General Knowledge Quiz 371

Questions

1. Copper takes its name from which country, where it was mined in Roman times?

2. What is 6297 divided by 1?

3. In ancient Rome, the 'Culina' was the?

   1. Bath/pool
   2. Kitchen
   3. Bedroom
   4. Housemaid

4. The Hindi/Sanskrit 'kotwal' refers to what profession in India?

   1. Brain surgeon
   2. Police officer
   3. IT-manager
   4. Footballer

5. The ancient Thracian peltasts and Greek hoplites were large units of infantrymen mainly armed with?

   1. Spears
   2. Bow and Arrows
   3. Crossbows
   4. Blowpipes

6. What old Latin word for reptile is very recognisably the scientific sub-order classification for modern snakes?

7. What word prefixes these to create six new words: Wall, Fly, Fight, Brand, Box, and Arm?

8. The Anglicized Italian word cognoscenti refers to people in relation to a subject who are?

   1. Controllers
   2. Victims
   3. Well-informed/aware
   4. Minions

9. The medieval-originating 'patten' is a type of (What?) designed for mud?

10. Botanically a banana is a?

    1. Nut
    2. Berry
    3. Seed
    4. Root

11. Paul Jones is a?

    1. Japanese hamburger chain
    2. 1920s ballroom dance
    3. Cartier perfume
    4. Bingo call for number 88

12. A patisserie is an Anglicized French word for a shop that sells?

    1. Cheese/butter
    2. Meat
    3. Cakes/pastries
    4. Underwear

13. The essential constituent of the Chinese culinary delicacy 'Bird's Nest Soup' is?

    1. Twigs
    2. Leaves
    3. Seeds
    4. Saliva

14. Explorers and mountaineers have for many decades eaten high-energy 'Kendal (What?) Cake'?

    1. Chocolate
    2. Ginger
    3. Mint
    4. Cheese

15. What is the main component of blood besides cells and clotting/glycoprotein factors?

16. What is 3.6297 divided by 1?

17. The word fiscal in a financial sense generally refers to?

    1. Large
    2. Governmental
    3. Emergency
    4. Cash (not electronic)

18. A snowflake takes approximately how long to fall fom sky to ground?

    1. 2 minutes
    2. 6 minutes
    3. 9 minutes
    4. One hour

19. Deezer, Tidal, Onerpm, and Tunecore operate in what industrial sector?

    1. Music
    2. Mining
    3. Sports
    4. Pet funerals

20. What quick punctuation mark has two versions known technically as 'en rule' and 'em rule'?

21. What black and white creature exists across Europe, Africa, Asia and N America with variants including the 'Asiatic stink (What?)'?

    1. Cow
    2. Badger
    3. Penguin
    4. Pig