General Knowledge Quiz 348

Questions

1. Spell the word?

   1. Presumptious
   2. Presumtuous
   3. Presumtious
   4. Presumptuous

2. Match these mathematical terms according to the calculation and result: (Calculations) Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication: (Results) Product, Quotient, Sum, Difference?

3. Who was Miss World 1976, and her iconic musician/peace activist boyfriend (two answers required)?

4. Circumvallate papilla, fungiform papilla, and foliate papilla are commonly called?

   1. Toes
   2. Fingernails
   3. Taste buds
   4. Eyelashes

5. Which country in 2001 became the first to decriminalize recreational drug use?

   1. Mexico
   2. Portugal
   3. Netherlands
   4. China

6. The flags of Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Greenland and Bangladesh share what common feature?

7. In 2015 the World Health Organization made 'single-use' mandatory for what (by 2020 worldwide)?

   1. Syringes
   2. Nit combs
   3. Canteen cutlery
   4. Bed-sheets

8. Put these elements in order of heaviest (most dense) first: Sodium, Hydrogen, Lead, Gold, Oxygen?

9. In 1895 German company Bayer created what genericized trademark for a diacetylmorphine cough suppressant, alluding to the Greek god/goddess of bravery and self-sacrifice?

10. What technical term, prefixed with 'extraordinary/irregular', refers euphemistically to the abduction/transfer of a person by one nation to another?

11. What was originally called 'wireless telegraphy'?

    1. Television
    2. Video
    3. Radio
    4. Telephone

12. Who became the fastest-selling Playmobil toy figure, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017?

    1. Joan of Arc
    2. Thomas More
    3. Martin Luther
    4. Dalai Lama

13. Name the two long-serving British MPs and past senior ministers caught in a 2015 TV/press sting offering payment for political services from a hoax Chinese company?

14. What's the cube root of 27,000?

15. Titan is the project codename for Apple's development?

    1. iCar
    2. iWatch
    3. iSpecs
    4. iSexmachine

16. What hyphenated surname was adopted for members of British Queen Elizabeth II's family?

17. The strongest known biological material was identified by scientists (2015) in the teeth of a?

    1. Lion
    2. Rat
    3. Locust
    4. Limpet

18. What's the largest capital city without a river, and also the oldest capital of its continent?

19. What military term for a multiple gun discharge referred originally in Latin/Italian to being out of danger or safe?

20. What internet mechanism is named from a popular US confection, thought originated by Chinese Californians?