General Knowledge Quiz #59

General Knowledge Quiz #59

Questions

1. Where in the human body are the metacarpals?
2. What is the German equivalent of the British 'Ltd' and the American 'LLC' company designations (meaning Limited Company)?
3. What unusual and distinctive item of apparel does the Bazooka Joe bubblegum character wear?
4. How many modern pence are in a guinea?
5. What health-related metaphor refers to a form of internet marketing which spreads from user to user on a wide scale?
6. The reforms known as Perestroika were introduced into Russia by which Soviet leader?
7. The colour printing model CMYK stands for what?
8. The word piste, referring to a ski-run, means literally what in French: fast; jelly-legged; track; or snow?
9. Pentatonic, hexatonic, and heptatonic are types of what?
10. What is the website address of the United Nations?
11. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, and also a terrorist organization?
12. Sunningdale golf club is in which county of the UK?
13. What is the expression of final victory, originally French, referring to the killing of a badly wounded enemy soldier or animal?
14. What country comprises the peninsula of Jutland and over 400 islands including Zealand and Funen?
15. ISO 9000 and its series of international quality management system standards used in industry and commerce, effectively superseded what British Standard number?
16. What building in Pall Mall, commissioned by Henry VIII around 1532, is the administrative centre of the British monarchy?
17. What one of these is a metallic chemical element?
18. Often called 'The Lost City of the Incas', the 15th century ruins of Machu Picchu are in which country?
19. What organization famously distributes bibles to hotel rooms?
20. Valentine and Proteus are the central characters in what Shakespeare play?
21. The 6th century book attributed to Sun Tzu often appied to leadership is called The Art of... what: War; Peace; Kung-Fu; or Poppy-Farming?
22. In Rugby Union what position does the number 15 play?
23. What trade union was deplored by Gordon Brown for its actions in the 2010 British Airways cabin staff dispute?
24. The Followill brothers and cousin, known by their middle names Nathan, Caleb, Jared and Matthew, are members of which rock band?
25. What is the German equivalent of the British 'Ltd' and the American 'LLC' company designations (meaning Limited Company?
26. What flower is the national emblem of Wales?
27. At a 2010 Cheltenham festival Katie Walsh received a four day ban for excessive use of what: a car-horn; offensive language; artificial flavouring; or the whip?
28. The city of Vienna in Austria lies on which river?
29. The analytical model acronym SLEPT refers to what traditional external areas of influence on a business?
30. The energy of what is measured by the Richter magnitude scale?
31. From what language does the phrase Kia Ora come?

1. Where in the human body are the metacarpals?

   Hand
2. What is the German equivalent of the British 'Ltd' and the American 'LLC' company designations (meaning Limited Company)?

   GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung - 'Company with restricted Liability')
3. What unusual and distinctive item of apparel does the Bazooka Joe bubblegum character wear?

   Eye patch 
4. How many modern pence are in a guinea?

   105 
5. What health-related metaphor refers to a form of internet marketing which spreads from user to user on a wide scale?

   Viral 
6. The reforms known as Perestroika were introduced into Russia by which Soviet leader?

   Mikhail Gorbachev 
7. The colour printing model CMYK stands for what?

   Cyan, magenta, yellow, black 
8. The word piste, referring to a ski-run, means literally what in French: fast; jelly-legged; track; or snow?

   Track
9. Pentatonic, hexatonic, and heptatonic are types of what?

   Musical scales
10. What is the website address of the United Nations?

    www.un.org
11. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, and also a terrorist organization?

    Eta
12. Sunningdale golf club is in which county of the UK?

    Berkshire
13. What is the expression of final victory, originally French, referring to the killing of a badly wounded enemy soldier or animal?

    Coup de grace 
14. What country comprises the peninsula of Jutland and over 400 islands including Zealand and Funen?

    Denmark
15. ISO 9000 and its series of international quality management system standards used in industry and commerce, effectively superseded what British Standard number?

    BS5750
16. What building in Pall Mall, commissioned by Henry VIII around 1532, is the administrative centre of the British monarchy?

    St James's Palace
17. What one of these is a metallic chemical element?

    Brass, Barium, Steel, Sterling Silver, Pewter?
18. Often called 'The Lost City of the Incas', the 15th century ruins of Machu Picchu are in which country?

    Peru
19. What organization famously distributes bibles to hotel rooms?

    The Gideons 
20. Valentine and Proteus are the central characters in what Shakespeare play?

    Two Gentlemen of Verona
21. The 6th century book attributed to Sun Tzu often appied to leadership is called The Art of... what: War; Peace; Kung-Fu; or Poppy-Farming?

    War
22. In Rugby Union what position does the number 15 play?

    Full-back
23. What trade union was deplored by Gordon Brown for its actions in the 2010 British Airways cabin staff dispute?

    Unite
24. The Followill brothers and cousin, known by their middle names Nathan, Caleb, Jared and Matthew, are members of which rock band?

    Kings of Leon
25. What is the German equivalent of the British 'Ltd' and the American 'LLC' company designations (meaning Limited Company?

    GmbH 
26. What flower is the national emblem of Wales?

    Daffodil
27. At a 2010 Cheltenham festival Katie Walsh received a four day ban for excessive use of what: a car-horn; offensive language; artificial flavouring; or the whip?

    The whip 
28. The city of Vienna in Austria lies on which river?

    Danube
29. The analytical model acronym SLEPT refers to what traditional external areas of influence on a business?

    Social, Legal, Economic, Political, Technological
30. The energy of what is measured by the Richter magnitude scale?

    Earthquakes
31. From what language does the phrase Kia Ora come?

    Maori