General Knowledge Quiz #351
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General Knowledge Quiz #351
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Occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, parietal and temporal are among 14 bones of a human: Foot; Hand; Skull; or Ear?
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Which Roman emperor moved the capital from Rome to the city previously known as Byzantium?
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Nigeria borders to its south mostly: Sea; Desert; Uganda; or Madagascar?
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Cybernetics refers to: Space travel; Robots; Monsters; or Control processes and communications in electronic, mechanical and biological systems?
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The German placenames Bad and Baden refer to what?
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Latin 'acetum' means what common fundamental liquid?
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The acceleration of free fall, 8m/s/s, has what scientific symbol, referring to the force responsible?
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Italian for 'as the chapel' translates to refer to what singing style?
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Which nation's economy was forecast to overtake UK and France to become globally fifth largest in 2018 (behind US, China; Japan, Germany): India; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; or Mexico?
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It was announced in 2017 that UK passports would revert to being what after Brexit?
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In 2017 ex-soccer player George Weah became president of: FIFA; NATO; Liberia; or Siberia?
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Formerly Burma, what nation's policies and army caused the Rohingya people's refugee crisis in 2017?
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The notion that the simplest theory is most reliable among more complex options is called Ockham's: Knife; Razor; Hammer; or Mangle?
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'Old Long Since' is the literal title meaning of what famous Scottish poem and song?
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Obsidian is a natural glass from: Volcanoes; Oceans; Meteors; or Coal?
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After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian, which is the 5th most spoken Romance language worldwide?
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Speed or fast versions of which game are called Rapid, Blitz, Bullet and Armageddon?
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What Scandinavian-style buffet is named from Swedish 'sandwich table'?
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What UK measure in World War Two improved health and life expectancy: Conscription; Food rationing; Blackout curtains; or Evacuation?
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In Judaism, bar mitzvah refers to a boy of (and ceremonially becoming): 7; 10; 13; or 16?
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Emmerson Mnangagwa replaced which leader of 37 years in 2017?
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2 Tofu is made from: Rice flour; Soybean milk; Fish eggs; or Bananas?
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2 Homo sapiens bones found in Morocco in 2017 altered understanding of the emergence of modern humans to how many years ago: 10,000; 50,000; 75,000; or 350;000?
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2 A pescatarian is a: Gladiator armed with a heavy net; Someone in their 90s; A fish-eater who does not eat meat; or a Library worker responsible for the children's section?
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2 Ernest Hemingway originated the Absinthe/Champagne cocktail “(What?) in the Afternoon”: Love; Sleep; Death; or Drunk?
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2 Carles Puigdemont fled to Brussels after failing to achieve independence for where?
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2 What are the three missing nations from this list of 2017 USAN membership (Union of South American Nations): Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Guyana, Suriname?
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What Italian wine translates as 'grape of the wild vine'?
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2 The NATO flag/emblem is what icon?
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The Greek city Lacedaemon, (hence 'laconic' = minimal yet efficient language), also produced a word for frugality, from its more common name of what?
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Which two of these works were written by writers who died within a day of each other on 22/23 April 1616: Don Quixote; Treasure Island; Lord of the Rings; Measure for Measure?
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Taisho (1st World War), and Heisei (late 1900s/early 2000 - 'the lost decade') are periods of which nation's history?
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Founded c1940 by art historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, and still expanding, Pevsner Guides are major reference for British: Porcelain; Architecture; Fashionwear; or Used Cars?
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Which popular BBC children's TV characters ate 'blue string pudding', The... : Wombles; Clangers; Flower Pot Men; or Krankies?
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(At early 2000s) the only nation in the world with effectively no shortage of donated human organs, due to a free market in their trade is: India; Japan; USA; or Iran?
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Invented in 1656, what was the most reliable time-keeping technology until the 1930s: Water clock; Sundial; Quartz oscillator; or Pendulum clock?
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Michael Ibsen, descendent and 2012 DNA match-proof for English King Richard III, was also (What?) at Richard III's reinterment in 2015: Choirmaster; Casket-maker; Priest; or Police chief?
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Approximately how many litres of water is required to produce a kilo of grain-fed beef: 50; 300; 1,000; or 15,000?
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Proposed in 1776, 'E pluribus unum' ('One from many'), is on the national seal and banknotes of which nation?
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What is 90% of 90?
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What medieaval English word for 'expensive food' (due to a famine), came to mean 'a scarcity' (of anything)?
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What discipline is practised according to Vaganova/Russian, French, and Cecchetti methods?
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A circle with a 12 metre radius has an area of roughly how many square metres: 27; 68; 179; or 452?
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What occasionally Anglicised German word instructs that something is not permitted?
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Sugar melted to its hottest confectionery stage naturally produces: Fudge; Butterscotch; Caramel; or Licorice?
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What anabolic steroid is the principal male sex hormone?
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Lawyer Marvin Mitchelson coined what portmanteau term in 1977 when representing actor Lee Marvin's ex-partner?
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South Korea's national dish 'kimchi' (kimchee/gimchi), with variants in nearby countries, is seasoned aged pickled/fermented: Cabbage; Crocodile; Crab; or Chocolate?
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"I wandered lonely as a cloud" is William Wordsworth's poem about: Bluebells; Daffodils; Buttercups; or Pansies?
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Tyrion Lannister and Ned Stark are characters from which blockbusting HBO fantasy drama series?
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A Frankfurter is a type of sausage, and a Hamburger is kind of sandwich - what is a Berliner?
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Which man - the founder of Amazon - leapfrogged Bill Gates to top Forbes 2018 Billionaires List?
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Which large, semi-aquatic rodent has been the national animal of Canada since 1975?
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Which South American mammal, weighing up to 65kg, is the largest member of the rodent order?
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In which 1997 film, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as agents J and K, respectively, did an extra-terrestrial policing agency fight to save the Earth from bug-like aliens?
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Which award-winning actor has played Birdman, Batman, but also The Vulture, an enemy of Spiderman?
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What is the American equivalent of the Argentinian gauchos of the Pampas?
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The animals referred to as Caribou are most well-known by which common English name?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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Occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, parietal and temporal are among 14 bones of a human: Foot; Hand; Skull; or Ear?Skull
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Which Roman emperor moved the capital from Rome to the city previously known as Byzantium?Constantine
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Nigeria borders to its south mostly: Sea; Desert; Uganda; or Madagascar?Sea
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Cybernetics refers to: Space travel; Robots; Monsters; or Control processes and communications in electronic, mechanical and biological systems?Control processes and
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The German placenames Bad and Baden refer to what?Bath
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Latin 'acetum' means what common fundamental liquid?Vinegar
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The acceleration of free fall, 8m/s/s, has what scientific symbol, referring to the force responsible?g
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Italian for 'as the chapel' translates to refer to what singing style?A cappella
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Which nation's economy was forecast to overtake UK and France to become globally fifth largest in 2018 (behind US, China; Japan, Germany): India; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; or Mexico?India
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It was announced in 2017 that UK passports would revert to being what after Brexit?Blue
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In 2017 ex-soccer player George Weah became president of: FIFA; NATO; Liberia; or Siberia?Liberia
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Formerly Burma, what nation's policies and army caused the Rohingya people's refugee crisis in 2017?Myanmar
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The notion that the simplest theory is most reliable among more complex options is called Ockham's: Knife; Razor; Hammer; or Mangle?Razor
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'Old Long Since' is the literal title meaning of what famous Scottish poem and song?Auld Lang Syne
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Obsidian is a natural glass from: Volcanoes; Oceans; Meteors; or Coal?Volcanoes
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After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian, which is the 5th most spoken Romance language worldwide?Romanian
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Speed or fast versions of which game are called Rapid, Blitz, Bullet and Armageddon?Chess
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What Scandinavian-style buffet is named from Swedish 'sandwich table'?Smorgasbord
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What UK measure in World War Two improved health and life expectancy: Conscription; Food rationing; Blackout curtains; or Evacuation?Food
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In Judaism, bar mitzvah refers to a boy of (and ceremonially becoming): 7; 10; 13; or 16?13
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Emmerson Mnangagwa replaced which leader of 37 years in 2017?Robert Mugabe
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2 Tofu is made from: Rice flour; Soybean milk; Fish eggs; or Bananas?Soybean milk
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2 Homo sapiens bones found in Morocco in 2017 altered understanding of the emergence of modern humans to how many years ago: 10,000; 50,000; 75,000; or 350;000?350,000
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2 A pescatarian is a: Gladiator armed with a heavy net; Someone in their 90s; A fish-eater who does not eat meat; or a Library worker responsible for the children's section?A fish-eater who does not eat meat
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2 Ernest Hemingway originated the Absinthe/Champagne cocktail “(What?) in the Afternoon”: Love; Sleep; Death; or Drunk?Death
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2 Carles Puigdemont fled to Brussels after failing to achieve independence for where?Catalonia
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2 What are the three missing nations from this list of 2017 USAN membership (Union of South American Nations): Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Guyana, Suriname?Peru, Brazil,
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What Italian wine translates as 'grape of the wild vine'?Frascati; Pino Grigio; Chianti; or Lambrusco?
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2 The NATO flag/emblem is what icon?Bird; Compass; Sun; or Fish?
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The Greek city Lacedaemon, (hence 'laconic' = minimal yet efficient language), also produced a word for frugality, from its more common name of what?Sparta
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Which two of these works were written by writers who died within a day of each other on 22/23 April 1616: Don Quixote; Treasure Island; Lord of the Rings; Measure for Measure?Don Quixote and Measure for Measure
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Taisho (1st World War), and Heisei (late 1900s/early 2000 - 'the lost decade') are periods of which nation's history?Japan
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Founded c1940 by art historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, and still expanding, Pevsner Guides are major reference for British: Porcelain; Architecture; Fashionwear; or Used Cars?Architecture
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Which popular BBC children's TV characters ate 'blue string pudding', The... : Wombles; Clangers; Flower Pot Men; or Krankies?Clangers
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(At early 2000s) the only nation in the world with effectively no shortage of donated human organs, due to a free market in their trade is: India; Japan; USA; or Iran?Iran
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Invented in 1656, what was the most reliable time-keeping technology until the 1930s: Water clock; Sundial; Quartz oscillator; or Pendulum clock?Pendulum clock
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Michael Ibsen, descendent and 2012 DNA match-proof for English King Richard III, was also (What?) at Richard III's reinterment in 2015: Choirmaster; Casket-maker; Priest; or Police chief?Casket-maker
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Approximately how many litres of water is required to produce a kilo of grain-fed beef: 50; 300; 1,000; or 15,000?15,000
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Proposed in 1776, 'E pluribus unum' ('One from many'), is on the national seal and banknotes of which nation?USA
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What is 90% of 90?81
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What medieaval English word for 'expensive food' (due to a famine), came to mean 'a scarcity' (of anything)?Dearth
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What discipline is practised according to Vaganova/Russian, French, and Cecchetti methods?Ballet
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A circle with a 12 metre radius has an area of roughly how many square metres: 27; 68; 179; or 452?452
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What occasionally Anglicised German word instructs that something is not permitted?Verboten
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Sugar melted to its hottest confectionery stage naturally produces: Fudge; Butterscotch; Caramel; or Licorice?Caramel
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What anabolic steroid is the principal male sex hormone?Testosterone
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Lawyer Marvin Mitchelson coined what portmanteau term in 1977 when representing actor Lee Marvin's ex-partner?Palimony
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South Korea's national dish 'kimchi' (kimchee/gimchi), with variants in nearby countries, is seasoned aged pickled/fermented: Cabbage; Crocodile; Crab; or Chocolate?Cabbage
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"I wandered lonely as a cloud" is William Wordsworth's poem about: Bluebells; Daffodils; Buttercups; or Pansies?Daffodils
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Tyrion Lannister and Ned Stark are characters from which blockbusting HBO fantasy drama series?Game of Thrones
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A Frankfurter is a type of sausage, and a Hamburger is kind of sandwich - what is a Berliner?Donut/Sweet Pastry
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Which man - the founder of Amazon - leapfrogged Bill Gates to top Forbes 2018 Billionaires List?Jeff Bezos
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Which large, semi-aquatic rodent has been the national animal of Canada since 1975?Beaver
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Which South American mammal, weighing up to 65kg, is the largest member of the rodent order?Capybara
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In which 1997 film, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as agents J and K, respectively, did an extra-terrestrial policing agency fight to save the Earth from bug-like aliens?Men in Black
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Which award-winning actor has played Birdman, Batman, but also The Vulture, an enemy of Spiderman?Michael Keaton
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What is the American equivalent of the Argentinian gauchos of the Pampas?COwboy
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The animals referred to as Caribou are most well-known by which common English name?Reindeer
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