General Knowledge Quiz #358

General Knowledge Quiz #358

Questions

1. The informal term referring to someone or a business seeking easy profit for poor quality provision is a 'Fly-by-(What?)': Wire; Treetops; Numbers; or Night?
2. 'God be with you' is the full original form of which common word?
3. A 'NiCad' electrical battery or cell is a portmanteau term referring to which two elemental components?
4. A car moving at 30 miles per hour will travel how far in 10 minutes?
5. The word 'quixotic', after Cervantes' 1605-15 novel Don Quixote, referring to planning/ideas, means: Brave; Mysterious; Unrealistic; or On horseback?
6. The high plateau region of SW Brazil, 'Mato Grosso', a watershed between the Amazon and Plate River, means literally: Dense Forest; Big Mountain; Fast Water; or Heavy Rain?
7. What first name name features prominently among Russian rulers from 1332-1547, ending with '(Who?) the Terrible'?
8. What weapon is named from the French word meaning scratch or graze?
9. Catarrhine and Platyrrhine differentiate respectively 'Old World' (Africa/Asia) and 'New World' (Central/S Americas): Monkeys/Apes; Horses; Bees; or Cheese?
10. The highly influential Giardino all'italiana (Italian garden) style of garden features: Symmetry and order; Chaos and wilderness; Fruit and Vegetables; or Hanging baskets?
11. The open fourth string (4th highest) note of a conventionally tuned guitar is: A; B; C or D?
12. What whole two-digit number is the square root of 1,369?
13. What is a female outer garment, a cut of meat; and a part of a hovercraft and saddle?
14. Hardpad disease, affecting dogs and other species, is more commonly known by what other name?
15. Relevé refers in ballet to standing while raising: Chin; Heels; Arms; or Hat?
16. The occupational surname Fuller, referred to a worker (who used 'Fuller's Earth') of: Wool; Ale; Wood; or Gold?
17. What insulting term for disreputable/undesirable/worthless people is from Old French meaning 'one and all, every scrap'?
18. A cube which measures 10 inches wide contains how many cubic inches?
19. The informal term for a gangster, especially belonging to the Mafia is: Oldbuddy; Bestmate; Goodfella; or Cheeky-chappie?
20. What vast Japanese corporation, with a red initial logo, was founded in Hamamatsu in 1909?

1. The informal term referring to someone or a business seeking easy profit for poor quality provision is a 'Fly-by-(What?)': Wire; Treetops; Numbers; or Night?

   Night 
2. 'God be with you' is the full original form of which common word?

   Goodbye
3. A 'NiCad' electrical battery or cell is a portmanteau term referring to which two elemental components?

   Nickel and Cadmium
4. A car moving at 30 miles per hour will travel how far in 10 minutes?

   5 miles
5. The word 'quixotic', after Cervantes' 1605-15 novel Don Quixote, referring to planning/ideas, means: Brave; Mysterious; Unrealistic; or On horseback?

   Unrealistic
6. The high plateau region of SW Brazil, 'Mato Grosso', a watershed between the Amazon and Plate River, means literally: Dense Forest; Big Mountain; Fast Water; or Heavy Rain?

   Dense Forest
7. What first name name features prominently among Russian rulers from 1332-1547, ending with '(Who?) the Terrible'?

   Ivan
8. What weapon is named from the French word meaning scratch or graze?

   Rifle
9. Catarrhine and Platyrrhine differentiate respectively 'Old World' (Africa/Asia) and 'New World' (Central/S Americas): Monkeys/Apes; Horses; Bees; or Cheese?

   Monkeys/Apes 
10. The highly influential Giardino all'italiana (Italian garden) style of garden features: Symmetry and order; Chaos and wilderness; Fruit and Vegetables; or Hanging baskets?

    Symmetry and order
11. The open fourth string (4th highest) note of a conventionally tuned guitar is: A; B; C or D?

    D
12. What whole two-digit number is the square root of 1,369?

    37
13. What is a female outer garment, a cut of meat; and a part of a hovercraft and saddle?

    Skirt
14. Hardpad disease, affecting dogs and other species, is more commonly known by what other name?

    Distemper
15. Relevé refers in ballet to standing while raising: Chin; Heels; Arms; or Hat?

    Heels
16. The occupational surname Fuller, referred to a worker (who used 'Fuller's Earth') of: Wool; Ale; Wood; or Gold?

    Wool 
17. What insulting term for disreputable/undesirable/worthless people is from Old French meaning 'one and all, every scrap'?

    Riff-raff 
18. A cube which measures 10 inches wide contains how many cubic inches?

    1,000 
19. The informal term for a gangster, especially belonging to the Mafia is: Oldbuddy; Bestmate; Goodfella; or Cheeky-chappie?

    Goodfella
20. What vast Japanese corporation, with a red initial logo, was founded in Hamamatsu in 1909?

    Suzuki