General Knowledge Quiz 375

Questions

1. Spell the country, The?

   1. Phillippines
   2. Philippines
   3. Phillipines
   4. Philipines

2. Rocna, Spade, Bulwagga, Grapnel and Admiralty/Fisherman are varieties of?

   1. Telescope
   2. Anchor
   3. Rudder
   4. Galley kitchens

3. Deriving from 'Tagalog' Austronesian language 'bundok' (mountain) the US-English word 'boondocks' (and 'boonies') refers disrespectfully to?

   1. Sheep
   2. Crows
   3. A remote rural area
   4. Leather trousers

4. Commonly abbreviated to MON and RON, what does the O stand for in engine and fuel performance rating?

5. In modern times a 'life celebrant' typically officiates at a humanist?

   1. Marriage
   2. Birth
   3. Funeral
   4. Divorce

6. What 1960s-launched children's toy has friends Paul, Patch Vicki and Mitzi?

7. Coccinellidae, whose common name variants suggest a female form, are?

   1. Fish
   2. Beetles
   3. Birds
   4. Reptiles

8. Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony and tellurium are commonly considered the six primary chemical element?

   1. Metals
   2. Metalloids
   3. Gases
   4. Plasmas

9. What completely non-infectious neurodegenerative disease was misreported as being 'infectious' by most mainstream UK news media in September 2015?

10. British Queen Victoria (1819-1901) is what relation to Queen Elizabeth II?

    1. Great Grandmother
    2. Great Great Grandmother
    3. Great Great Great Grandmother
    4. Great Step-Aunt

11. What mobile entertainment takes its name from the ancient Roman rounded arenas?

12. Combs/honeycombs, whiskers, stacks, and train tracks refer to patterns in?

    1. Ice cream
    2. Cement/concrete
    3. Wheatfields
    4. Faded denim jeans

13. The Yiddish word/concept 'mensch', anciently derived via German from Roman philosopher Cicero's work Humanitas on human civilisation, refers to a person of great?

    1. Wit
    2. Integrity
    3. Cunning
    4. Incompetence

14. What multi-award-winning 1990s US children's animated alliterative TV series featured todders called Angelica, Tommy, Chuckle, Lil, and Phil?

15. What word refers to an isometric core exercise and traditionally the process of surfacing a wooden ship's deck?

16. In 2015 which two of these nations opened a railway link for the first time in over 100 years, between Brownsville and Metamoros?

17. What metallic element has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity, and reflectivity?

    1. Gold
    2. Silver
    3. Copper
    4. Lead

18. Which of these is not generally considered a 'superfood'?

    1. Kale
    2. Almonds
    3. Avocado
    4. Goji berries
    5. Butter

19. What whole two-digit number is the square root of 9801?

20. What word makes six other words when prefixed with: Cut, Ice, End, Beat, Hand, and Side?