General Knowledge Quiz #303

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  1. Dashi is a popular Japanese: Stock/soup; Martial art; Taxi-company; or Pebbled wall-rendering?
  2. The Berghof, Wolfsschanze, and Adlerhorst were notable headquarters of: Napoleon Bonaparte; Adolf Hitler; Joseph Stalin; or Dwight D Eisenhower?
  3. How many 'states' (variations) are possible in a single 7-segment electronic/digital numeral display (as used in calculators, etc): 10; 12; 64; or 128?
  4. Which country hosted a special edition of UK TV's 'Double Your Money' prize game show, broadcast in 1966, in which points rather than money were awarded, leading to a top prize of a television set?
  5. What form of breadcrumbed fried food, often containing mashed potato, is named from French 'to crunch'?
  6. Name the controversial arm-gesture associated with French-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala: Quarante; Quenelle; Quinine; or Quiche?
  7. Selecting or extracting only a few prime items from a wide range, especially where less discrimination is appropriate, is called (What?)-picking: Strawberry; Cherry; Cotton; or Nose?
  8. Which famous British institution's heavily subsidized restaurant received a complaint after cancelling a member's booking (in 2013), that "...we were unable to eat elsewhere because my wife was wearing a tiara...': The London Palladium; The House of Lords; St Andrews Golf Club; or Queens Tennis Club?
  9. Tarja Halonen, Martti Ahtisaari, and Mauno Koivisto have been presidents of Suomi - known in western language as: Peru; Fiji; Finland; or Kuwait?
  10. Where in 2014 became the last European territory to decriminalize sex between men: Monaco; Isle of Man; Northern Cyprus; or Vatican City State?
  11. Katsuma, Poppet, Furi, Luvli, Diavlo and Zommer are central characters in which 2010s children's website/merchandise/media phenomenon?
  12. The Spanish 'Copa del Rey' is a: Windy weather system; Cathedral; Mafia organization; Seafood curry; or Soccer competition?
  13. Chinese technology entrepreneur Jack Ma founded which vast internet corporation, which (in the 2010s) handles c.80% of China's online shopping: Aladdin; Sinbad; Alibaba; or King Kong?
  14. Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) and Chilean Pablo Neruda (1904-73) are famous South American: Military leaders; Painters; Writers; or Boxers?
  15. Which vegetable originates from a cross between a cabbage and a turnip: Artichoke; Swede/ Rutabaga; Broccolli; or Cauliflower?
  16. DNA analysis of a 7,000 year-old cave-dwelling human skeleton from north Spain revealed what surprising genetic feature: Chin dimple; Blue eyes; Webbed feet; or an 'Outie' belly-button?
  17. What Cantonese mixed bite-size food means literally 'touch the heart'?
  18. What Terry Nation concept was produced by scientist Davros from the indigenous Kaleds of the planet Skaro?
  19. What's the western name of the least densely populated country in the world, (national language 'Kalaallit Nunaat'), with capital city Nuuk?
  20. Alluding to a ridged cloth, a temporary vehicle-track built over bogland on a foundation of perpendicularly laid logs is called a (What?) road?

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  1. Dashi is a popular Japanese: Stock/soup; Martial art; Taxi-company; or Pebbled wall-rendering?
    Stock/soup 
  2. The Berghof, Wolfsschanze, and Adlerhorst were notable headquarters of: Napoleon Bonaparte; Adolf Hitler; Joseph Stalin; or Dwight D Eisenhower?
    Adolf Hitler
  3. How many 'states' (variations) are possible in a single 7-segment electronic/digital numeral display (as used in calculators, etc): 10; 12; 64; or 128?
    128 
  4. Which country hosted a special edition of UK TV's 'Double Your Money' prize game show, broadcast in 1966, in which points rather than money were awarded, leading to a top prize of a television set?
    USSR 
  5. What form of breadcrumbed fried food, often containing mashed potato, is named from French 'to crunch'?
    Croquette 
  6. Name the controversial arm-gesture associated with French-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala: Quarante; Quenelle; Quinine; or Quiche?
    Quenelle 
  7. Selecting or extracting only a few prime items from a wide range, especially where less discrimination is appropriate, is called (What?)-picking: Strawberry; Cherry; Cotton; or Nose?
    Cherry
  8. Which famous British institution's heavily subsidized restaurant received a complaint after cancelling a member's booking (in 2013), that "...we were unable to eat elsewhere because my wife was wearing a tiara...': The London Palladium; The House of Lords; St Andrews Golf Club; or Queens Tennis Club?
    The House of Lords
  9. Tarja Halonen, Martti Ahtisaari, and Mauno Koivisto have been presidents of Suomi - known in western language as: Peru; Fiji; Finland; or Kuwait?
    Finland
  10. Where in 2014 became the last European territory to decriminalize sex between men: Monaco; Isle of Man; Northern Cyprus; or Vatican City State?
    Northern Cyprus
  11. Katsuma, Poppet, Furi, Luvli, Diavlo and Zommer are central characters in which 2010s children's website/merchandise/media phenomenon?
    Moshi Monsters
  12. The Spanish 'Copa del Rey' is a: Windy weather system; Cathedral; Mafia organization; Seafood curry; or Soccer competition?
    Soccer competition 
  13. Chinese technology entrepreneur Jack Ma founded which vast internet corporation, which (in the 2010s) handles c.80% of China's online shopping: Aladdin; Sinbad; Alibaba; or King Kong?
    Alibaba
  14. Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) and Chilean Pablo Neruda (1904-73) are famous South American: Military leaders; Painters; Writers; or Boxers?
    Writers
  15. Which vegetable originates from a cross between a cabbage and a turnip: Artichoke; Swede/ Rutabaga; Broccolli; or Cauliflower?
    Swede/ Rutabaga
  16. DNA analysis of a 7,000 year-old cave-dwelling human skeleton from north Spain revealed what surprising genetic feature: Chin dimple; Blue eyes; Webbed feet; or an 'Outie' belly-button?
    Blue eyes
  17. What Cantonese mixed bite-size food means literally 'touch the heart'?
    Dim sum
  18. What Terry Nation concept was produced by scientist Davros from the indigenous Kaleds of the planet Skaro?
    Daleks 
  19. What's the western name of the least densely populated country in the world, (national language 'Kalaallit Nunaat'), with capital city Nuuk?
    Greenland
  20. Alluding to a ridged cloth, a temporary vehicle-track built over bogland on a foundation of perpendicularly laid logs is called a (What?) road?
    Corduroy
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