General Knowledge Quiz 328

Questions

1. The volume of a pyramid or cone is: base area x height x (what fraction?)?

   1. A Quarter
   2. A Third
   3. A Half
   4. Nine-Fourteenths

2. What 1930s-originating genericized trademark came to refer to 'piped' background recorded music played in elevators, reception areas, airports, etc?

3. What mountain's peak is the farthest point from Earth's centre/center?

   1. Everest
   2. Kilimanjaro
   3. Chimborazo
   4. McKinley

4. The Gannex brand, popularised by British prime minister Harold Wilson in the 1960s, was a?

   1. Pipe
   2. Cigar
   3. Fountain pen
   4. Raincoat

5. The traditional Windows/Mac keyboard shortcut to undo the last operation is Ctrl or Cmd and what key?

6. The Occident (from Latin 'going down') refers generally to which part of the world?

   1. Europe/US
   2. Asia
   3. Australia
   4. Africa

7. What instrument is sized according to terms such as 0, 00, 000, Grand Auditorium and Dreadnought?

8. What is the UK's most senior royal palace and official residence of the monarch?

9. Disney's Lion King movie/musical is generally said to be based on what Shakespeare play?

10. What edible weed is named from 'lion's tooth'?

11. Albion is the oldest word for?

    1. France
    2. America
    3. England/Britain
    4. Scandinavia

12. The Carthage civilization (814-200BC) was based around modern?

    1. Copenhagen
    2. Tunis
    3. Mexico City
    4. Moscow

13. Which big-selling artist 1999-2003 shares her name with the founding Queen of Carthage?

14. The Dewey Decimal, Universal Decimal, and Bliss Bibliographic classifications are used by?

    1. Farmers
    2. Librarians
    3. Architects
    4. Travel agents

15. What is a remark, act, or chess move seeking advantage, from Italian for trip-up, and leg?

16. The continent having the highest average elevation is?

    1. Africa
    2. Asia
    3. Europe
    4. Antartica

17. Georges Bizet devised the word 'toreador' for what opera?

18. Which once war-torn Balkan capital city has a world-leading human DNA analysis laboratory?

19. What famous headwear and safety harness brand was devised from the original raw materials silk, angora and wool?

20. What Andalusian city gave its name to a bitter orange used especially in marmalade?