General Knowledge Quiz 385

Questions

1. In Shakespeare's Richard III, King Richard's horse (killed prior to Richard's plea 'My kingdom for a horse') is called?

   1. Surrey
   2. Kent
   3. Dorset
   4. Northamptonshire

2. Which one of these did not originate in 16th century Italian 'Commedia dell'arte' travelling theatre?

   1. Harlequin
   2. Punch & Judy
   3. Scaramouche
   4. Edward Scissor-hands

3. Golden Horse/Rooster/Bell/Melody, and Hundred Flowers are major movie/TV/music awards for which nation/language?

   1. Russia
   2. China
   3. Mexico
   4. Saudi Arabia

4. The CAC40 is a main stock market index of?

   1. Brazil
   2. France
   3. Japan
   4. USA

5. What old English term for a third came to refer to an administrative division of Yorkshire and an electroral district of Canada?

6. Linoleum (e.g., 'Lino' flooring) originally comprises which three of these?

   1. Polypropylene
   2. Canvas, Bamboo
   3. Linseed oil
   4. Powdered cork

7. What eponymous brand, founded1946, re-established Paris as world-centre of women's fashion?

   1. Chanel
   2. Dior
   3. Gucci
   4. FCUK

8. 101325 Pa (Pascal) or 1.01325 bar is the regulation standard/unit for?

   1. Milk fat content
   2. Atmospheric pressure
   3. Gambling machine payout
   4. Hotness of chili peppers

9. A prebiotic induces growth in humans (and other living hosts) of beneficial?

   1. Hormones
   2. Fungi/bacteria
   3. Antibodies
   4. Hair

10. What famous ancient city is on the river Tiber?

    1. Cairo
    2. Rome
    3. Athens
    4. Babylon

11. Aquae Sulis is the Roman name for what aptly renamed English spa city?

12. The Great Wall of China generally runs?

    1. East-to-West
    2. North-to-South
    3. In a circle
    4. Every which way

13. Sage, thyme, rosemary, and marjoram are members of the plant genus?

    1. Apple
    2. Mint
    3. Lemon
    4. Pine

14. La Niña is the counterpart of, and often follows what?

15. What is a third of a half?

16. A Muscovite refers to a native of where in the world?

17. Pomology is the science of?

    1. Volcanoes
    2. Cheerleading
    3. Apple cultivation
    4. Australian colonization

18. The human Frenulum Linguae is webbed tissue between?

    1. Tongue/Mouth-floor
    2. Thumb/Hand
    3. Ear/Scalp
    4. Chin/Neck

19. What friendly word produces six new words when it prefixes?

    1. Ace
    2. Ate
    3. Let
    4. Lid
    5. Mate
    6. and Try

20. What metal element, symbol B, was named after its natural mineral form, popularised for its use as a cleaning product in the 1880s?