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General Knowledge Quiz No. 227

Posted: 25 Apr 2024 22:42
by Carl
  • 1. Which US president had the nickname 'King of Camelot' ?
  • 2. What is generally suggested to be the fourth spatial dimension in addition to the first three (of length, area and volume) ?
  • 3. What German word refers to a 'double' of a living person, often an evil version ?
  • 4. Aphasia is the medical term for the inability to use or understand what, resulting from damage to the brain: Pictures; Language; Numbers; or Time ?
  • 5. What supposedly militarily-derived term refers informally to not wearing underwear ?
  • 6. What is iron pyrites (iron disulfide, FeS2) commonly called, because it resembles a precious metal ?
  • 7. Related to the early development and measurement of steam engines what traditional unit of energy equates typically to between 735 - 746 watts ?
  • 8. Which famous composer appeared on the back of the UK £20 banknotes ?
  • 9. What is the correct spelling of (the US state/river) Mississippi; Missisippi; Misissippi; or Mississipi ?
  • 10. Pony, seven and schooner are Australian terms for what ?
  • 11. In the conventional game of pool ('eight-ball', or 'spots and stripes') what colour are the 3 and 11 balls ?
  • 12. Referring to a 1950s song what is the traditional bingo call for the number 76 ?
  • 13. How many zeros are represented by the metric multiple prefix 'tera' ?
  • 14. On a chessboard what square (using modern letter and number reference) would the white king pawn occupy if its first move was two squares forward ?
  • 15. Abraham Maslow's fundamentally meaningful theory of motivation, popularly shown as a pyramid of motivational factors in a person's life, is known widely as Maslow's what ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 227

Posted: 25 Apr 2024 22:53
by elcarretero
2 Height
3 Doppleganger

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 227

Posted: 26 Apr 2024 08:52
by gail
5. Going Commando

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 227

Posted: 26 Apr 2024 09:31
by elcarretero
6 Fools gold

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 227

Posted: 27 Apr 2024 08:09
by crummy
12 trombone

15 Maslow's heirarchy of needs

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 227

Posted: 02 May 2024 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Which US president had the nickname 'King of Camelot' ? John F Kennedy
  • 2. What is generally suggested to be the fourth spatial dimension in addition to the first three (of length, area and volume) ? Time
  • 3. What German word refers to a 'double' of a living person, often an evil version ? Doppelganger
  • 4. Aphasia is the medical term for the inability to use or understand what, resulting from damage to the brain: Pictures; Language; Numbers; or Time ? Language
  • 5. What supposedly militarily-derived term refers informally to not wearing underwear ? Commando
  • 6. What is iron pyrites (iron disulfide, FeS2) commonly called, because it resembles a precious metal ? Fool's Gold
  • 7. Related to the early development and measurement of steam engines what traditional unit of energy equates typically to between 735 - 746 watts ? Horsepower
  • 8. Which famous composer appeared on the back of the UK £20 banknotes ? Edward Elgar
  • 9. What is the correct spelling of (the US state/river) Mississippi; Missisippi; Misissippi; or Mississipi ? Mississippi
  • 10. Pony, seven and schooner are Australian terms for what ? Beer glasses
  • 11. In the conventional game of pool ('eight-ball', or 'spots and stripes') what colour are the 3 and 11 balls ? Red
  • 12. Referring to a 1950s song what is the traditional bingo call for the number 76 ? Trombones
  • 13. How many zeros are represented by the metric multiple prefix 'tera' ? 12
  • 14. On a chessboard what square (using modern letter and number reference) would the white king pawn occupy if its first move was two squares forward ? E4
  • 15. Abraham Maslow's fundamentally meaningful theory of motivation, popularly shown as a pyramid of motivational factors in a person's life, is known widely as Maslow's what ? Hierarchy of Needs