General Knowledge Quiz No. 279

[Carl]

• 1. What swirly pattern is named after the administrative central town of Renfrewshire in Scotland ?

• 2. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family ? Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ?

• 3. What word makes five new words when prefixed with: Form, Fume, Jury, Son, and Verse ?

• 4. What part of the human body contains bone-forms called Phalange, Cuneiform, Talus and Calcaneus ?

• 5. How many curves characterize a Cupid's Bow ? One; Two; Three; or Four ?

• 6. What does the Greek prefix 'iso' mean ? Many; Long; Equal; or Two ?

• 7. What traditional strong ceramic material is named ultimately from a pig ?

• 8. What term referring (in the northern hemisphere) to something/someone of Australia/NZ derives from Greek 'those who have their feet opposite' ?

• 9. What US corporation originated and became a genericized trademark for the common cylindrical lock ?

• 10. Sassafras, a traditional aromatic ingredient of perfume and medicine, is a ? Tree; Seaweed; Insect; or Pig-gland ?

• 11. Which country borders Finland, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia ?

• 12. Informally called the 'three-fingered salute', what bizarre enduring Microsoft keypad command interrupts a pc operation and opens a task manager ?

• 13. What French term refers to the standing on 'tip-toes' position in ballet ?

• 14. Beers called Budweiser are named after a city of which modern nation ? Germany; USA; Czech Republic; or Canada ?

• 15. What analytical field is traditionally called 'the dismal science' ?

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

[gail]

1. Paisley
3. Per

[elcarretero]

2 Cuckoo
4 Foot

[gail]

13. En-pointe

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What swirly pattern is named after the administrative central town of Renfrewshire in Scotland ? Paisley

• 2. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family ? Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ? Cuckoo

• 3. What word makes five new words when prefixed with: Form, Fume, Jury, Son, and Verse ? Per

• 4. What part of the human body contains bone-forms called Phalange, Cuneiform, Talus and Calcaneus ? Foot

• 5. How many curves characterize a Cupid's Bow ? One; Two; Three; or Four ? Two

• 6. What does the Greek prefix 'iso' mean ? Many; Long; Equal; or Two ? Equal

• 7. What traditional strong ceramic material is named ultimately from a pig ? Porcelain

• 8. What term referring (in the northern hemisphere) to something/someone of Australia/NZ derives from Greek 'those who have their feet opposite' ? Antipodean

• 9. What US corporation originated and became a genericized trademark for the common cylindrical lock ? Yale

• 10. Sassafras, a traditional aromatic ingredient of perfume and medicine, is a ? Tree; Seaweed; Insect; or Pig-gland ? Tree

• 11. Which country borders Finland, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia ? Russia

• 12. Informally called the 'three-fingered salute', what bizarre enduring Microsoft keypad command interrupts a pc operation and opens a task manager ? Control-Alt-Delete

• 13. What French term refers to the standing on 'tip-toes' position in ballet ? Pointe

• 14. Beers called Budweiser are named after a city of which modern nation ? Germany; USA; Czech Republic; or Canada ? Czech Republic

• 15. What analytical field is traditionally called 'the dismal science' ? Economics