General Knowledge Quiz No. 250

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 250

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  • 1. PSV (Polished Stone Value) is a technical measurement term used by: Jewellers; Architects; Archaeologists; or Roadbuilders ?
  • 2. A440 refers to the international standard for what: Musical tuning pitch; Food/drink sweetness; Safety match striking friction; or Pneumatic tyre pressure ?
  • 3. Name the famous French anti-ship missile, produced from 1967, meaning 'flying fish' ?
  • 4. William the Conqueror (William I of England) was also known unflatteringly as William the ?: Dwarf; Hunchback; Bald; or Bastard ?
  • 5. Antipasto (plural antipasti) refers to what part of an Italian lunch/dinner: Before the meal; After the meal; Pasta sauce; or Sparkling wine ?
  • 6. Spell the word: Irepairable; Irreparable; Irrepairable; Irreperable (meaning cannot be fixed) ?
  • 7. Mariachi is a style of Mexican street what ?: Cooking; Music; Fighting; or Flower-borders ?
  • 8. What traditional item of apparel (silk, cotton, or paper, used by hand) is named after an old French word for a head covering ?
  • 9. The word 'scrutiny' derives from Latin 'scruta', a mixed uncertain lot of what ?: Trash/old things; Legal papers; Gold/jewels; or People ?
  • 10. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) is used in what field: Medicine; Geology; Engineering; or Archaeology ?
  • 11. The term 'chamois' (informally 'shammy'), soft leather for cleaning/wiping/gloves/etc, is named after, and originally made from what sort of creature: Pig/boar; Mountain goat/antelope; River eel; or Cow ?
  • 12. Daniel Hooper, a famous British protestor, is better known by what nickname, earned during his (literally underground resistance to the Newbury bypass in 1996 ? Muddy; Boggy; Swampy; or Dirty ?
  • 13. What model number Boeing plane is called the Dreamliner ?
  • 14. ENSA referred to what type of support for British armed forces during the 2nd World War ?
  • 15. An adult oyster can filter up to what volume of water per day: Two pints; Ten pints; Ten litres; or Fifty gallons ?

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5 Before the meal
11 Mountain goat/ antelope
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10. Medicine
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7. Music
12. Swampy
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6 Irreparable
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ANSWERS
  • 1. PSV (Polished Stone Value) is a technical measurement term used by: Jewellers; Architects; Archaeologists; or Roadbuilders ? Roadbuilders
  • 2. A440 refers to the international standard for what: Musical tuning pitch; Food/drink sweetness; Safety match striking friction; or Pneumatic tyre pressure ? Musical tuning pitch
  • 3. Name the famous French anti-ship missile, produced from 1967, meaning 'flying fish' ? Exocet
  • 4. William the Conqueror (William I of England) was also known unflatteringly as William the ?: Dwarf; Hunchback; Bald; or Bastard ? Bastard
  • 5. Antipasto (plural antipasti) refers to what part of an Italian lunch/dinner: Before the meal; After the meal; Pasta sauce; or Sparkling wine ? Before the meal
  • 6. Spell the word: Irepairable; Irreparable; Irrepairable; Irreperable (meaning cannot be fixed) ? Irreparable
  • 7. Mariachi is a style of Mexican street what ?: Cooking; Music; Fighting; or Flower-borders ? Music
  • 8. What traditional item of apparel (silk, cotton, or paper, used by hand) is named after an old French word for a head covering ? Handkerchief
  • 9. The word 'scrutiny' derives from Latin 'scruta', a mixed uncertain lot of what ?: Trash/old things; Legal papers; Gold/jewels; or People ? Trash/old things
  • 10. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) is used in what field: Medicine; Geology; Engineering; or Archaeology ? Medicine
  • 11. The term 'chamois' (informally 'shammy'), soft leather for cleaning/wiping/gloves/etc, is named after, and originally made from what sort of creature: Pig/boar; Mountain goat/antelope; River eel; or Cow ? Mountain goat/antelope
  • 12. Daniel Hooper, a famous British protestor, is better known by what nickname, earned during his (literally underground resistance to the Newbury bypass in 1996 ? Muddy; Boggy; Swampy; or Dirty ? Swampy
  • 13. What model number Boeing plane is called the Dreamliner ? 787
  • 14. ENSA referred to what type of support for British armed forces during the 2nd World War ? Entertainment
  • 15. An adult oyster can filter up to what volume of water per day: Two pints; Ten pints; Ten litres; or Fifty gallons ? Fifty gallons

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