General Knowledge Quiz 316

Questions

1. The Berlin S-Bahn is what sort of system?

   1. Railway
   2. Ring-road
   3. Cycle-way
   4. Canal

2. The HTML (HyperText Markup Language) webpage codes: '' produce the maths symbols?

   1. Right/Left chevrons
   2. Plus/Minus
   3. Multiply/Divide
   4. Square/Cube root

3. What parts of the human body are surrounded by protective skin called the eponychium and paronychium?

4. Which famous southern-hemisphere city centre has the postal code 2000?

5. Mercosur/Mercosul is the South American?

   1. Soccer Federation
   2. Space Agency
   3. Common Market Agreement
   4. Storm System

6. Which famous city has the official website domain www.mcgm.gov.in?

7. The speed of sound in a vacuum is?

   1. Fast as light
   2. Same as anywhere else
   3. c.3,500mph
   4. Zero

8. Suchen, Buscar, Rechercher and Zoeken appear commonly on German, Spanish, French and Dutch language websites, all meaning what?

9. Traditionally what do people do with a Mexican piñata?

   1. Wear it
   2. Drink it
   3. Ride it
   4. Smash it to bits with sticks

10. The word barber - meaning a men's/boy's hairdresser - is from Latin meaning?

    1. Hair
    2. Scissors
    3. Shave
    4. Beard

11. As at the early 2000s (2000-12 official figures) what country is the world's biggest wine producer?

12. After international electronic surveillance revelations in 2014, German government officials reportedly reverted to using?

    1. WWII Enigma code machines
    2. Carrier pigeons
    3. Typewriters
    4. Invisible Ink

13. The eminent British economist Richard Layard is noted for pioneering work on?

    1. Equality
    2. Sustainability
    3. Computing
    4. Happiness

14. Jam, Wing, Acorn, T, and Hex are types of what?

15. 20th Century Fox lost a delightful international TV/entertainment trademark dispute in 2014 to which UK comedy club chain?

16. A 'Polski Sklep' is a?

    1. Sausage
    2. Hat
    3. Ice-skating move
    4. Retail premises

17. Hinnomaki Red, Invicta, Pax and Hairy Amber are types of which Ribes genus fruit?

18. The HTML (HyperText Markup Language) webpage codes: '<' and '>' produce the maths symbols?

    1. Right/Left chevrons
    2. Plus/Minus
    3. Multiply/Divide
    4. Square/Cube root

19. San Francisco banned a phone app in 2014 which enabled people to sell?

    1. Pier fishing positions
    2. Alcatraz pebbles
    3. Metered car-parking spaces
    4. Beach massages

20. Which country is markedly the largest producer of garlic globally?

    1. China
    2. India
    3. Brazil
    4. Luxembourg

21. Generally what metalwork process extracts a metal from its ore?