General Knowledge Quiz 390

Questions

1. Put these three in order of hottest first: Earth core, Sun surface, Nuclear-bomb explosion centre?

2. What organization appointed Zinedine Zidane as its new boss in 2016?

3. The modern disputed region of Kashmir is in which three of these nations?

   1. India
   2. China
   3. Pakistan
   4. Vietnam
   5. Russia

4. New Year's Day (Gregorian international standard calendar) in the year 2017 is a?

   1. Thursday
   2. Friday
   3. Saturday
   4. Sunday

5. The US-originating paramilitary/police term SWAT stands for which four of these words: Special Situational Warning Weapons And Authority Tactics Task?

6. A metaphor for a shortlist of candidates is?

   1. Horses and jockeys
   2. Runners and riders
   3. Gladiators and chariots
   4. Balloons and baskets

7. Roughly how many bubbles are in a standard bottle of champagne?

   1. 1,500
   2. 50,000
   3. 500,000
   4. 50million

8. Founded in 1966, the US company Vans originally and most famously makes?

   1. Ice-cream
   2. Cigars
   3. Footwear
   4. Cars

9. A postulant seeks qualification to practice in?

   1. Accountancy
   2. Religion
   3. History
   4. Mail/carrier services

10. Colours/colors are actually different?

    1. Light wavelengths
    2. Temperatures
    3. Textures
    4. Sounds

11. The two essential ingredients of praline confectionery are?

    1. Alcohol, Nuts, Sugar, Fruit
    2. Air bubbles

12. The Ancient Egyptian mummy/afterlife figure Anubis is typically half-man and half-?

    1. Dog
    2. Cow
    3. Mouse
    4. Locust

13. A tealight (small cheap candle in a disposable cup which liquifies when burning) are so called because they were originally?

    1. Tea-pot warmers
    2. Made of tea plant wax
    3. Burned in Japanese tea ceremonies
    4. Tea-scented

14. Which three of these are not among the Moshi Monster characters: Diavlo, Luvli, Bonk, Katsuma, Poppet, Banana, Zommer, Furi, Spatula?

15. A dessicant is a hygroscopic substance used to produce (What?) in its vicinity?

    1. Dryness
    2. Wetness
    3. Sweetness
    4. Silence

16. When moving a cat to a new home, it is popularly and mythically believed that rubbing (What?) on its paws will stop it wandering away?

    1. Fish oil
    2. Butter
    3. Jam
    4. A freshly killed mouse

17. Which two of these do not share a land border with the Netherlands?

    1. France
    2. Germany
    3. Belgium
    4. Russia

18. What is the English equivalent/interpretation of the Russian term, commonly abbreviated, 'Rochnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot'?

19. What is a ninth divided by a third?

20. In the year 2014 only ten baby boys in England and Wales were registered with the Christian name?

    1. Oliver
    2. Jack
    3. Noah
    4. Nigel