General Knowledge Quiz 384

Questions

1. Willy Loman is the lead character in Arthur Miller's famous 1949 play 'Death of a (What?)'?

   1. Swan
   2. Sea
   3. King
   4. Salesman

2. The informal terms 'ding meal' or 'ding dinner' refer to a?

   1. Traditional bell-shaped pot
   2. Delivery doorbell
   3. Microwave oven
   4. Servant/parent summoned by a bell

3. Where certain religions divide the notion of heaven into parts there are generally?

   1. Three
   2. Five
   3. Seven
   4. Twelve

4. The general exception to the tendency for most circular/track human activities (eg athletics) to be anti-clockwise is?

   1. Speed-skating
   2. Motor racing
   3. Cycling
   4. Ballroom dancing

5. The technique known as 'Beurre manié' is used in?

   1. Figure-skating
   2. Cooking
   3. Ice-sculpting
   4. Picture framing

6. The old Anglicized-French occupational word 'colporteur' was a distributor of?

   1. Cheese
   2. Coal
   3. Wine
   4. Bibles

7. What is a kick, a cut, a horse, and uninspiring journalist?

8. Named after its town of origin, Marsala fortified wine originated on which island, the largest of its surrounding sea?

9. Author/entrepreneur Cynthia Payne (1933-2015) famously provided what personal service for men of status/authority in 1980s London?

   1. Tax avoidance
   2. Stutter therapy/elocution
   3. Hair transplants
   4. Brothel

10. The South American 'Feve Tonka' vanilla-like spice popularized in French cuisine is a?

    1. Tobacco derivative
    2. Fish
    3. Bean
    4. Llama gland

11. Semiotics' refers to?

    1. Weather systems
    2. Evolution
    3. Signs and symbols
    4. Cutting things in half

12. Zome, K'Nex, Erector Set, Lincoln Logs and Kre-O are/were major brands in which consumer product sector?

13. Ghillie, Character, Tap, and Hi/High-top are types of?

    1. Newspaper layouts
    2. Plumbing protocols
    3. Footwear
    4. Computer animation programs

14. The sequence JFM - AMJ - JAS - (?

15. The island name Barbados (in Portuguese - Spanish equivalent is los Barbados) refers to what physical characteristic of men, and likely of the original inhabitants?

16. In chemistry what element is always present in an amalgam?

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

17. A cezve is typically used for heating/processing?

    1. Acid rain
    2. Turkish coffee
    3. Surgical instruments
    4. Bubblegum

18. In 2015 (What headwear?) was permitted on a USA driver's licence photo justified by (What religion?)?

    1. Devil's horns/Satanism
    2. Spock ears/Klingon
    3. Darth Vader helmet/Jedi
    4. Colander/Pastafarian

19. Named after the Yorkshire town where it was conceived in the 16th century, Penistone is a rough?

    1. Football game
    2. Woollen cloth
    3. Tea drink
    4. Guide to medieval marriage

20. Spell the word meaning a plan/scheme?

    1. Strategem
    2. Stratogem
    3. Stratagem
    4. Stratigem