General Knowledge Quiz #392

General Knowledge Quiz #392

Questions

1. What Latin word meaning equal expresses a quality standard/norm (on or below or above etc), alluding to golfing performance?
2. Match these court surfaces to the four Tennis 'Major' tournaments: Hard, Clay, Grass - to the Grand Slam events - Australian, French, US, and Wimbledon?
3. In US TV cartoon sitcom Family Guy which of these Griffin family members is the anthropomorphic dog: Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, or Brian?
4. What hugely popular cereal crop has varieties including Arborio (Italy), Ambemohar (India), Doongara (Australia), and Uruchimai (Japan)?
5. Wikipedia's spherical logo features what symbol for Greek W, also a fatty acid name: Omega; Upsilon; Sigma; or Gamma?
6. The human gastrocolic reflex typically prompts someone to visit the: Pub/Bar; Toilet; Hairdressers; or Sweet-shop?
7. Theseus, Hyppolyta, Nick Bottom, and Oberon the King of the Fairies are in Shakespeare's play: The Tempest; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Romeo and Juliet; or King Lear?
8. What orange spice/colouring comes from the crocus plant, often associated with rice?
9. The atomic number of an element refers primarily and additionally to its: Weight and density; Speed and light; Protons and electrons; or Sound and vision?
10. What creature's name is from Greek 'river horse': Crocodile; Elephant; Hippopotamus; or Donkey?
11. At 2015 how many people owned as much as the poorest half of the world's population (ie over 3billion people): 62; 6,200; 62,000; or 620,000?
12. Hock is an 19th century originating English term for a: German wine; Spanish Omelette; Dutch chocolate; or Russian doll?
13. The famous website franchise which offers entertaining educational 18 minute talks videos is abbreviated to: DAN; BILL; TED; or BARRY?
14. What is removed from natural yogurt to produce Greek yogurt (also called labneh [Arabic] and strained yogurt): Salt; Whey; Water; or Lumps?
15. What is four-fifths divided by four-fifths: Two-fifths; Four-tenths; One-fifth; or One?
16. The German surname and name-suffix Baum referred to living near or resembling a: Tree; Volcano; Bog; or Goat?
17. What element (Au) commonly prefixes to the following: Boy; Opportunity; Age; Floor and Rule?
18. What ancient Greek's name is given to the professional/ethical oath of medical doctors: Plato; Hippocrates; Aristotle; or Alexander the Great?
19. What autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark has the Internet Top-Level Domain of .gl?
20. The word 'hongi' is Maori for a traditional New Zealand: Dollar bill; Rugby victory celebration; Striped sheep; or Noses-to-nose greeting?

1. What Latin word meaning equal expresses a quality standard/norm (on or below or above etc), alluding to golfing performance?

   Par
2. Match these court surfaces to the four Tennis 'Major' tournaments: Hard, Clay, Grass - to the Grand Slam events - Australian, French, US, and Wimbledon?

   Australian Hard; French Clay, US Hard, Wimbledon Grass
3. In US TV cartoon sitcom Family Guy which of these Griffin family members is the anthropomorphic dog: Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, or Brian?

   Brian
4. What hugely popular cereal crop has varieties including Arborio (Italy), Ambemohar (India), Doongara (Australia), and Uruchimai (Japan)?

   Rice
5. Wikipedia's spherical logo features what symbol for Greek W, also a fatty acid name: Omega; Upsilon; Sigma; or Gamma?

   Omega 
6. The human gastrocolic reflex typically prompts someone to visit the: Pub/Bar; Toilet; Hairdressers; or Sweet-shop?

   Toilet 
7. Theseus, Hyppolyta, Nick Bottom, and Oberon the King of the Fairies are in Shakespeare's play: The Tempest; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Romeo and Juliet; or King Lear?

   A Midsummer Night's Dream
8. What orange spice/colouring comes from the crocus plant, often associated with rice?

   Saffron
9. The atomic number of an element refers primarily and additionally to its: Weight and density; Speed and light; Protons and electrons; or Sound and vision?

   Protons and electrons 
10. What creature's name is from Greek 'river horse': Crocodile; Elephant; Hippopotamus; or Donkey?

    Hippopotamus 
11. At 2015 how many people owned as much as the poorest half of the world's population (ie over 3billion people): 62; 6,200; 62,000; or 620,000?

    62
12. Hock is an 19th century originating English term for a: German wine; Spanish Omelette; Dutch chocolate; or Russian doll?

    German wine 
13. The famous website franchise which offers entertaining educational 18 minute talks videos is abbreviated to: DAN; BILL; TED; or BARRY?

    TED 
14. What is removed from natural yogurt to produce Greek yogurt (also called labneh [Arabic] and strained yogurt): Salt; Whey; Water; or Lumps?

    Whey 
15. What is four-fifths divided by four-fifths: Two-fifths; Four-tenths; One-fifth; or One?

    One
16. The German surname and name-suffix Baum referred to living near or resembling a: Tree; Volcano; Bog; or Goat?

    Tree 
17. What element (Au) commonly prefixes to the following: Boy; Opportunity; Age; Floor and Rule?

    Gold 
18. What ancient Greek's name is given to the professional/ethical oath of medical doctors: Plato; Hippocrates; Aristotle; or Alexander the Great?

    Hippocrates 
19. What autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark has the Internet Top-Level Domain of .gl?

    Greenland
20. The word 'hongi' is Maori for a traditional New Zealand: Dollar bill; Rugby victory celebration; Striped sheep; or Noses-to-nose greeting?

    Nose-to-nose greeting