General Knowledge Quiz 347

Questions

1. What old prefix word makes five new words in front of?

   1. Gram
   2. Centre/Center
   3. Cure
   4. Tome
   5. and Thalamus

2. Catatonia is a technical term for?

   1. Ancient Cypus
   2. Human stupor
   3. Salt-water
   4. Feline miaowing

3. The 16th century vast eight-choir musical work 'Spem in alium' by Thomas Tallis became a best seller in 2012 after featuring in which controversial book?

4. The successful and regionally dominant people called Goths in medieval times were?

   1. North-African
   2. South-Asian
   3. East-Germanic
   4. West-Indian

5. What February saint's day traditionally sees a following rise in residential property markets?

6. Oslo University claimed in 2015 that the Bubonic plague outbreaks of the middle ages were caused by flea-carrying?

   1. Cats
   2. Horses
   3. Chickens
   4. Gerbils

7. What informal term for illicit or counterfeit product derives from smuggling liquor in footwear?

8. The Astros, Rockets, and (defunct) Oilers are sports clubs of which city?

9. Scorpion W2 (USA), Woodland Pattern (USA), Flecktarn (Germany), and Multi-Terrain Pattern (UK) are notable designs of what?

10. K'ung Futse (Venerated Master Kong) is better known as which major philosopher and religious founder?

11. The world's bitterest chemical Denatonium, branded 'Bitrex' and 'Aversion', is used in?

    1. Beer
    2. Haribo Tangfastic
    3. MacDonald's sauces
    4. Shampoo

12. What famous striped creature shares the same genus as the onager and kiang?

13. US veterinary pathologist Daniel Salmon (1850-1914) oversaw the discovery of what, named eponymously?

14. The Greek word praxis refers to what, contrasting with theory?

    1. Practice
    2. Experimentation
    3. Intuition
    4. Nonsense

15. Which South-Asian curry dish is named from Persian 'two onions'?

16. The bench seats of the British House of Commons and House of Lords are respectively?

    1. Green/Red
    2. Blue/Green
    3. Black/Brown
    4. Silver/Gold

17. In music what note is a tone above B?

18. The traditional African instrument called a djembe is a small?

    1. Drum
    2. Harmonica
    3. Trumpet
    4. Piano

19. Which city has the most moving bridges in the world?

    1. Venice
    2. London
    3. Chicago
    4. Riyadh

20. The famous song Una Paloma Blanca means in Spanish a white?

    1. Rose
    2. Dove
    3. Wine
    4. Knuckle