General Knowledge Quiz 389

Questions

1. The brunch dish of poached eggs, muffins, bacon/ham and hollandaise sauce, popularized in New York City is 'Eggs...?

   1. Benedict
   2. Florentine
   3. Royale
   4. Over-easy

2. Roughly how long is the human large intestine?

   1. 5 metres
   2. 12 metres
   3. 31 metres
   4. 115 metres

3. The most poisonous fungi, which usually kills anyone eating it, is the?

   1. Destroying Angel
   2. Red Devil
   3. God's Revenge
   4. Fun Guy
   5. Monster Mushroom
   6. Tragic Mushroom

4. Sound travels fastest through?

   1. Air
   2. Vacuum
   3. Solids/Liquids
   4. Fire/Flames

5. A rock containing a mineral that can be viably extracted for use is called an?

   1. Ore
   2. And
   3. Is
   4. But

6. Fish are typically referred to as being (What?)-blooded?

   1. Cold
   2. Hot
   3. Blue
   4. Lukewarm

7. Roughly how long is the human large intestine?

   1. 1.5 metres
   2. 12 metres
   3. 31 metres
   4. 115 metres

8. Roughly how long is the human small intestine?

   1. 16cms
   2. Two feet
   3. A metre
   4. Seven metres

9. An annelid is a?

   1. Reptilian eye-socket
   2. Worm
   3. Drink-can ring-pull
   4. Charcoal eye-shadow popularized by Queen Anne

10. The most common human bloodgroup is?

    1. S
    2. O
    3. A
    4. P

11. The 2015 Star Wars sequel is subtitled 'The Force...'?

    1. Of Nature
    2. Of July
    3. Awakens
    4. Seeable Future

12. Mexican Salvador Alvarenga, the 438-day longest-surviving castaway ever, was sued in 2015 for?

    1. Reef damage
    2. Search and rescue costs
    3. Flying a kite too high
    4. Eating his shipmate

13. Salsify is a?

    1. Cuban dance
    2. Root vegetable
    3. Indian national holiday
    4. Verb meaning to surprise someone

14. A broiler is a chicken raised for?

    1. Eating
    2. Laying eggs
    3. Feather pillows
    4. Racing blindfolded

15. In the USA a reindeer is also known as a?

    1. Caribou
    2. Elk
    3. Moose
    4. Christmas Camel

16. Roughly how many truck drivers are in India?

    1. 300
    2. 15,000
    3. 280,000
    4. Five million

17. With over one billion registered users, China's (claimed to be) largest smartphone messaging app is?

    1. FaceTing
    2. WeChat
    3. Woksapp
    4. WongNumber

18. Human urine passes from each kidney via the ureter to (What?) next?

    1. Kidney
    2. Pancreas
    3. Bladder
    4. Prostate

19. Drug corporation Reckitt Benckiser was found guilty of marketing false 'variations' and inflated pricing of what identical product?

20. Dragonflies have the sharpest vision of any insect, each compound eye having how many lenses?

    1. One
    2. Six
    3. 28
    4. 30,000

21. The long-standing currency of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania (at early 2000s) is the?

    1. Peso
    2. Shilling
    3. Dollar
    4. Euro