General Knowledge Quiz 395

Questions

1. According to DC Comics history, 'Nightwing' when younger was?

   1. Desperate Dan
   2. Robin
   3. Catwoman
   4. Bart Simpson

2. Diacritical marks are symbols for guiding/indicating?

   1. Pronunciation
   2. Student grades
   3. Surgical procedures
   4. Road mending

3. Which one of these is not a cloud type?

   1. Altostratus
   2. Cumulonimbus
   3. Cirrostratus
   4. Fluphosoftus

4. The fitness corporations Fitbit and Fitbug, subject of legal actions 2013-16, pioneered?

   1. Energy bars
   2. Energy drinks
   3. Wearable technology
   4. Performance drugs

5. Kola, Palm, Pecan and Betel are?

   1. African languages
   2. Milking goat breeds
   3. Nuts
   4. Smartphone operating systems

6. What girl's name beginning with A was punningly chosen first when the UK decided in 2015 to 'name' its storms?

7. Panhead, Shovelhead, Knucklehead and Flathead are types of?

   1. Harley Davidson motorbike engines
   2. Ice-hockey playing positions
   3. Bottom-feeding lake fish
   4. USA money slang

8. Breitling, Fortis, Hublot and Longines are makers of?

   1. Sports cars
   2. Kitchen knives
   3. Watches
   4. Equine accessories

9. In the history of the universe what term refers to immediately after the Big Bang?

   1. Inflation
   2. Inflammation
   3. Conflagration
   4. Mastication

10. Which of these is not a famous computer operating system?

    1. Unix
    2. Windows
    3. Linux
    4. Glytch

11. Shazam is a globally popular phone app which recognizes and identifies?

    1. Barcodes
    2. Music/Songs
    3. Places/Routes
    4. Food

12. First recorded late 1800s, the UK terms gongoozling/gongoozler refer to enjoyably watching?

    1. Soccer
    2. Birds
    3. Canal boats
    4. Paint dry

13. Barbara Millicent Roberts (1959 - present) from Willows Wisconsin is better known as what iconic figure?

14. Cryptically, what garden hut bulb means 'reveal a mystery', or 'provide an explanation'?

15. Which of one of these pairs are Arabic derived/inspired words for a high point and a low point?

    1. Zephyr & Nike
    2. Nip & Tuck
    3. Zenith & Nadir
    4. Boom & Bust

16. What term, originally and still associated with bread, refers to products made in sets and computer files containing several instructions?

17. IHOP refers to which N American-based fast-food chain?

18. What term evolved c.2009-2014 from meaning simply 'relaxing' to a euphemism for sex?

    1. Virtual reality
    2. Netflix and chill
    3. TV and pizza
    4. Harry Potter and popcorn

19. Alphabet became in 2015 the holding company of which vast tech corporation?

20. Zika disease, identified 1947 and epidemic in S America commencing 2015, is mainly transmitted by infected?

    1. Water
    2. Mosquitoes
    3. Coughing and sneezing
    4. Fruit