General Knowledge Quiz No. 242

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 242

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  • 1. Spell Mozzarella; Mozarrella; Mozzarrella; Mozarella; or Mozarrela ?
  • 2. Who was the last English monarch of the House of York ?
  • 3. What name besides glove is given to commonly used winter handwear ?
  • 4. A compound which reduces liquid surface tension, or tension between two liquids or liquid and solid (as do detergents, foaming agents, and dispersants) is generally called a: Colloid; Triglyceride; Surfactant; or Fatty acid ?
  • 5. The Mansion House is the official residence of what London title-holder ?
  • 6. Apitoxin is the scientific name for which sort of venom ?
  • 7. A baby's traditional cloth nappy or diaper is generally folded into what shape directly before fitting to a baby: Square; Oblong; Circle; or Triangle ?
  • 8. American physician Dr Henry Jay Heimlich is famously credited with developing a procedure to counter what threat to life ?
  • 9. Northampton is generally regarded to have the largest what in England: Church; Market square; Scottish population; or Railway station ?
  • 10. What product, invented by accountant Walter Diemer in 1928, was and remains conventionally pink, (it is said) because pink was the only dye available to its inventor at the time ?
  • 11. Lightning strikes on airborne commercial aircraft are: Impossible; Always catastrophic; or Very rarely catastrophic ?
  • 12. Piperazine (BZP) is a: Recreational drug; Russian oil company; Gold colour food additive; or Mexican political party ?
  • 13. In geometry all regular polygons have 'what' sides: Four; Equal; Five; or More than five ?
  • 14. The medical acronym RICE, referring to treatment of soft tissue injuries such as muscle strains, stands for what ?
  • 15. The Japanese condiment wasabi is produced from what part of the the wasabi plant: Seeds; Roots; Leaves; or Flowers ?

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4 Surfactant
5 Lord Mayor
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3.Mitten
14, Rest Ice Compression Elevation
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6 Bee
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7. Triangle
15. Roots
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8 Choking
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Spell Mozzarella; Mozarrella; Mozzarrella; Mozarella; or Mozarrela ? Mozzarella
  • 2. Who was the last English monarch of the House of York ? Richard III
  • 3. What name besides glove is given to commonly used winter handwear ? Mitt
  • 4. A compound which reduces liquid surface tension, or tension between two liquids or liquid and solid (as do detergents, foaming agents, and dispersants) is generally called a: Colloid; Triglyceride; Surfactant; or Fatty acid ? Surfactant
  • 5. The Mansion House is the official residence of what London title-holder ? Lord Mayor
  • 6. Apitoxin is the scientific name for which sort of venom ? Bee
  • 7. A baby's traditional cloth nappy or diaper is generally folded into what shape directly before fitting to a baby: Square; Oblong; Circle; or Triangle ? Triangle
  • 8. American physician Dr Henry Jay Heimlich is famously credited with developing a procedure to counter what threat to life ? Choking
  • 9. Northampton is generally regarded to have the largest what in England: Church; Market square; Scottish population; or Railway station ? Market square
  • 10. What product, invented by accountant Walter Diemer in 1928, was and remains conventionally pink, (it is said) because pink was the only dye available to its inventor at the time ? Bubblegum
  • 11. Lightning strikes on airborne commercial aircraft are: Impossible; Always catastrophic; or Very rarely catastrophic ? Very rarely catastrophic
  • 12. Piperazine (BZP) is a: Recreational drug; Russian oil company; Gold colour food additive; or Mexican political party ? Recreational drug
  • 13. In geometry all regular polygons have 'what' sides: Four; Equal; Five; or More than five ? Equal
  • 14. The medical acronym RICE, referring to treatment of soft tissue injuries such as muscle strains, stands for what ? Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation
  • 15. The Japanese condiment wasabi is produced from what part of the the wasabi plant: Seeds; Roots; Leaves; or Flowers ? Roots

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