General Knowledge Quiz #368

General Knowledge Quiz #368

Questions

1. Evel (EVEL) is an acronymic word for the controversial 21stC UK parliamentary proposition 'English (What?) for English (What?)', following devolution of self-governing powers to Scotland and Wales?
2. The long-standing circular VW (Volkswagen) logo contains the V and W characters and how many gaps between the circular and letter shapes: 5; 6; 7 or 8?
3. The French 'petanque' is a: Fruit omelette; Balls game; Triangular Parisien haircut; or Dogs-and-owners national dance?
4. What UK FMCG brand did Sylvester Stallone endorse in a 2015 £muli-million ad campaign: Warburtons Bread; Marmite; Durex; or Brylcreem?
5. Name the 2015 Disney animated film about the workings of a child's mind, praised by psychologists/neuroscientists?
6. Funchal is the capital of which Portuguese autonomous island territory?
7. Coty Inc., is a French-founded German-owned, US-based company specialising in: Sports cars; Shotguns; Beauty/fragrances; or Writing instruments?
8. Which Czech-born Swiss won two Wimbledon championships in 2015, 17 years after her previous Championship victory?
9. The Silfra fissure, in the Pingvallavatn valley, uniquely offering scuba-diving between the N American and Euroasian tectonic plates is in: Iceland; Tenerife; Russia; or Ascension Island?
10. The Apple watch launched Apr 2015 is called the: isecs; iface; itic; or Apple Watch?
11. Abbey Road in North London is the famous metonymic location of what entity: Fountains; Maze; Recording studios; or Railway museum?
12. Called the IPK, the standard (What?) is a platinum-iridium cylinder at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sevres France?
13. What dog breed has Queen Elizabeth II traditionally had as pets?
14. In 2015, 21st Century Fox company launched what Simpson's show fictional beer brand in S America?
15. 2,000 years ago Nanjing was what in China: Fever/Plague; Tree soup; Capital city; or God of tea?
16. When drawing the musical the treble (G) clef symbol, the line crosses itself how many times?
17. Dageurreotype/dageurrotype is a mid-1800s form of: Sword; Written insult; Photograph; or Sandwich?
18. Go Set a Watchman is the 55-years-after sequel to what famous work?
19. Spell the word: Diligant; Dilegent; Diligent; or Dilligent?
20. 6,859 is the cube of what number, (less than twenty)?

1. Evel (EVEL) is an acronymic word for the controversial 21stC UK parliamentary proposition 'English (What?) for English (What?)', following devolution of self-governing powers to Scotland and Wales?

   English Votes for English Laws 
2. The long-standing circular VW (Volkswagen) logo contains the V and W characters and how many gaps between the circular and letter shapes: 5; 6; 7 or 8?

   6
3. The French 'petanque' is a: Fruit omelette; Balls game; Triangular Parisien haircut; or Dogs-and-owners national dance?

   Balls game 
4. What UK FMCG brand did Sylvester Stallone endorse in a 2015 £muli-million ad campaign: Warburtons Bread; Marmite; Durex; or Brylcreem?

   Warburtons Bread
5. Name the 2015 Disney animated film about the workings of a child's mind, praised by psychologists/neuroscientists?

   Inside Out
6. Funchal is the capital of which Portuguese autonomous island territory?

   Madeira
7. Coty Inc., is a French-founded German-owned, US-based company specialising in: Sports cars; Shotguns; Beauty/fragrances; or Writing instruments?

   Beauty/fragrances
8. Which Czech-born Swiss won two Wimbledon championships in 2015, 17 years after her previous Championship victory?

   Martina Hingis 
9. The Silfra fissure, in the Pingvallavatn valley, uniquely offering scuba-diving between the N American and Euroasian tectonic plates is in: Iceland; Tenerife; Russia; or Ascension Island?

   Iceland
10. The Apple watch launched Apr 2015 is called the: isecs; iface; itic; or Apple Watch?

    Apple Watch
11. Abbey Road in North London is the famous metonymic location of what entity: Fountains; Maze; Recording studios; or Railway museum?

    Recording studios 
12. Called the IPK, the standard (What?) is a platinum-iridium cylinder at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sevres France?

    Kilogram 
13. What dog breed has Queen Elizabeth II traditionally had as pets?

    Corgi 
14. In 2015, 21st Century Fox company launched what Simpson's show fictional beer brand in S America?

    Duff
15. 2,000 years ago Nanjing was what in China: Fever/Plague; Tree soup; Capital city; or God of tea?

    Capital city
16. When drawing the musical the treble (G) clef symbol, the line crosses itself how many times?

    Three
17. Dageurreotype/dageurrotype is a mid-1800s form of: Sword; Written insult; Photograph; or Sandwich?

    Photograph 
18. Go Set a Watchman is the 55-years-after sequel to what famous work?

    To Kill A Mockingbird 
19. Spell the word: Diligant; Dilegent; Diligent; or Dilligent?

    Diligent 
20. 6,859 is the cube of what number, (less than twenty)?

    19