General Knowledge Quiz 367

Questions

1. Dermalogica, Olay, Clearasil, and Nutrogena are brands of?

   1. Sunglasses
   2. Skincare
   3. Cooking oils
   4. Automotive polishes

2. Cassowary, Rhea, Weka, and Snoring Rail are birds which do not?

   1. Drink
   2. Eat
   3. Sleep
   4. Fly

3. The fictitious South American city/country El Dorado was abundant with?

   1. Milk and honey
   2. Gold
   3. Music
   4. Dinosaurs

4. The world's most accurate clocks (early 21st century) are precise to one second every approximately how many years?

   1. 160
   2. 1,600
   3. 16,000, or 160 million

5. The Fiestas de San Firmin, held every July in Spain, is famed for what risky public event?

6. Thailand's currency, the 10th most used globally (at 2015) is the?

   1. Bahl
   2. Baht
   3. Haht
   4. Glohv

7. Ginger Baker is considered one of the greatest ever virtuoso players of the?

   1. Piano
   2. Drums
   3. Flute
   4. Harmonica

8. What human joint, in Latin 'cubitum', has a pit and bony protrusion called olecranon?

   1. Knee
   2. Elbow
   3. Jaw
   4. Hip

9. Built 1406-1420 as a political HQ/palace, The Forbidden City is in?

   1. Moscow
   2. Beijing
   3. Cairo
   4. Dublin

10. A cooked lobster changes from?

    1. Pink to Black
    2. Black to Brown
    3. Blue to Orange
    4. Green to White

11. Which of these is not a play by Russian author Anton Chekhov?

    1. Three Sisters
    2. The Cherry Orchard
    3. The Seagull
    4. Black Hawk Down

12. Choppy, Fannings, Golden Flowery, and Tippy are grades of?

    1. Coffee
    2. Tea
    3. Cocoa
    4. Gin

13. The word Eintracht in German soccer/sports club names equates to?

    1. United
    2. City
    3. Athletic
    4. Old Boys

14. Russian billionaire industrialist Roman Abramovich's investment corporation is called '(What?) Capital'?

    1. Workhouse
    2. Millhouse
    3. Warehouse
    4. Farmhouse

15. In what 1986 Neil Jordan film is Bob Hoskins a driver for Cathy Tyson's prostitute?

    1. The Scream
    2. Sunflowers
    3. Mona Lisa
    4. Dogs Playing Poker

16. In 2015 what iconic acronymic 1952-founded music publication became free and extended to lifestyle?

17. Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, and Dereck Chisora are notable 21st Century?

    1. TV chefs
    2. Ballet dancers
    3. Heavyweight boxers
    4. Perfume/fashion houses

18. Complete the four-life-stage metamorphosis of insects: Embryo/What?

19. The North American Gold Rush of 1849 brought vast immigration to?

    1. Colorado
    2. California
    3. Texas
    4. Florida

20. The foreground (€) and background of the official sign for the Euro currency are respectively (which two of these)?

    1. White
    2. Yellow
    3. Orange
    4. Green
    5. Blue
    6. Red