General Knowledge Quiz 343

Questions

1. ISO 9407 Mondopoint, Brannock, and Paris Point are systems for sizing?

   1. Pencils
   2. Shoes
   3. Horses
   4. Wigs

2. Originating in the 2nd World War aftermath, name the five member nations of the enduring and powerful 'Five Eyes' ('FVEY') intelligence alliance?

3. Pinchbeck, a 1700s alloy of copper and zinc, was a popular alternative for?

   1. Lead
   2. Gold
   3. Snuff
   4. Baking foil

4. Name the Soviet Russian orbiting space station, continuously occupied 1989-99 until its replacement by the International Space Station?

5. Known as a 'jumper dress' in US-English what garment is named originally from its being attached to the front of a dress?

6. The US-English spelling of 'celiac' (disease, of gluten allergy) is spelled how in earlier UK-English?

7. 'Tam o' Shanter' in Scottish poet Robert Burns' 1790 poem of that name is a?

   1. Village
   2. Farmer
   3. Sword
   4. Soup

8. The famous Hallé symphony orchestra was founded and is based in which city?

   1. Berlin
   2. Paris
   3. Vienna
   4. Manchester

9. Walt Disney unsuccessfully asked The Beatles to provide which creatures' voices in a famous 1967 film?

10. What term derived from French 'on equal terms' is a popular domestic job?

11. Monsieur Rapide (French), Don Ocupado (Spanish), Meneertje Druk (Dutch), Unser Herr Schnell (German), and Bay Hýzlý (Turkish) are international versions of which character, from a children's book series?

12. The 'river herring' fish, or genus Alosa, which lives in sea and spawns in rivers, is popularly known as a?

    1. Fad
    2. Shad
    3. Lad
    4. Glad

13. Menchie's is a popular US international chain founded to supply what frozen product?

14. Fowler's Vacola, Kilner, Mason, and Weck are brands/designs of what?

15. Strumming the open strings of a standard-tuned guitar produces the chord?

    1. C
    2. G6
    3. Dmajor7th
    4. Eminor7th(add11)

16. Electrum and Doré bullion are alloys of which two metals?

17. Mount Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, destroyed by its eruption in 79AD, are nearby which major modern city?

18. 'Cut-and-Come-Again' is an informal term in?

    1. Horticulture
    2. Barbering
    3. Tailoring
    4. Film-making

19. How many different ways can six 8-stud Lego bricks be combined?

    1. 15
    2. 863
    3. 9,222
    4. Over 900 million

20. What food can be a wheel and contain eyes or veins?