General Knowledge Quiz 314

Questions

1. 'Pinyin', the original and common other Chinese/Japanese name for the tile game Mahjong means?

   1. Pigeon
   2. Penguin
   3. Wigeon
   4. Sparrow

2. 'The Great American Chocolate Bar' is eponymously better known as 'the (What?) bar'?

3. Loam soil is mostly?

   1. Sand and Chalk
   2. Sand and Silt
   3. Clay and Peat
   4. Clay and Chalk

4. Sitka wood, named after the Alaskan town, is a type of?

   1. Oak
   2. Yew
   3. Spruce
   4. Mahogany

5. Technically 'flash point' refers to the triggering of what aspect of a volatile substance?

   1. Ignition
   2. Vaporization
   3. Explosion
   4. Boiling

6. The Battle of Alamo featured in which war?

7. The popular mid-2010s children's fad My Friend Cayla is a?

   1. Girl band
   2. Talking Doll
   3. Picture-book
   4. Cartoon soap opera

8. If two sides of an isosceles triangle each measure 5cms then the other side cannot be?

   1. Less than 5cms
   2. More than 5cms
   3. 5cms
   4. Curved

9. Mollify means reduce?

   1. Anger
   2. Masculinity
   3. Density
   4. Clarity

10. The 'Bundesadler' is Germany's?

    1. Emblem
    2. Parliament
    3. Soccer premier league
    4. Santa Claus

11. Traditionally when in colour/color, the Samsung logo is?

    1. Yellow
    2. Blue
    3. Green
    4. Red

12. What Latin ballroom dance alludes to bullfighting and means 'double step'?

13. What is the main organic ingredient of Grappa, the strong Italian alcholic drink?

14. Which one of these cartoon characters was not voiced by Don Messick: Scooby-Doo, Muttley, Baloo, Papa Surf?

15. A loggia is a room or gallery characterized by the absence of?

    1. External wall
    2. Windows
    3. Roof
    4. Floor

16. According to the iconic poetic US 2nd World War poster, "Loose Lips might (Do What?)"?

17. What did Barclays Bank call its 7,000 IT help staff/initiative, launched 2013?

    1. It People
    2. Wise Owls
    3. Digital Eagles
    4. Clever Dicks

18. TS Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical (What?)" is the basis of the famous musical show?

    1. Hair
    2. Rocky Horror
    3. Cats
    4. West Side Stories

19. The French medieval term 'jongleur' refers to the trade of?

    1. Entertainer
    2. Innkeeper
    3. Horse-rider
    4. Candle-maker

20. What is an eighth when expressed as a percentage?