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General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 07 Nov 2024 21:02
by Carl
- 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 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 07 Nov 2024 22:13
by stowie39
8. 5th
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 07 Nov 2024 23:22
by elcarretero
5 Electronic payments
6 Washboard
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 08 Nov 2024 08:53
by gail
10. Pension
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 08 Nov 2024 18:13
by elcarretero
13 Argentina and Bolivia
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 09 Nov 2024 06:32
by stowie39
15. Pressure
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 09 Nov 2024 07:53
by elcarretero
9 Hamburg German City
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 255
Posted: 14 Nov 2024 21:01
by Carl
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