General Knowledge Quiz 374

Questions

1. Japan's NTT DoCoMo mobile phone company developed which texting icon 'pictograph' series, Japanese for 'picture' and 'character'?

2. "Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi!" ("Good Night, Little Ones") is a long-running (since 1964) famous children's TV program in?

   1. Russia
   2. Canada
   3. Star Trek
   4. Harry Potter

3. The arctic mountain 'ptarmigan' which changes to white in winter, is a?

   1. Bird
   2. Panther
   3. Seal
   4. Pine tree

4. The band/sheet of connective tissue under the skin in human anatomy, chiefly of collagen, which stabilizes/supports organs and muscles, is?

   1. Eaves
   2. Soffit
   3. Fascia
   4. Architrave

5. A quarter divided by a half is a?

   1. Half
   2. Whole
   3. Quarter
   4. Third

6. The words 'vacillate/vacillation' refer to?

   1. Decisiveness
   2. Indecision
   3. Lubrication
   4. Impotence

7. What two-word term refers in English/UK to a deliberately arranged dramatic/literary/musical section, and to a (typically rehearsed) re-start in a team ball game?

8. In computer gaming what famous and controversial franschise does GTA represent?

9. The traditional sport of 'pugilism' is nowadays called?

   1. Judo
   2. Boxing
   3. Soccer
   4. Ten-pin bowling

10. What element has a symbol which appears commonly in business names?

    1. Cobalt
    2. Copper
    3. Iodine
    4. Lead

11. The chemical element cobalt is a?

    1. Metal
    2. Gas
    3. Liquid
    4. Plasma

12. The Speyside or (locally called Strathspey) area of NE Scotland is famous for its '(What?) Trial' and longstanding traditional production of?

    1. Haggis
    2. Whisky
    3. Tartan
    4. Bagpipes

13. Tahini paste, for example used in houmous, is made from which seeds?

    1. Mustard
    2. Sesame
    3. Poppy
    4. Coffee

14. A maze of what plants was built to celebrate the opening of the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, 2015?

15. What is the globally-economically significant NW Mexican city on the US border, and part of Trumpeter Herb Alpert's 1960s band name?

16. What icon dominated the 2015 shortlisted designs for a potentially new national flag of New Zealand?

    1. Fern
    2. Kiwi bird
    3. Whale
    4. Sheep

17. Developed by Swedish company Mojang, Minecraft is a popular?

    1. Kitchen design concept
    2. Video game
    3. Microlight plane
    4. Cycle path network

18. The Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire UK became in 1952 a famous museum for vintage?

    1. Motor cars
    2. Trains
    3. Pianos
    4. Fairground rides

19. Which famous corporate logo changed to a flat colour/color sans serif font in its first major change since 1999?

20. Cardinal and ordinal, respectively denoting quantity and sequential position, refer to?

    1. Letters
    2. Numbers
    3. Icons
    4. Pasta