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General Knowledge Quiz No. 249
Posted: 26 Sep 2024 21:03
by Carl
- 1. What African animals are traditionally considered the 'Big Five', originally the most difficult/dangerous to hunt on foot ?
- 2. Giacomo Casanova (1725 - 1798) is reported to have used what fruit as a contraceptive ?
- 3. The process by which cardinals meet to elect a new Pope is called the Papal ?: Enclave; Conclave; Exclave; or Autoclave ?
- 4. The meteorological terms 'veering' and 'backing' refer to winds changing direction in what ways (two answers) ?
- 5. What term refers to the typically prehistoric method of attaching a sharp stone or bone, etc., to a stick or strap to make a tool or weapon: Hafting; Shafting; Grafting; Crafting; or Rafting ?
- 6. The beat of what aptly titled 1970s disco was suggested by the British Heart Foundation and others as an ideal CPR rhythm ?
- 7. The famous BBC Greenwich Meantime hourly signal 'pips' are closest to which musical note ?
- 8. Tetrachloroethylene is better known as its most common form: Dry-cleaning fluid; Vehicle brake fluid; Correction fluid; or Fluid on the knee ?
- 9. 'Squidgygate' referred in the popular press to controversy surrounding illicitly recorded and leaked conversations between which two people ?
- 10. The word 'poise' (pronounced 'pwahz') and of french origin is a unit of measuring: Viscosity; Purity; Sweetness; or Stillness ?
- 11. The Ottoman Empire (1299 - 1922) is otherwise defined as the empire of what modern nationality ?
- 12. Up to what degree of Neanderthal DNA is found in modern non-African people: 0.01%; 0.1%; 1%; or 4% ?
- 13. What is India's smallest state by area ?
- 14. Tribology, the science of one surface sliding/moving against another as in mechanical moving parts, involves what three principles or elemental aspects ?
- 15. The famous Castilian military leader Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (1043 - 1099) is better known by what name ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 249
Posted: 27 Sep 2024 00:40
by elcarretero
2 Lemon
3 Conclave
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 249
Posted: 27 Sep 2024 13:52
by gail
6. Staying Alive
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 249
Posted: 28 Sep 2024 07:27
by elcarretero
5 Hafting
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 249
Posted: 03 Oct 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What African animals are traditionally considered the 'Big Five', originally the most difficult/dangerous to hunt on foot ? Elephant, Rhinoceros, Lion, Leopard and Buffalo
- 2. Giacomo Casanova (1725 - 1798) is reported to have used what fruit as a contraceptive ? Lemon
- 3. The process by which cardinals meet to elect a new Pope is called the Papal ?: Enclave; Conclave; Exclave; or Autoclave ? Conclave
- 4. The meteorological terms 'veering' and 'backing' refer to winds changing direction in what ways (two answers) ? Clockwise and Anti-clockwise
- 5. What term refers to the typically prehistoric method of attaching a sharp stone or bone, etc., to a stick or strap to make a tool or weapon: Hafting; Shafting; Grafting; Crafting; or Rafting ? Hafting
- 6. The beat of what aptly titled 1970s disco was suggested by the British Heart Foundation and others as an ideal CPR rhythm ? Stayin' Alive
- 7. The famous BBC Greenwich Meantime hourly signal 'pips' are closest to which musical note ? B
- 8. Tetrachloroethylene is better known as its most common form: Dry-cleaning fluid; Vehicle brake fluid; Correction fluid; or Fluid on the knee ? Dry-cleaning fluid
- 9. 'Squidgygate' referred in the popular press to controversy surrounding illicitly recorded and leaked conversations between which two people ? Diana, Princess of Wales and James Gilbey
- 10. The word 'poise' (pronounced 'pwahz') and of french origin is a unit of measuring: Viscosity; Purity; Sweetness; or Stillness ? Viscosity
- 11. The Ottoman Empire (1299 - 1922) is otherwise defined as the empire of what modern nationality ? Turkish
- 12. Up to what degree of Neanderthal DNA is found in modern non-African people: 0.01%; 0.1%; 1%; or 4% ? 4%
- 13. What is India's smallest state by area ? Goa
- 14. Tribology, the science of one surface sliding/moving against another as in mechanical moving parts, involves what three principles or elemental aspects ? Friction, Lubrication and Wear
- 15. The famous Castilian military leader Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (1043 - 1099) is better known by what name ? El Cid