General Knowledge Quiz #341
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General Knowledge Quiz #341
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From Greek for wing and lizard, what name was given to a flying reptile of the Jurassic/Cretaceous periods?
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12 inches or a foot equates to roughly how many centimetres: 16; 25; 30.5; or 40?
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What's the more common name for a megagram (Mg): Tonne; Kilogram; Stone; or Pound?
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What feature of tailored clothing has variations described as bound, plain and keyhole?
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What unoffically reintroduced UK species generated demands for culling in the 2010s due to damage/control problems: Reindeer; Wolf; Wild boar; or Meerkat?
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Before closing in 2017, the Whitechapel Foundry, established in 1570 was the UK's oldest still operating manufacturing company. What did they make?
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What is the intense culinary characteristic of the piri piri: Heat; Sweet; Salt; or Sour?
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Alnwick Castle, Northumberland UK, featured in a popular movie franchise as which institution?
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The term domicile refers most accurately to a person's country of: Birth; Ancestry; Current presence; or Permanent home?
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The sepals or calyx of a plant initially surround and generally give way to the: Petals; Leaves; Stem; or Roots?
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The mid-1900s western political fear of communism's potential to spread nation-to-nation is called the '(What?) Theory': Lego; Jenga; Domino; or Chinese Chequers?
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12 inches or a foot equates to roughly how many centimetres: 16; 23.5; 30.5; or 40?
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15 June 2015 is the 8th centenary of what seminal governance and human rights instrument?
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What 'seasonal-mood' name was given to the western social phenomenon of mid-1967, sparked by the vast gathering of young people in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco?
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What word makes five new words when prefixing: man, post, nail, bell, and stop?
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Sugar, cotton, corn, coffee, and other grown produce are known in commodity trading as: Organics; Softs; Hards; or Foods?
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What US city is originally associated with Dixieland (jazz)?
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A calorimeter measures: Gas; Light; Heat; or Fat?
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What did Russian authorities list as an impairment to safe driving in 2015: Spectacles/contact lenses; Chewing gum, Vaping (e-cigarettes); or Transgender?
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Which 1900s time-travel movie franchise correctly predicted automatic self-tightening shoes for 2015?
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What drink takes its name from 'uisce/uisge', and is also called uisge beatha (water of life)?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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From Greek for wing and lizard, what name was given to a flying reptile of the Jurassic/Cretaceous periods?Pterosaur
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12 inches or a foot equates to roughly how many centimetres: 16; 25; 30.5; or 40?30.5cm
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What's the more common name for a megagram (Mg): Tonne; Kilogram; Stone; or Pound?Tonne
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What feature of tailored clothing has variations described as bound, plain and keyhole?Buttonhole
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What unoffically reintroduced UK species generated demands for culling in the 2010s due to damage/control problems: Reindeer; Wolf; Wild boar; or Meerkat?Wild Boar
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Before closing in 2017, the Whitechapel Foundry, established in 1570 was the UK's oldest still operating manufacturing company. What did they make?Bells
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What is the intense culinary characteristic of the piri piri: Heat; Sweet; Salt; or Sour?Heat
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Alnwick Castle, Northumberland UK, featured in a popular movie franchise as which institution?Hogwarts
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The term domicile refers most accurately to a person's country of: Birth; Ancestry; Current presence; or Permanent home?Permanent Home
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The sepals or calyx of a plant initially surround and generally give way to the: Petals; Leaves; Stem; or Roots?Petals
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The mid-1900s western political fear of communism's potential to spread nation-to-nation is called the '(What?) Theory': Lego; Jenga; Domino; or Chinese Chequers?Domino Theory
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12 inches or a foot equates to roughly how many centimetres: 16; 23.5; 30.5; or 40?30.5cm
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15 June 2015 is the 8th centenary of what seminal governance and human rights instrument?Magna Carta
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What 'seasonal-mood' name was given to the western social phenomenon of mid-1967, sparked by the vast gathering of young people in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco?Summer of Love
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What word makes five new words when prefixing: man, post, nail, bell, and stop?Door
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Sugar, cotton, corn, coffee, and other grown produce are known in commodity trading as: Organics; Softs; Hards; or Foods?Softs
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What US city is originally associated with Dixieland (jazz)?New Orleans
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A calorimeter measures: Gas; Light; Heat; or Fat?Heat
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What did Russian authorities list as an impairment to safe driving in 2015: Spectacles/contact lenses; Chewing gum, Vaping (e-cigarettes); or Transgender?Transgender
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Which 1900s time-travel movie franchise correctly predicted automatic self-tightening shoes for 2015?Back to the Future
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What drink takes its name from 'uisce/uisge', and is also called uisge beatha (water of life)?Whisky
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