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General Knowledge Quiz No. 254
Posted: 31 Oct 2024 21:02
by Carl
- 1. Meaning continuing unpleasantly, spell the word: Insessant; Inscesant; Incescant; or Incessant ?
- 2. The Bagua (meaning 'eight symbols') is a symbolic/diagrammatic system in which belief: Taoism; Catholicism; Hinduism; or Islam ?
- 3. Which nation's 'national anthem' is known as 'Qaumi Tarana' and alternatively 'Pak Sarzamin' (sacred land) ?
- 4. The common vocal sound produced by blocking exhaled airflow (when voicing a vowel) by suddenly closing the vocal tract is called a what stop ?
- 5. What is the traditional trade surname for a person who made or sold typically knitted legwear and socks ?
- 6. In which country is the most remote (farthest away place) from any sea or ocean found ?
- 7. What iconic genus of fish (technical name Hippocampus) is considered the slowest swimming of all fish, whose dwarf species achieves no more than about 5 metres per hour ?
- 8. In 2013 the UK Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Associations said they would no longer demand an oath of duty to what: Parents; Country; Animals; or God ?
- 9. The Bugatti car logo features which reversed capital letter in a ligature with B, standing for the founder Bugatti's first name ?
- 10. The Renaissance (from French, 're-birth') was a European cultural movement spanning which centuries: 4 -7th; 7 - 10th; 14 - 17th; or 15 - 18th ?
- 11. The US Presidential official state guest house in Washington DC is called what House: Blair; Churchill; Washington; or Lincoln ?
- 12. A thermochrome is a substance which changes what ? according to a change in ?
- 13. The Italian bread ciabatta is named literally after what footwear ?
- 14. What is the famous weaponry invention of Israeli army officer Uziel Gal (1923 - 2002 ?
- 15. In music what is the relative major chord of F#m (F sharp minor) ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 254
Posted: 01 Nov 2024 00:12
by elcarretero
1 Incessant
4 Glottal
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 254
Posted: 01 Nov 2024 08:52
by gail
13. Slipper
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 254
Posted: 02 Nov 2024 08:08
by elcarretero
5 Hosier
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 254
Posted: 07 Nov 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Meaning continuing unpleasantly, spell the word: Insessant; Inscesant; Incescant; or Incessant ? Incessant
- 2. The Bagua (meaning 'eight symbols') is a symbolic/diagrammatic system in which belief: Taoism; Catholicism; Hinduism; or Islam ? Taoism
- 3. Which nation's 'national anthem' is known as 'Qaumi Tarana' and alternatively 'Pak Sarzamin' (sacred land) ? Pakistan
- 4. The common vocal sound produced by blocking exhaled airflow (when voicing a vowel) by suddenly closing the vocal tract is called a what stop ? Glottal stop
- 5. What is the traditional trade surname for a person who made or sold typically knitted legwear and socks ? Hosier
- 6. In which country is the most remote (farthest away place) from any sea or ocean found ? China
- 7. What iconic genus of fish (technical name Hippocampus) is considered the slowest swimming of all fish, whose dwarf species achieves no more than about 5 metres per hour ? Seahorse
- 8. In 2013 the UK Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Associations said they would no longer demand an oath of duty to what: Parents; Country; Animals; or God ? God
- 9. The Bugatti car logo features which reversed capital letter in a ligature with B, standing for the founder Bugatti's first name ? E
- 10. The Renaissance (from French, 're-birth') was a European cultural movement spanning which centuries: 4 -7th; 7 - 10th; 14 - 17th; or 15 - 18th ? 14 - 17th
- 11. The US Presidential official state guest house in Washington DC is called what House: Blair; Churchill; Washington; or Lincoln ? Blair
- 12. A thermochrome is a substance which changes what ? according to a change in ? Colour according to change in Temperature
- 13. The Italian bread ciabatta is named literally after what footwear ? Slipper
- 14. What is the famous weaponry invention of Israeli army officer Uziel Gal (1923 - 2002) ? Uzi submachine gun
- 15. In music what is the relative major chord of F#m (F sharp minor) ? A