General Knowledge Quiz 345

Questions

1. What word makes five new words when prefixing: Print, Nail, Ring, Plate, and Tip?

2. State the recall aim of the mathematical mnemonic "How I wish I could recollect (what?) easily today" ?

3. Pakistan shares India's (What?) border?

   1. SW
   2. NW
   3. NE
   4. SE

4. What is the short metonymic name of the chief usher of the Lord Chamberlain's department of the UK House of Lords?

5. What metabolic disorder takes its name from Greek 'siphon', referring to excessive urine production?

6. The traditional western military salute derives from an older gesture of?

   1. Hat removal
   2. Shielding the eyes
   3. Waving hello/goodbye
   4. Shaking hands

7. Who, more known for detective stories, popularized the term 'The Lost World' in his 1912 book of that name?

8. Amitabh Bachchan is a famous Indian?

   1. Architect
   2. Philosopher
   3. Squash player
   4. Film star

9. Led by Ethan Allen, The Green Mountain Boys, c.1764-1776, established which US state, defeating the British provinces New York and New Hampshire?

   1. California
   2. Vermont
   3. Texas
   4. Florida

10. Hypoglycaema is a deficiency of what in humans?

11. Which famous pottery city is a (1910) merger of its original town and the adjacent Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Fenton and Longton?

12. The word 'fabulous' originally referred to something?

    1. Gold
    2. Foreign
    3. Skilfully made
    4. Mythical

13. Vernal refers to which season?

14. Which nation, a member of the EU until 1985, has a flag of a red/white sun on a white/red background?

15. Who painted the world's most expensive painting, the post-impressionist 1892 Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When will you marry), auctioned for c.$300m in 2015?

    1. Guagin
    2. Warhol
    3. Turner
    4. Dali

16. The inclusion of 'C/O' or 'C O' in a postal address means what?

17. Febrile refers to what human condition?

    1. Fevered
    2. Weak
    3. Senile
    4. Brittle-boned

18. Vermicular refers to patterns or movements like?

    1. Clouds
    2. Worms
    3. Fish
    4. Wheels

19. Stratigraphy is a branch of?

    1. Biology
    2. Geology
    3. Chemistry
    4. Demography

20. Reggae evolved from what three-letter Jamaican music genre?