General Knowledge Quiz #386

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  1. Amethyst is a variety of: Chalk; Quartz; Sapphire; or Glass?
  2. The Cuban/Puerto Rican music/dance 'Salsa' means what in Spanish: Feet; Step; Sauce; or Sex?
  3. Research (Newcastle University 2015) suggests that Type-2 diabetes is reversible by a very small reduction of fat in the human: Pancreas; Heart; Liver; or Brain?
  4. What word features in stonemasonry, cabinet-making and carpentry; and strategies to combat stress?
  5. What often poisonous compound, CN, found in fruit seeds and stones, named from Greek for dark blue, comprises Carbon and Nitrogen: Hemlock; Strychnine; Cyanide; or Mustard gas?
  6. A neologism is a new: Political doctrine; Word/expression; Plant mutation; or Galaxy?
  7. The Han ethnic people constitute c.90% of mainland: Australia; China; India; or USA?
  8. What word for fearful wonderment oddly loses its 'e' when prefixing 'ful' but keeps it when prefixing 'some' and 'struck'?
  9. Bammy (Jamaica), Bannock (Scotland), Blaa (Ireland), Bublik (Poland), and Boule (France) are types of: Cheese; Bread; Bacon; or Rum?
  10. A little appreciated, very common human characteristic is the spilt or separated (technically 'accessory'): Kidney; Earlobe; Kneecap; or Fifth toenail?
  11. What asset in London UK was valued at £6billion in 2015: Buckingham Palace; Wimbledon Tennis Club; Underground Railway; or Trees?
  12. What is five-eighths divided by five-twelfths: 0.0325; 3/4; 12; or One-and-a-half?
  13. The 'twi' in the word twilight meant originally: Cat; Badger; Two; or Kiss?
  14. What word for sadness referred historically to human black bile in the ancient medical theory of the Four Humours or Four Temperaments?
  15. A term for a dark shape against a brighter background is named after 18th century French author/politician Etienne de (Who?) ?
  16. The primary ingredients of butterscotch confectionery are which two of: Cream; Salt; Brown sugar; Coffee; Butter; or Cocoa?
  17. Horace Walpole created a popular term for unexpected lucky events/discovery in his 1754 fairy story 'The Three Princes of (Where?)': Bonanza; Bonus; Serendip; or Luckydip?
  18. What famous French endurance motor racing track/city is named after the early inhabiting Cenomani Celtic people?
  19. Thermae and Balneae are Ancient Roman large and small facilities for: Gladiatorial training; Bathing; Horse stabling/breeding; or Cooking and eating?
  20. Alalia, Anarthria, Aphasia, Aphonia, and Dysarthria are forms of impaired human: Hearing; Speech; Sight; or Taste?

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  1. Amethyst is a variety of: Chalk; Quartz; Sapphire; or Glass?
    Quartz
  2. The Cuban/Puerto Rican music/dance 'Salsa' means what in Spanish: Feet; Step; Sauce; or Sex?
    Sauce 
  3. Research (Newcastle University 2015) suggests that Type-2 diabetes is reversible by a very small reduction of fat in the human: Pancreas; Heart; Liver; or Brain?
    Pancreas
  4. What word features in stonemasonry, cabinet-making and carpentry; and strategies to combat stress?
    Coping
  5. What often poisonous compound, CN, found in fruit seeds and stones, named from Greek for dark blue, comprises Carbon and Nitrogen: Hemlock; Strychnine; Cyanide; or Mustard gas?
    Cyanide 
  6. A neologism is a new: Political doctrine; Word/expression; Plant mutation; or Galaxy?
    Word/expression
  7. The Han ethnic people constitute c.90% of mainland: Australia; China; India; or USA?
    China
  8. What word for fearful wonderment oddly loses its 'e' when prefixing 'ful' but keeps it when prefixing 'some' and 'struck'?
    Awe 
  9. Bammy (Jamaica), Bannock (Scotland), Blaa (Ireland), Bublik (Poland), and Boule (France) are types of: Cheese; Bread; Bacon; or Rum?
    Bread
  10. A little appreciated, very common human characteristic is the spilt or separated (technically 'accessory'): Kidney; Earlobe; Kneecap; or Fifth toenail?
    Fifth toenail
  11. What asset in London UK was valued at £6billion in 2015: Buckingham Palace; Wimbledon Tennis Club; Underground Railway; or Trees?
    Trees 
  12. What is five-eighths divided by five-twelfths: 0.0325; 3/4; 12; or One-and-a-half?
    One-and-a-half 
  13. The 'twi' in the word twilight meant originally: Cat; Badger; Two; or Kiss?
    Two 
  14. What word for sadness referred historically to human black bile in the ancient medical theory of the Four Humours or Four Temperaments?
    Melancholy 
  15. A term for a dark shape against a brighter background is named after 18th century French author/politician Etienne de (Who?) ?
    Silhouette 
  16. The primary ingredients of butterscotch confectionery are which two of: Cream; Salt; Brown sugar; Coffee; Butter; or Cocoa?
    Brown sugar and Butter
  17. Horace Walpole created a popular term for unexpected lucky events/discovery in his 1754 fairy story 'The Three Princes of (Where?)': Bonanza; Bonus; Serendip; or Luckydip?
    Serendip 
  18. What famous French endurance motor racing track/city is named after the early inhabiting Cenomani Celtic people?
    Le Mans
  19. Thermae and Balneae are Ancient Roman large and small facilities for: Gladiatorial training; Bathing; Horse stabling/breeding; or Cooking and eating?
    Bathing
  20. Alalia, Anarthria, Aphasia, Aphonia, and Dysarthria are forms of impaired human: Hearing; Speech; Sight; or Taste?
    Speech 
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