General Knowledge Quiz #382

General Knowledge Quiz #382

Questions

1. Braeburn, Jazz, Gala, and Fuji are varieties of what?
2. London's black taxi-cab training is called 'The (What?)': Streets of London; Fair Fare; Knowledge; or Crash Course?
3. Kolkata Metro is what nation's famous first metro/underground railway network?
4. What was subsequently added to a publicity photo of UK Prime Minister David Cameron by his team in Nov 2015: Blue sky; A lapel poppy; Shoes; or Chest hair?
5. The 1927 animated character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is considered the precurser to which more famous icon?
6. The size of the International Space Station orbiting Earth is similar to a: Landrover; Shipping container; Combine harvester; or Football Pitch?
7. Brahmanism, or Vedism, is a religion emerging around 900BC in: India; France; Canada; or China?
8. What restored Rome feature appeared in movie La Docle Vita and receives c.3,000 Euro coins every day?
9. What element was removed from soft solders used to join metal parts/electrical connections, since c.2006?
10. In 2015 a joint Turkish/Greek Cyrpiot campaign sought PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) for what national cheese?
11. Spelter is an old/industrial term for what metal element, and alloys containing it, notably brass?
12. "Como se llama usted?
13. Activist/writer Elizabeth Magie conceived and patented what popular game concept in 1903 as a demonstration of the evils of corporate greed?
14. What is a flat-bottomed East-Asian boat and collectively objects considered old, useless, broken, etc?
15. The terms boobook, morepork and mopoke all refer onomatopoeically to a small Australasian: Flute; Owl; Fish; or Omelette?
16. What food means metaphorically typical/ordinary/day-to-day, especially one's work: Pie and mash; Bread and butter; Peaches and cream; or Corn on the cob?
17. Chlorophyll/chlorophyl, critical for photosynthesis enabling plants to absorb energy from light, is a pigment of: Green; Red; White; or Blue?
18. Bolas - the South American hunting weapon - comprises rope and: Spear/arrow; Poison; Balls/weights; or Honey?
19. The Khyber Pass connects which two of these nations: China; Afghanistan; Russia; Pakistan; Turkey?
20. Stapedius, Trapezius, Gluteus Maximus, Sartorius, and Subclavius are: Stellar constellations; Edible cacti; Roman gladiators; or Human muscles?

1. Braeburn, Jazz, Gala, and Fuji are varieties of what?

   Apple
2. London's black taxi-cab training is called 'The (What?)': Streets of London; Fair Fare; Knowledge; or Crash Course?

   Knowledge
3. Kolkata Metro is what nation's famous first metro/underground railway network?

   India
4. What was subsequently added to a publicity photo of UK Prime Minister David Cameron by his team in Nov 2015: Blue sky; A lapel poppy; Shoes; or Chest hair?

   A lapel poppy 
5. The 1927 animated character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is considered the precurser to which more famous icon?

   Micky Mouse
6. The size of the International Space Station orbiting Earth is similar to a: Landrover; Shipping container; Combine harvester; or Football Pitch?

   Football Pitch
7. Brahmanism, or Vedism, is a religion emerging around 900BC in: India; France; Canada; or China?

   India 
8. What restored Rome feature appeared in movie La Docle Vita and receives c.3,000 Euro coins every day?

   The Trevi Fountain
9. What element was removed from soft solders used to join metal parts/electrical connections, since c.2006?

   Lead
10. In 2015 a joint Turkish/Greek Cyrpiot campaign sought PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) for what national cheese?

    Halloumi 
11. Spelter is an old/industrial term for what metal element, and alloys containing it, notably brass?

    Zinc 
12. "Como se llama usted?

    is Spanish for what introductory question? What is your name? (or equalivalent phrases
13. Activist/writer Elizabeth Magie conceived and patented what popular game concept in 1903 as a demonstration of the evils of corporate greed?

    Monopoly 
14. What is a flat-bottomed East-Asian boat and collectively objects considered old, useless, broken, etc?

    Junk
15. The terms boobook, morepork and mopoke all refer onomatopoeically to a small Australasian: Flute; Owl; Fish; or Omelette?

    Owl 
16. What food means metaphorically typical/ordinary/day-to-day, especially one's work: Pie and mash; Bread and butter; Peaches and cream; or Corn on the cob?

    Bread and butter
17. Chlorophyll/chlorophyl, critical for photosynthesis enabling plants to absorb energy from light, is a pigment of: Green; Red; White; or Blue?

    Green
18. Bolas - the South American hunting weapon - comprises rope and: Spear/arrow; Poison; Balls/weights; or Honey?

    Balls/weights 
19. The Khyber Pass connects which two of these nations: China; Afghanistan; Russia; Pakistan; Turkey?

    Afghanistan and Pakistan
20. Stapedius, Trapezius, Gluteus Maximus, Sartorius, and Subclavius are: Stellar constellations; Edible cacti; Roman gladiators; or Human muscles?

    Human muscles