General Knowledge Quiz #403

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  1. What legal term equates to 'being caught red-handed' and translates as 'in blazing crime'?
  2. What is an inch in centimetres: 38; 75; 54; or 93?
  3. What widely used solvent and compound with the symbol (CH3)2CO smells of pear-drops and is in nail polish remover?
  4. According to official records what was the first song ever sung in space?
  5. An integer is what sort of number: Decimal; Fraction; Odd; Even; or Whole?
  6. What is the ancient process by which materials such as metal or glass are heated and then cooled slowly to ease forces produced by shaping?
  7. A turbine is essentially a what, driven by water or gas, etc: Lever; Piston; Pump; or Wheel?
  8. What sort of lottery takes its name from a tumbling motion/device?
  9. Toledo is a high quality what made in the Spanish town of that name: Bread; Wine; Sword; or Car?
  10. Laudanum is an old medicine made from which drug: Opium; Cannabis; Tobacco; or Aspirin?
  11. What is an inch in centimetres: 1.38; 1.75; 2.54; or 2.93?
  12. The Inca people lived in which continent before conquest by the Spanish?
  13. Dextral refers to what: Right; Left; Both; or All?
  14. In cooking what is/are dhal?
  15. Erratum is a list of what at the end of a publication?
  16. What does not appear on a Southern Comfort whiskey liqueur label: Horse-drawn carriage; Paddle-steamer; Dog; or House?
  17. The word 'Torchwood' is what in relation to 'Doctor Who': Acronym; Palindrome; Anagram; or Antithesis?
  18. What is a ghost, related to corrective lenses and the colours/colors of the rainbow?
  19. Scuppernong, named after a N Carolina USA river, is a variety of what: Bean; Melon; Honey; of Grape?
  20. A ploughman's lunch traditionally features what main foodstuff with bread?
  21. Mackeson is a traditional bottled or canned beer of what sort: Bitter; Lager; Stout; or Shandy?
  22. What voltage is the common zinc-carbon or alkaline AAA battery (also coded LR03, E92, AM4 among others)?
  23. Sibilance is what sort of sound: Thumping; Hissing; Wailing; or Scraping?
  24. Spell the word Privillege; Privelige; Privilege; Priviledge?
  25. Lachryma Christi, an old Italian sweet red wine translates to mean 'whose what'?
  26. What is the common name of aluminium/aluminum oxide crystals used in grinding?
  27. Which pottery company originally developed the designs Kutani Crane, Wild Strawberry and Jasperware?
  28. Alluding to Roget's Thesaurus, what is the 2002 rude dictionary named after Viz comic's 'Man on the Telly'?
  29. 'Core' is a brand of which computer technology company?
  30. The Grimaldi family has ruled which principality since 1297?
  31. How many sides (different straight outer edges, excluding shadow) does each '2' have in the London 2012 Olympics logo?

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  1. What legal term equates to 'being caught red-handed' and translates as 'in blazing crime'?
    In flagrante delicto 
  2. What is an inch in centimetres: 38; 75; 54; or 93?
    2.54cms
  3. What widely used solvent and compound with the symbol (CH3)2CO smells of pear-drops and is in nail polish remover?
    Acetone
  4. According to official records what was the first song ever sung in space?
    Happy Birthday 
  5. An integer is what sort of number: Decimal; Fraction; Odd; Even; or Whole?
    Whole 
  6. What is the ancient process by which materials such as metal or glass are heated and then cooled slowly to ease forces produced by shaping?
    Annealing
  7. A turbine is essentially a what, driven by water or gas, etc: Lever; Piston; Pump; or Wheel?
    Wheel
  8. What sort of lottery takes its name from a tumbling motion/device?
    Tombola 
  9. Toledo is a high quality what made in the Spanish town of that name: Bread; Wine; Sword; or Car?
    Sword 
  10. Laudanum is an old medicine made from which drug: Opium; Cannabis; Tobacco; or Aspirin?
    Opium
  11. What is an inch in centimetres: 1.38; 1.75; 2.54; or 2.93?
    2.54cms
  12. The Inca people lived in which continent before conquest by the Spanish?
    South America
  13. Dextral refers to what: Right; Left; Both; or All?
    Right 
  14. In cooking what is/are dhal?
    Split pulses 
  15. Erratum is a list of what at the end of a publication?
    Errors
  16. What does not appear on a Southern Comfort whiskey liqueur label: Horse-drawn carriage; Paddle-steamer; Dog; or House?
    Dog
  17. The word 'Torchwood' is what in relation to 'Doctor Who': Acronym; Palindrome; Anagram; or Antithesis?
    Anagram 
  18. What is a ghost, related to corrective lenses and the colours/colors of the rainbow?
    Spectre 
  19. Scuppernong, named after a N Carolina USA river, is a variety of what: Bean; Melon; Honey; of Grape?
    Grape 
  20. A ploughman's lunch traditionally features what main foodstuff with bread?
    Cheese
  21. Mackeson is a traditional bottled or canned beer of what sort: Bitter; Lager; Stout; or Shandy?
    Stout
  22. What voltage is the common zinc-carbon or alkaline AAA battery (also coded LR03, E92, AM4 among others)?
    1.5v
  23. Sibilance is what sort of sound: Thumping; Hissing; Wailing; or Scraping?
    Hissing 
  24. Spell the word Privillege; Privelige; Privilege; Priviledge?
    Privilege 
  25. Lachryma Christi, an old Italian sweet red wine translates to mean 'whose what'?
    Christ's Tear 
  26. What is the common name of aluminium/aluminum oxide crystals used in grinding?
    Corundum
  27. Which pottery company originally developed the designs Kutani Crane, Wild Strawberry and Jasperware?
    Wedgwood 
  28. Alluding to Roget's Thesaurus, what is the 2002 rude dictionary named after Viz comic's 'Man on the Telly'?
    Roger's Profanisaurus 
  29. 'Core' is a brand of which computer technology company?
    Intel Corporation 
  30. The Grimaldi family has ruled which principality since 1297?
    Monaco
  31. How many sides (different straight outer edges, excluding shadow) does each '2' have in the London 2012 Olympics logo?
    Eight
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