General Knowledge Quiz #454
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General Knowledge Quiz #454
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Batavia was the former, colonial name of which major city on the island of Java?
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The HTML (HyperText Markup Language webpage codes: '<' and '>' produce the maths symbols: Right/Left chevrons; Plus/Minus; Multiply/Divide; or Square/Cube root?
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US athletes/performers controversially 'took the.. (What?' in 2017 human rights protests?
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The Tango was originally danced by two: Women; Men; Warriors; or Grandparents?
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Named from a vegetable, what chemical substance causes flamingoes to be pink?
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2 Spumante, frizzante, and tranquillo refer to different types of what?
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2 Cerberus in Greek mythology is a multi-(What? (What? guarding (What?: Eyed; Armed; Headed; Legged; Dog; Lion; Bull; Frog; Heaven; Hades (Hell; Olympus; or Heaven?
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2 Chinese people increasingly give (What? called 'pingguo' at (When? called 'pinganye': Soap; Apples; Rice; Weddings; Christenings; Christmas Eve?
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2 What are the three missing nations from this list of 2017 USAN membership (Union of South American Nations: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Guyana, Suriname?
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2 Ernest Hemingway originated the Absinthe/Champagne cocktail “(What? in the Afternoon”: Love; Sleep; Death; or Drunk?
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In Judaism, bar mitzvah refers to a boy of (and ceremonially becoming: 7; 10; 13; or 16?
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Which nation's economy was forecast to overtake UK and France to become globally fifth largest in 2018 (behind US, China; Japan, Germany: India; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; or Mexico?
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Which north-African country was historically divided into Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan?
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Which "wise" animals are groups of referred to as "parliaments"?
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Who is the only man - to date - to become Vice President, and subsequently President, without winning an election to either?
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Which city, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, finally fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, gaining its modern name in the process?
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Which Spanish artist had phases referred to as his Blue Period, Rose Period and African-influenced Period?
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The Mesozoic Era, from 252-66 million years ago, is often known as the Age of ________?
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1927's The Jazz Singer changed Hollywood forever as the first of which type of movie?
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Which "luxury" French pate, produced by force-feeding of ducks or geese, literally translates into English as "fat liver"?
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Which sitcom, a spin-off of Cheers, focussed on the life of psychiatrist Dr. Crane as he returns to his hometown of Seattle?
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The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1919, banned the production and sale of which substance?
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Quentin Blake is well-known as an illustrator for which famous children's author?
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The city of Jerez in Andalusia, Spain, is closely associated with the production of which type of fortified wine?
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The sinking of which ocean liner by a German U-Boat in 1915 was a major factor in changing US attitudes towards intervention in WWI?
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Which 1968 Jimi Hendrix hit originally appeared a year earlier on the album John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan?
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Which book was first published by L. Frank Baum in 1900, before being turned into a popular 1939 film starring Judy Garland?
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There is only one letter worth 5 points in the game of Scrabble - to which chemical element's symbol does this letter correspond?
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Canadian James Naismith designed the first ever rule book for which sport whilst working as a teacher in Massachusetts?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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Batavia was the former, colonial name of which major city on the island of Java?Jakarta
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The HTML (HyperText Markup Language webpage codes: '<' and '>' produce the maths symbols: Right/Left chevrons; Plus/Minus; Multiply/Divide; or Square/Cube root?Right/Left chevrons
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US athletes/performers controversially 'took the.. (What?' in 2017 human rights protests?
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The Tango was originally danced by two: Women; Men; Warriors; or Grandparents?
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Named from a vegetable, what chemical substance causes flamingoes to be pink?
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2 Spumante, frizzante, and tranquillo refer to different types of what?
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2 Cerberus in Greek mythology is a multi-(What? (What? guarding (What?: Eyed; Armed; Headed; Legged; Dog; Lion; Bull; Frog; Heaven; Hades (Hell; Olympus; or Heaven?
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2 Chinese people increasingly give (What? called 'pingguo' at (When? called 'pinganye': Soap; Apples; Rice; Weddings; Christenings; Christmas Eve?
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2 What are the three missing nations from this list of 2017 USAN membership (Union of South American Nations: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Guyana, Suriname?Peru, Brazil,
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2 Ernest Hemingway originated the Absinthe/Champagne cocktail “(What? in the Afternoon”: Love; Sleep; Death; or Drunk?Death
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In Judaism, bar mitzvah refers to a boy of (and ceremonially becoming: 7; 10; 13; or 16?13
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Which nation's economy was forecast to overtake UK and France to become globally fifth largest in 2018 (behind US, China; Japan, Germany: India; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; or Mexico?India
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Which north-African country was historically divided into Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan?Libya
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Which "wise" animals are groups of referred to as "parliaments"?Owls
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Who is the only man - to date - to become Vice President, and subsequently President, without winning an election to either?Gerald Ford
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Which city, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, finally fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, gaining its modern name in the process?Constantinople - it became Istanbul
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Which Spanish artist had phases referred to as his Blue Period, Rose Period and African-influenced Period?Pablo Picasso
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The Mesozoic Era, from 252-66 million years ago, is often known as the Age of ________?Reptiles
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1927's The Jazz Singer changed Hollywood forever as the first of which type of movie?A "Talkie"
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Which "luxury" French pate, produced by force-feeding of ducks or geese, literally translates into English as "fat liver"?Foie gras
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Which sitcom, a spin-off of Cheers, focussed on the life of psychiatrist Dr. Crane as he returns to his hometown of Seattle?Frasier
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The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1919, banned the production and sale of which substance?Alcohol
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Quentin Blake is well-known as an illustrator for which famous children's author?Roald Dahl
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The city of Jerez in Andalusia, Spain, is closely associated with the production of which type of fortified wine?Sherry
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The sinking of which ocean liner by a German U-Boat in 1915 was a major factor in changing US attitudes towards intervention in WWI?RMS Lusitania
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Which 1968 Jimi Hendrix hit originally appeared a year earlier on the album John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan?All Along the Watchtower
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Which book was first published by L. Frank Baum in 1900, before being turned into a popular 1939 film starring Judy Garland?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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There is only one letter worth 5 points in the game of Scrabble - to which chemical element's symbol does this letter correspond?K - Potassium
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Canadian James Naismith designed the first ever rule book for which sport whilst working as a teacher in Massachusetts?Basketball
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