General Knowledge Quiz No. 260

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 260

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  • 1. What do the following abbreviations stand for on a British Ordnance Survey map (clues in brackets): BS (queue); Cvt (pray); SB (rail); TG (pay) ?
  • 2. The Sager House (previously The Sager Palace), and called locally Sagerska Huset is the official residence of the Prime Minister of which European country ?
  • 3. 2 inches x 5 inches (52mm x 37mm) are the dimensions of which paper size: A1; A6; A7; or A9 ?
  • 4. Founded in the 1930s, what iconic cigarette-lighter brand diversified into other products notably cologne and clothes for the first time over 70 years later ?
  • 5. What UK-based organisation is the world's largest insurance market ?
  • 6. The Latin prefix 'dino' (as in dinosaur) means: Giant; Terrible; Noisy; or Old ?
  • 7. Approximately how much Francium (the rarest metal on the planet) exists on Earth: 1000 tonnes; 10 tonnes; 50 kilos; or less than an ounce ?
  • 8. Macau, Monaco and Singapore have the world's most what: Dense populations; Rainfall; Prisoners; or Sherry drinkers ?
  • 9. The Arabic word 'al' roughly translates in English to mean: Go; The; Me; or You ?
  • 10. Rolls Royce famously makes what for the aircraft industry: Fuselages; Engines; Electronics; or Leather seats ?
  • 11. An anaesthetist is a type of: Atomic scientist; Astronomer; Medical doctor; or Sheet metal-worker ?
  • 12. The word pyjamas originated from: JM Barrie's Peter Pan; Bengali/Persian 'leg garment'; Slang for 'prison jacket'; or Biblical clothes worn by desciples of Jesus ?
  • 13. Paper thickness is generally measured/shown as GSM (e.g., 80, 90, etc), what do the initial GSM standing for ?
  • 14. The inventor/first trapeze artist (Paris 1859) who also originated the eponymously named clothing was Jules: Dungaree; Leotard; Tutu; or Nylon ?
  • 15. Shakespeare's romantic tragedy written c.1598 is called 'Much Ado about ....' what: Something; Nothing; Everything; or Anything ?

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4 Colibrí
10 Engines
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11. Doctor
15. Nothing
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15 Grams per square metre
14 Jules Leotard
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1. Bus stop, convent, signal box, toll gate
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ANSWERS
  • 1. What do the following abbreviations stand for on a British Ordnance Survey map (clues in brackets): BS (queue); Cvt (pray); SB (rail); TG (pay) ? Bus Stop, Convent, Signal Box and Toll Gate
  • 2. The Sager House (previously The Sager Palace), and called locally Sagerska Huset is the official residence of the Prime Minister of which European country ? Sweden
  • 3. 2 inches x 5 inches (52mm x 37mm) are the dimensions of which paper size: A1; A6; A7; or A9 ? A9
  • 4. Founded in the 1930s, what iconic cigarette-lighter brand diversified into other products notably cologne and clothes for the first time over 70 years later ? Zippo
  • 5. What UK-based organisation is the world's largest insurance market ? Lloyds of London
  • 6. The Latin prefix 'dino' (as in dinosaur) means: Giant; Terrible; Noisy; or Old ? Terrible
  • 7. Approximately how much Francium (the rarest metal on the planet) exists on Earth: 1000 tonnes; 10 tonnes; 50 kilos; or less than an ounce ? Less than an ounce
  • 8. Macau, Monaco and Singapore have the world's most what: Dense populations; Rainfall; Prisoners; or Sherry drinkers ? Dense populations
  • 9. The Arabic word 'al' roughly translates in English to mean: Go; The; Me; or You ? The
  • 10. Rolls Royce famously makes what for the aircraft industry: Fuselages; Engines; Electronics; or Leather seats ? Engines
  • 11. An anaesthetist is a type of: Atomic scientist; Astronomer; Medical doctor; or Sheet metal-worker ? Medical doctor
  • 12. The word pyjamas originated from: JM Barrie's Peter Pan; Bengali/Persian 'leg garment'; Slang for 'prison jacket'; or Biblical clothes worn by desciples of Jesus ? Bengali/Persian 'leg garment'
  • 13. Paper thickness is generally measured/shown as GSM (e.g., 80, 90, etc), what do the initial GSM standing for ? Grams per Square Metre
  • 14. The inventor/first trapeze artist (Paris 1859) who also originated the eponymously named clothing was Jules: Dungaree; Leotard; Tutu; or Nylon ? Leotard
  • 15. Shakespeare's romantic tragedy written c.1598 is called 'Much Ado about ....' what: Something; Nothing; Everything; or Anything ? Nothing

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