General Knowledge Quiz 334

Questions

1. Valerie Trierweiler revealed in her 2014 book the politically damaging assertion that (Who?) routinely refers to (Whom?) as "Les sans dents"?

2. Ashram (Hindu), Yeshiva (Jewish), and Dojo (Japanese) are?

   1. Festivals
   2. Learning/study places
   3. Political assemblies
   4. Hair/beard styles

3. What Italian originating pasta is most popularly consumed in 'elbow' variety in US/Canada?

4. Lanugo, vellex and terminal refer to what on the human body at different life stages?

5. Under standard conditions, the lightest and least dense of all metallic elements is?

   1. Mercury
   2. Lithium
   3. Potassium
   4. Sodium

6. Tessellation technically refers to which form of decoration?

   1. Tiling/mosaic
   2. Wallpapering
   3. Painting
   4. Artex/stucco

7. The winner of the World Scrabble Championship in 2014 received prize money of?

   1. £3,000
   2. £30,000
   3. £300,000
   4. £3million

8. The old British 'threepenny bit', the Australian 50c (1969-2000s), and the 2017 redesigned British £1 coin each have how many sides (not including the two faces)?

9. Althaea officinalis, an ancient African medicinal plant and sugar sweet ingredient, is commonly known as (What popular confection)?

10. The term 'grandee', a high-ranking person, referred originally to noblemen of?

    1. Iberia
    2. USA
    3. Arabia
    4. India

11. Name Finnish writer Tove Jansson's Hippo-like children's character franchise, originally in Swedish books 1945-93, TV/film and the popular '(What?) World' theme park in Naantali, Finland?

12. Who announced in 2014 intention to sue the BBC for privacy breach, in broadcasting a police raid on his home?

13. The nomadic Tuareg people are the traditional inhabitants of?

    1. Saharan North Africa
    2. Arctic Europe
    3. The Antarctic
    4. China/Mongolia Gobi

14. At zero Celsius, which two technical characteristics apply to the elements calcium, magnesium, and strontium?

    1. Metal
    2. Gas
    3. Solid
    4. and/or Liquid

15. The traditional English exclamation 'Strewth' is an 1800s abbreviated form of what older expression?

16. The term 'campesino' refers in the Spanish-speaking world to a?

    1. University student
    2. Corrupt politician
    3. Peasant farmer
    4. Hairdresser

17. The Coca Cola corporation launched 'Fairlife' in 2014, a 'premiumized' version of?

    1. Tea
    2. Coffee
    3. Milk
    4. Water

18. Quinoa, an ancient edible seed crop, saw major 21st century productivity and conflict between which two nations of its continent of origin?

    1. China and Japan
    2. Canada and USA
    3. Bolivia and Peru
    4. Turkey and Greece

19. Planchets, flans and blanks are synonyms for pieces of metal used to make?

    1. Tooth-fillings
    2. Coins
    3. Bullets
    4. Cutlery

20. Pyongyang is North Korea's?

    1. National food
    2. National sport
    3. National guard
    4. Capital city