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General Knowledge Quiz 86

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Questions

  1. What is the collective term for a group of Morris dancers?

    1. Team
    2. Band
    3. Side
    4. Troupe

  2. Permalloy is made from which two metallic chemical elements?

    1. Copper and zinc
    2. Iron and mercury
    3. Titanium and copper
    4. Nickel and iron

  3. Which corporation (as at 2010) produces Schwarzkopf haircare and Pritt glue-stick products?

    1. Proctor and Gamble
    2. Henkel
    3. Unilever
    4. Tupperware

  4. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded in which US city?

    1. Boston
    2. New York
    3. San Francisco
    4. Atlanta

  5. Mock Turtle Soup is traditionally made from the head of a?

    1. Turtle
    2. Fish
    3. Calf
    4. Pig

  6. If something is 'fluviatile', it is produced or found in a?

    1. Volcano
    2. Sandstorm
    3. River
    4. Hurricane

  7. Which if these is the square (a number multiplied by itself) of a whole number?

    1. 289
    2. 255
    3. 323
    4. 249

  8. A deuteragonist is second in importance in a?

    1. Game of bridge
    2. Royal family
    3. Jousting match
    4. Greek tragedy

  9. The lempira is the basic monetary unit of which Central American country?

    1. Honduras
    2. Costa Rica
    3. Guatemala
    4. Nicaragua

  10. The Odense River is in which European country?

    1. Scotland
    2. Denmark
    3. Netherlands
    4. Austria

  11. Name the mine in Copiapo, Chile, where 33 miners were trapped after a collapse on 5 Aug 2010?

    1. San José
    2. San Andreas
    3. San Marino
    4. San Tropez

  12. Which monarch was the first Supreme Governor of the Church of England?

    1. Henry VIII
    2. Elizabeth I
    3. James I
    4. Elizabeth II

  13. In 1760, Belgian inventor Joseph Merlin patented which item of footwear?

    1. Ice skates
    2. Hobnail boots
    3. Snow shoes
    4. Roller skates

  14. The resort of St Tropez is in which department of France?

    1. Var
    2. Marne
    3. Cantal
    4. Jura

  15. In Japan, what is a hibachi used for?

    1. Gardening
    2. Carpentry
    3. Marial Arts
    4. Cooking

  16. What's heaviest?

    1. Lead
    2. Gold
    3. Platinum or Mercury

  17. American mathematician Norbert Wiener, 1894-1964, coined what scientific term concerning complex systems, and helped define its modern understanding?

    1. Algebra
    2. Cybernetics
    3. Robotics
    4. Astronomy

  18. When steel is galvanized it is most commonly coated by what?

    1. Tin
    2. Zinc
    3. Copper
    4. Lead

  19. Which gemstone is associated (traditional UK/US with a 45th wedding anniversary?

    1. Diamond
    2. Emerald
    3. Ruby
    4. Sapphire

  20. Name the French bank controversially exonerated (judged free of any responsibility/liability in the 2010 trial of its employee rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, who was imprisoned for, and fined, the 9bn euros he lost in 2008 futures trading?

    1. Banque de France
    2. Soc Gen
    3. Crédit Lyonnais
    4. BNP Paribas

  21. Which corporation (as at 2010 produces Schwarzkopf haircare and Pritt glue-stick products?

    1. Proctor and Gamble
    2. Henkel
    3. Unilever
    4. Tupperware

  22. Which if these is the square (a number multiplied by itself of a whole number?

    1. 289
    2. 255
    3. 323
    4. 249

  23. Roughly how many seconds are in a year?

    1. 3 billion
    2. 375 million
    3. 31½ million
    4. 2¼ million

  24. Sir Robert Mark, who died age 93 in Sep 2010, performed what role in England from 1967-77?

    1. Attorney General
    2. Metropolitan Police Commissioner
    3. King Lear
    4. Manager of Manchester United FC

  25. Saint Pega is said to be England's first female?

    1. Soldier
    2. Saint
    3. Hermit
    4. Monarch

  26. Pityriasis Capitis is the technical term for?

    1. Athlete's Foot
    2. Dandruff
    3. Acne
    4. Shingles

  27. What colour/color results from mixing an equal quantity of blue and yellow paint together?

    1. Brown
    2. Green
    3. Red
    4. Mauve

  28. What is the name of the mount on which the Hollywood sign sits in California?

    1. Mount Lowe
    2. Mount Disappointment
    3. Mount Morgan
    4. Mount Lee

  29. In the Bible, what are the names of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah?

    1. Cain and Abel
    2. Romulus and Remus
    3. Esau and Jacob
    4. David and Goliath

  30. In which country is the Nafud Desert?

    1. Saudi Arabia
    2. Egypt
    3. Iran
    4. Pakistan

  31. Who did US Forbes magazine rank in 2010 as the most powerful woman in the world?

    1. Michelle Obama
    2. Oprah Winfrey
    3. Angela Merkel
    4. Hillary Clinton

  32. Which Shakespeare play is set in the kingdom of Navarre in the 14th century?

    1. Midsummer Night's Dream
    2. The Tempest
    3. Romeo and Juliet
    4. Love's Labour's Lost

  33. Which gemstone is associated (traditional UK/US) with a 45th wedding anniversary?

    1. Diamond
    2. Emerald
    3. Ruby
    4. Sapphire

  34. What is Spanish for heart?

    1. Corazón
    2. Cuore
    3. Herz
    4. Croí

  35. Who was the famous sister of writer Lee Radziwill?

    1. Jackie Onassis
    2. Hillary Clinton
    3. Princess Grace of Monaco
    4. Marilyn Monroe

  36. Anthomania refers to a great love of?

    1. Insects
    2. Singing
    3. Flowers
    4. Cars

  37. The collodion process was used in?

    1. Fabric weaving
    2. Silver mining
    3. Cheese making
    4. Photography

  38. A mummichog is what type of creature?

    1. Dog
    2. Bird
    3. Fish
    4. Snake

  39. Tahiti is the largest of which group of islands?

    1. Society
    2. Solomon
    3. Cook
    4. Gilbert

  40. In which year was the National Health Service established in Great Britain?

    1. 1938
    2. 1948
    3. 1958
    4. or1968

  41. In 1919, which country became the first to legalise abortion?

    1. Iceland
    2. Sweden
    3. Netherlands
    4. Russia

  42. Name the French bank controversially exonerated (judged free of any responsibility/liability) in the 2010 trial of its employee rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, who was imprisoned for, and fined, the 4.9bn euros he lost in 2008 futures trading?

    1. Banque de France
    2. Soc Gen
    3. Crédit Lyonnais
    4. BNP Paribas

  43. In the TV series Thunderbirds, what is Parker's first name?

    1. Albert
    2. Alphonse
    3. Aloysius
    4. Alfred

  44. What is the name of the hook which forms on the lower jaw of the male salmon during the breeding season?

    1. Type
    2. Kype
    3. Gype
    4. Zype

Answers

  1. Side
  2. Nickel and iron
  3. Henkel
  4. Boston
  5. Calf
  6. River
  7. 289
  8. Greek tragedy
  9. Honduras
  10. Denmark
  11. San José
  12. Elizabeth I
  13. Roller skates
  14. Var
  15. Cooking
  16. —
  17. Cybernetics
  18. Zinc
  19. Sapphire
  20. Soc Gen
  21. Henkel
  22. 289
  23. 31½ million
  24. Metropolitan Police Commissioner
  25. Hermit
  26. Dandruff
  27. Green
  28. Mount Lee
  29. Esau and Jacob
  30. Saudi Arabia
  31. Michelle Obama
  32. Love's Labour's Lost
  33. Sapphire
  34. Corazón
  35. Jackie Onassis
  36. Flowers
  37. Photography
  38. Fish
  39. Society
  40. 1948
  41. Russia
  42. Soc Gen
  43. Aloysius
  44. Kype