General Knowledge Quiz 325

Questions

1. Posset is a late-medieval curdled drink of alchocol and which other liquid?

2. In the binary system of numbers the binary number 10 equates to which conventional number?

3. Filibeg is a traditional Scottish word for?

   1. Kilt
   2. Porridge
   3. Haggis
   4. England

4. What was the tallest construction in the world at 1900?

5. What was the tallest type of construction in the world for over 3,800 years before Lincoln Cathedral's completion in 1311?

6. Hilary Mantel's controversial 2014 fictional story is "The Assassination of (Which controversial leader?)" ?

7. Barack Obama's incongruous 2013 expression 'Jedi mind-meld' upset fans of which two major movie franchises?

8. A sepulchre is a (what?), usually made/carved from stone?

   1. Cross
   2. Church
   3. Tomb
   4. Dragon

9. The traditional Queen of Puddings dessert typically comprises a bread/egg/jam base topped with what?

10. Gurning is a (sometimes competitive) activity involving distortion of?

    1. Facts
    2. Balloons
    3. Spoons
    4. One's face

11. What character was named by George Lucas after his 'Radio' and 'Dialogue' film rolls used in making American Graffiti?

12. Theology is the study of what?

13. The 1997 BS and 2005 EN No1836 safety standard applies to?

    1. Water pistols
    2. Potatoes
    3. Sunglasses
    4. Garden gnomes

14. What term refers to a style of fatalistic or menacing cinema, coined first by French critics in describing US thrillers of the 1940s?

15. What controversial accusation is shared by the albums?

    1. Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy
    2. Blind Faith's Blind Faith
    3. and Nirvana's Nevermind

16. 'Forage' refers to crops that are?

    1. Organic
    2. Wild
    3. Animal feed
    4. Pick-your-own

17. Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) is a revered?

    1. Atheist statesman
    2. Christian humanist
    3. Mathematician
    4. Vegetarian chef

18. The prefix 'meso' usually means?

    1. Middle
    2. Outer
    3. Greater
    4. False

19. The medieval occupation and derived surname Scullion referred to a basic worker in a?

    1. Dockyard
    2. Kitchen
    3. Courthouse
    4. Hospital

20. Macular refers to which sensory organ?