary seats; Human organs; Concert tickets; or Parking spaces?Concert tickets
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2. Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem mean before and after: Dark; Birth; Midday; or Prayers?Midday
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