General Knowledge Quiz #380

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  1. ZrO2 is the formula for what diamond substitute?
  2. What popular 20thC movie franchise predicted life and technology at 21 Oct 2015?
  3. What sports advantage/equalization term derives from an old process entailing money in a hat?
  4. What nation is home to the Zanu-PF poltical body?
  5. The prefix zetta denotes a quantity of 10 to the power of: 2; 5; 6; or 21?
  6. In 2015 Nasa discovered on the surface of Mars: Flowing water; Trees; Footprints; or Diamonds the size of footballs?
  7. What dramatically fictionalised king actually ruled the Scots 1040-57?
  8. The 600th anniversary of what iconic Anglo-French battle is on St Crispin's Day, 25 Oct 2015?
  9. What organization was revealed in Sep 2015 to have exposed itself to $billions in fines by cheating tests for nitrogen oxide emissions?
  10. In Australia and New Zealand a charity shop or thrift store is also known as a (What?) shop: Chance; Opportunity; Lucky; or Top?
  11. 'Isolation' is a technical term referring to independent control of a body-part in: Neuro-surgery; Film animation; Dancing; or Robotics?
  12. The 'latte' coffee drink means in original Italian: Sugar; Milk; Mild; or Frothy?
  13. In business theory which one of these is not normally a 'profit lever': Selling price; Wastage/shrinkage; Time; Cost of sales; or Sales volume?
  14. The rotator cuff is a tough sheath of tendons and ligaments which supports the human: Knee; Elbow; Shoulder; or Brain?
  15. The predicted online connectivity of 50 billion smart gadgets by 2020 is called The Internet of: Life; Everything; Things; or Stuff?
  16. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling and Rawhide are mid-1900s theme songs in what TV/movie genre: Musical; Romcom; Wild West/Cowboy; or Fashion?
  17. The never-used internet top-level domain '.dd' was for which nation?
  18. 'The Red Vineyards Near Arles' is the only compositional work sold in his lifetime by: Banksy; Van Gogh; Mozart; or Frank Sinatra?
  19. Caroline/Gothic, Humanist, Round, and Bastarda, are styles, called 'hands', in medieval: Clockmaking; Calligraphy; Poker; or Banana grading?
  20. Zarathustra, also called Zoroaster, is a Persian: Weather system; Prophet; Meat dish; or Cat?

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Interactive Quiz

  1. ZrO2 is the formula for what diamond substitute?
    Zirconia
  2. What popular 20thC movie franchise predicted life and technology at 21 Oct 2015?
    Back to the Future
  3. What sports advantage/equalization term derives from an old process entailing money in a hat?
    Handicap 
  4. What nation is home to the Zanu-PF poltical body?
    Zimbabwe
  5. The prefix zetta denotes a quantity of 10 to the power of: 2; 5; 6; or 21?
    21
  6. In 2015 Nasa discovered on the surface of Mars: Flowing water; Trees; Footprints; or Diamonds the size of footballs?
    Flowing water
  7. What dramatically fictionalised king actually ruled the Scots 1040-57?
    Macbeth
  8. The 600th anniversary of what iconic Anglo-French battle is on St Crispin's Day, 25 Oct 2015?
    Agincourt
  9. What organization was revealed in Sep 2015 to have exposed itself to $billions in fines by cheating tests for nitrogen oxide emissions?
    VW 
  10. In Australia and New Zealand a charity shop or thrift store is also known as a (What?) shop: Chance; Opportunity; Lucky; or Top?
    Opportunity
  11. 'Isolation' is a technical term referring to independent control of a body-part in: Neuro-surgery; Film animation; Dancing; or Robotics?
    Dancing
  12. The 'latte' coffee drink means in original Italian: Sugar; Milk; Mild; or Frothy?
    Milk
  13. In business theory which one of these is not normally a 'profit lever': Selling price; Wastage/shrinkage; Time; Cost of sales; or Sales volume?
    Time
  14. The rotator cuff is a tough sheath of tendons and ligaments which supports the human: Knee; Elbow; Shoulder; or Brain?
    Shoulder
  15. The predicted online connectivity of 50 billion smart gadgets by 2020 is called The Internet of: Life; Everything; Things; or Stuff?
    Things
  16. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling and Rawhide are mid-1900s theme songs in what TV/movie genre: Musical; Romcom; Wild West/Cowboy; or Fashion?
    Wild West/Cowboy
  17. The never-used internet top-level domain '.dd' was for which nation?
    East Germany
  18. 'The Red Vineyards Near Arles' is the only compositional work sold in his lifetime by: Banksy; Van Gogh; Mozart; or Frank Sinatra?
    Van Gogh
  19. Caroline/Gothic, Humanist, Round, and Bastarda, are styles, called 'hands', in medieval: Clockmaking; Calligraphy; Poker; or Banana grading?
    Calligraphy 
  20. Zarathustra, also called Zoroaster, is a Persian: Weather system; Prophet; Meat dish; or Cat?
    Prophet
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