General Knowledge Quiz No. 272

[Carl]

• 1. The construction term 'soffit' refers to what aspect of an arch or overhang: Shadow; Angle; Underside; or Base ?

• 2. The bird group Merops Apiaster is more commonly named after what creature that it eats ?

• 3. The Patrouille de France is the national: Wine; Sandwich; Mountain; or Aerial Display Team ?

• 4. The term Hibernian refers to which nation: England; Scotland; Ireland; or Wales ?

• 5. Which one of these refers to a summary rather than a verbatim quote: Abstract, Excerpt, Extract ?

• 6. What vegetable's thinner lighter variant has an established alternative name 'Tenderstem' ?

• 7. What gambling game takes its name from French for toad, supposedly from players' hunched positions ?

• 8. Which vastly shrunken (Admin note: may now be discontinued ?), once ubiquitous brand urged users to 'Let your fingers do the walking' ?

• 9. Which car manufacturer produced the models Giulietta, Berlina, Brera and Spider ?

• 10. What colour traditionally are the Smurf cartoon characters ?

• 11. What red fruit-juice-based drink whose name alludes to energy was first produced by John Noel Nichols in Manchester, 1908 ?

• 12. An insect of the order Diptera is more commonly called a what ?

• 13. Drudge Report, TMZ, Gawker and Perez Hilton are websites noted for: Sport; Environmental campaigning; Holiday bargains; or Exposing scandals ?

• 14. What is the fruit of the Phoenix genus of plants ?

• 15. Anaphylaxis is what sort of life-threatening illness: Allergic reaction; Virus; Heart attack; or Sexually transmitted disease ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

1 Underside
2 Bee

[gail]

3. Aerial display team
4. Scotland

[elcarretero]

5 Excerpt
8 Yellow Pages

[gail]

6. Broccoli
9. Alfa Romeo

[elcarretero]

10 Blue
15 allergic reaction

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. The construction term 'soffit' refers to what aspect of an arch or overhang: Shadow; Angle; Underside; or Base ? Underside

• 2. The bird group Merops Apiaster is more commonly named after what creature that it eats ? Bee

• 3. The Patrouille de France is the national: Wine; Sandwich; Mountain; or Aerial Display Team ? Aerial Display Team

• 4. The term Hibernian refers to which nation: England; Scotland; Ireland; or Wales ? Ireland

• 5. Which one of these refers to a summary rather than a verbatim quote: Abstract, Excerpt, Extract ? Abstract

• 6. What vegetable's thinner lighter variant has an established alternative name 'Tenderstem' ? Broccoli

• 7. What gambling game takes its name from French for toad, supposedly from players' hunched positions ? Craps

• 8. Which vastly shrunken (Admin note: may now be discontinued ?), once ubiquitous brand urged users to 'Let your fingers do the walking' ? Yellow Pages

• 9. Which car manufacturer produced the models Giulietta, Berlina, Brera and Spider ? Alfa Romeo

• 10. What colour traditionally are the Smurf cartoon characters ? Blue

• 11. What red fruit-juice-based drink whose name alludes to energy was first produced by John Noel Nichols in Manchester, 1908 ? Vimto

• 12. An insect of the order Diptera is more commonly called a what ? Fly

• 13. Drudge Report, TMZ, Gawker and Perez Hilton are websites noted for: Sport; Environmental campaigning; Holiday bargains; or Exposing scandals ? Exposing scandals

• 14. What is the fruit of the Phoenix genus of plants ? Dates

• 15. Anaphylaxis is what sort of life-threatening illness: Allergic reaction; Virus; Heart attack; or Sexually transmitted disease ? Allergic reaction