General Knowledge Quiz #304

General Knowledge Quiz #304

Questions

1. What medieval defensive feature is named from the French for sliding door?
2. The official Astronomical length of a ('Julian') year is how many days: 365; 366; 365; or 3625?
3. 30 St Mary Axe is better known as The: Bird's Nest; Gherkin; Calabash; or Beehive?
4. A 'tell' refers to a clue in which activity, which in turn refers metaphorically to an intentionally blank facial expression?
5. What word suffixes the following words to make five new words: Rasp; Whortle; Goose; Blue; and Straw?
6. Most commonly how many bits are in a byte, and how many bytes are in a kilobyte (two answers required): 10 and 1,000; 1,000 and 1,000; 10 and 100; or 8 and 1,024?
7. The ancient symbol the fylfot, is more controversially commonly known as (what?), derived from Sanskrit 'wellbeing', from 'su' (good) and 'asti' (being)?
8. The old trades: tanner, currier, cordwainer, and girdler worked primarily with: Wax; Leather; Copper; or Stone?
9. A 'strawberry nevus' is a: Cocktail drink; Benign skin-growth; or Tropical algae bloom; or Cheerleader stunt move?
10. Agulhas, Kuroshio, Benguela, Canary and Humboldt are: Salads; Ocean currents; Architects; or Fashion houses?
11. What weighs approximately 2.7 x 10-23 grams (that's 2.7 multiplied by 10 to the power of minus 23, or more simply 0.000000000000000000000027gms): A breath of fresh air; A handclap; An atom of oxygen; or a Fly's eyelash?
12. What is two-thirds of three-quarters?
13. Everlast, Winning, and Grant are famous equipment brands for: Angling; Ice-skating; Boxing; or Scuba-diving?
14. In which competitive activity did the WBF strip its 2013 Bali World Championship from two German doctors for coded coughing?
15. Which major African institution has the website www.cbn.gov.ng?
16. Anaximander (c.600-550BC), Tabula Rogeriana (1154), Waldseemüller (1507) and Mercator (1569) are notable: Bible translations; World maps; Calendars; or Taxonomies of organisms?
17. The abbreviation OIEO in small private advertisements means what?
18. The ancient Greek portmanteau word 'necropolis' refers to: Public baths; Cemetery; Police station; or Ice-cream?
19. The official Astronomical length of a ('Julian') year is how many days: 365; 366; 365.5; or 365.25?
20. The creamy cherimoya/chirimoya fruit with a soft cactus-like skin is also known as the '(what?) apple': Honey; Custard; Butter; or Sugar?
21. Stadium, French's, Händlmaier, and Maille make what, commonly from the Sinapis alba and Brassica juncea plants?

1. What medieval defensive feature is named from the French for sliding door?

   Portcullis
2. The official Astronomical length of a ('Julian') year is how many days: 365; 366; 365; or 3625?

   3625 (hence the four year cycle of three calendar years of 365 days followed by a 'leap' year of 366 days)
3. 30 St Mary Axe is better known as The: Bird's Nest; Gherkin; Calabash; or Beehive?

   Gherkin 
4. A 'tell' refers to a clue in which activity, which in turn refers metaphorically to an intentionally blank facial expression?

   Poker 
5. What word suffixes the following words to make five new words: Rasp; Whortle; Goose; Blue; and Straw?

   Berry
6. Most commonly how many bits are in a byte, and how many bytes are in a kilobyte (two answers required): 10 and 1,000; 1,000 and 1,000; 10 and 100; or 8 and 1,024?

   8 and1,024 
7. The ancient symbol the fylfot, is more controversially commonly known as (what?), derived from Sanskrit 'wellbeing', from 'su' (good) and 'asti' (being)?

   Swastika 
8. The old trades: tanner, currier, cordwainer, and girdler worked primarily with: Wax; Leather; Copper; or Stone?

   Leather 
9. A 'strawberry nevus' is a: Cocktail drink; Benign skin-growth; or Tropical algae bloom; or Cheerleader stunt move?

   Benign skin-growth 
10. Agulhas, Kuroshio, Benguela, Canary and Humboldt are: Salads; Ocean currents; Architects; or Fashion houses?

    Ocean currents
11. What weighs approximately 2.7 x 10-23 grams (that's 2.7 multiplied by 10 to the power of minus 23, or more simply 0.000000000000000000000027gms): A breath of fresh air; A handclap; An atom of oxygen; or a Fly's eyelash?

    An atom of oxygen
12. What is two-thirds of three-quarters?

    A half 
13. Everlast, Winning, and Grant are famous equipment brands for: Angling; Ice-skating; Boxing; or Scuba-diving?

    Boxing
14. In which competitive activity did the WBF strip its 2013 Bali World Championship from two German doctors for coded coughing?

    Bridge 
15. Which major African institution has the website www.cbn.gov.ng?

    Central Bank of Nigeria
16. Anaximander (c.600-550BC), Tabula Rogeriana (1154), Waldseemüller (1507) and Mercator (1569) are notable: Bible translations; World maps; Calendars; or Taxonomies of organisms?

    World maps
17. The abbreviation OIEO in small private advertisements means what?

    Offers In Excess Of
18. The ancient Greek portmanteau word 'necropolis' refers to: Public baths; Cemetery; Police station; or Ice-cream?

    Cemetery 
19. The official Astronomical length of a ('Julian') year is how many days: 365; 366; 365.5; or 365.25?

    365.25 
20. The creamy cherimoya/chirimoya fruit with a soft cactus-like skin is also known as the '(what?) apple': Honey; Custard; Butter; or Sugar?

    Custard
21. Stadium, French's, Händlmaier, and Maille make what, commonly from the Sinapis alba and Brassica juncea plants?

    Mustard