General Knowledge Quiz 352

Questions

1. The ball-shaped roots of a more popular salad vegetable, Bergers White Ball, Ibis, Kojak, and Snow White are what?

2. The position of the Arctic Circle was/is determined by?

   1. Sea ice
   2. Sun visibility
   3. Temperature
   4. Unclaimed territory

3. The Ryman Auditorium (also called the Union Gospel Tabernacle) is the home of what major music institution?

4. Susy, a portmanteau abbreviation for a fundamental yet increasingly elusive particle physics theory is in full 'Super (What?)'?

   1. System
   2. Symmetry
   3. Sympathy
   4. Syllabub

5. The modern lifestyle acronym MAMIL, which relates to the growth in fitness products and especially cycling, stands for what?

6. What is the area of an isosceles right-angled triangle whose short sides are 2 metres each?

7. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, who first appeared in Detective Comics No27 in May 1939?

8. The eponymous cannabis brand launched in 2015 by a famous country music singer is?

   1. Willie's Reserve
   2. Garth's Ganja
   3. Dollydope
   4. Shaniah's Shtash

9. What is the correct order of this essential rule for aircraft pilots: Communicate, Aviate, Navigate?

10. Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Chad, Niger, Mali and Ethiopia are the largest nations in the world without a?

    1. Railway system
    2. Coastline
    3. Poisonous snake
    4. National currency

11. Teriyaki is a Japanese?

    1. Martial art
    2. Intelligence service
    3. Cooking method
    4. Cartoon hero

12. The Italian word 'scuderia' typically referring to a motor racing team, eg Scuderia Ferrari, means?

    1. Stable
    2. Able
    3. Fable
    4. Label

13. 'Ol' Blue Eyes' is the nickname of?

    1. Lord Byron
    2. Frank Sinatra
    3. Al Capone
    4. Napoleon Bonaparte

14. The areca nut (often with betel leaf), a popular stimulant in Asia, is traditionally prepared for?

    1. Chewing
    2. Smoking
    3. Drinking
    4. Sniffing

15. Name Warren Buffett's investment corporation, which he bought in 1964, ostensibly to sack its boss who had made him angry?

16. Contralto refers to a singing voice/range equating to?

    1. Highest Male
    2. Lowest Male
    3. Highest Female
    4. Lowest Female

17. Prince Charles' private letters to government ministers, made public by the UK Supreme Court in 2015, are known as the '(What?) memos', due to his handwriting style?

    1. Black spider
    2. Blue tooth
    3. Purple haze
    4. Green onions

18. A cairn, a traditional trail marker for walkers/explorers, of simple or grand design, is basically a?

    1. Shack
    2. Pile of stones
    3. Wooden cross
    4. Hanging lantern

19. What dance/music/style name is thought derived from the Spanish word ('with the colour of flame') for the wading bird Phoenicopterus?

20. In 2015 artist Oscar Santillan controversially removed and exhibited the top inch of?

    1. Buckingham Palace
    2. Scafell Pike
    3. The Eiffel Tower
    4. Donald Trump's hair