General Knowledge Quiz 81

Questions

1. What is the capital of Latvia?

2. Which spice comes from the rhizome (root-stalk of the plant Zingaber Officionale?

3. Scottish mathematician and scientist John Napier (1550-1617 pioneered the use of what?

   1. Logarithms and the decimal point
   2. The slide-rule
   3. Feet and inches
   4. Binoculars

4. What trade is the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme intended to regulate?

   1. Diamond
   2. Beef
   3. Gold
   4. Chocolate

5. From the Greek 'pro' meaning 'before' and 'gignoskein' meaning 'know', what medical term refers to the predicted course and outcome of an illness, and increasingly to forecasting other complex situations?

6. During which month is Republic Day in Italy?

7. Which spice comes from the rhizome (root-stalk) of the plant Zingaber Officionale?

8. What was Alexander the Great's famous horse, whose Greek name translates to mean 'ox-head'?

9. A miller's thumb is what type of creature?

10. Scottish mathematician and scientist John Napier (1550-1617) pioneered the use of what?

    1. Logarithms and the decimal point
    2. The slide-rule
    3. Feet and inches
    4. Binoculars

11. How many stars are on the national flag of China?

12. How many separate terms did William Gladstone serves as Prime Minister of Britain?

    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three
    4. Four

13. Which designer is famous for his/her red-soled footwear?

14. Which is the largest joint in the human body?

15. Plew is a term for the pelt of which animal?

16. What word generally referring to a type of slave or servant, and used figuratively for an ineffectual or powerless man, derives from Greek words meaning 'bed' and 'hold' or 'keep'?

17. On which island was Nelson Mandela incarcerated for 27 years, from 1962-90?

18. What is the main ingredient of the Italian dish frittata?

19. Put these UK police ranks in order, lowest to highest?

    1. Superintendent
    2. Chief Constable
    3. Chief Inspector
    4. Sergeant
    5. Detective Constable

20. In geology, a coomb or combe is a type of what?

    1. Sea-bed
    2. Valley
    3. Hill
    4. Rocky outcrop

21. How many Oscars did the 1994 film 'Forrest Gump' win?

    1. None
    2. Two
    3. Six
    4. Eight

22. In which country was escapologist Harry Houdini born?

    1. England
    2. USA
    3. Hungary
    4. Russia

23. What Japanese expression derives from two colloquial Japanese words meaning 'belly cutting'?

24. Who is generally considered to have invented the first electric battery cell in 1800?

25. In which ocean is the island of Madeira?

26. Abhorson is an executioner in which Shakespeare play?

27. By what name did the 1932-33 England-Australia cricket series become known, after the visiting English team, notably fast bowler Harold Larwood, employed controversial tactics of bowling at batsmen's heads and chests, rather than the wicket?

    1. Headline
    2. Neckline
    3. Bodyline
    4. Bodyform

28. In 1994, the USA lifted a nineteen year trade ban for which country?

29. What is a musical composition for nine voices or instruments?

30. Who unexpectedly beat Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final?

31. In which European country are the Altamira cave paintings?

32. Pertussis is the medical term for which childhood illness?