General Knowledge Quiz No. 255

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  • 1. The Fresnel lens in which concentric steps maximise light focus and minimise lens weight, popular in the 1900s in vehicle lights, was first devised c.1820 for what application ?
  • 2. What Lockheed plane model is claimed to be the longest continuously produced military aircraft in history ?
  • 3. What is the old common name for Hamamelis or Winterbloom and its extract, used for skin/bruises/acne treatment and dowsing ?
  • 4. Which two (UK and US newspapers) collaborated in publishing leaked documents by Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden ?
  • 5. ACH, BACS, and EFTPOS are international variations of systems handling the movement of what ? and how ?
  • 6. What is the common name of the frottoir percusssion instrument (from Cajun French 'frotter', rub) ?
  • 7. In music the term descant (or discant) normally refers to a melody or instrument in what range: High; Low; Middle; or Varying ?
  • 8. The '(What number-th ?) Amendment' refers to US legal or informal refusal to answer a self-incriminating/awkward question ?
  • 9. The hamburger is named after: Burgundy (France); Hamburg (Germany); Ham (pork); or John Hamburg (chef/inventor) ?
  • 10. Superannuation is an alternative term for what sort financial payment scheme ?
  • 11. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ?
  • 12. A burgh in Scotland (as in Edinburgh) originally meant a: Hill; Port; River; or Corporate entity ?
  • 13. Revolutionary Che Geuvara (1928 - 1967) was born and killed respectively in: Cuba and Mexico; Chile and USA; Paraguay and Venezuela; or Argentina and Bolivia ?
  • 14. Viewed from the front, the stripes (W=White, B=Black) of a European badger's head are, left to right: BWB; WBW; BWBWB; or WBWBW ?
  • 15. The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement of what: Frequency; Pressure; Electric Potential; or Energy ?

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8. 5th
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5 Electronic payments
6 Washboard
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10. Pension
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13 Argentina and Bolivia
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15. Pressure
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9 Hamburg German City
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ANSWERS
  • 1. The Fresnel lens in which concentric steps maximise light focus and minimise lens weight, popular in the 1900s in vehicle lights, was first devised c.1820 for what application ? Lighthouses
  • 2. What Lockheed plane model is claimed to be the longest continuously produced military aircraft in history ? Hercules (C130)
  • 3. What is the old common name for Hamamelis or Winterbloom and its extract, used for skin/bruises/acne treatment and dowsing ? Witch Hazel
  • 4. Which two (UK and US newspapers) collaborated in publishing leaked documents by Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden ? The Guardian and New York Times
  • 5. ACH, BACS, and EFTPOS are international variations of systems handling the movement of what ? and how ? Money - Electronically
  • 6. What is the common name of the frottoir percusssion instrument (from Cajun French 'frotter', rub) ? Washboard
  • 7. In music the term descant (or discant) normally refers to a melody or instrument in what range: High; Low; Middle; or Varying ? High
  • 8. The '(What number-th ?) Amendment' refers to US legal or informal refusal to answer a self-incriminating/awkward question ? Fifth
  • 9. The hamburger is named after: Burgundy (France); Hamburg (Germany); Ham (pork); or John Hamburg (chef/inventor) ? Hamburg
  • 10. Superannuation is an alternative term for what sort financial payment scheme ? Pension/Retirement
  • 11. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ? Cuckoo
  • 12. A burgh in Scotland (as in Edinburgh) originally meant a: Hill; Port; River; or Corporate entity ? Corporate entity
  • 13. Revolutionary Che Geuvara (1928 - 1967) was born and killed respectively in: Cuba and Mexico; Chile and USA; Paraguay and Venezuela; or Argentina and Bolivia ? Argentina and Bolivia
  • 14. Viewed from the front, the stripes (W=White, B=Black) of a European badger's head are, left to right: BWB; WBW; BWBWB; or WBWBW ? WBWBW
  • 15. The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement of what: Frequency; Pressure; Electric Potential; or Energy ? Pressure

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