General Knowledge Quiz No. 265

[Carl]

• 1. Which children's TV animated character, named 'Pollux' in the original French version, is based on a 'drop-eared Skye terrier' ?

• 2. What cooking metaphor refers to a low quality novel ?

• 3. The Arab food falafal is commonly made from: Chickpeas; Lamb; Aubergine; or Cheese ?

• 4. What original 1960s surfer's slang expression of thrill or delight was popularized by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles children's cartoon ?

• 5. What 'Age' is considered to have occurred around the world between 3600-300BC: Stone; Bronze; Iron; or Middle ?

• 6. The advanced 'maglev' vehicle propulsion technology takes its portmanteau name from which two key features ?

• 7. Name the prehistoric 'humanoid species' found near Lewes UK 1912 and shown to be a hoax in 1953 ?

• 8. What capital city lies at the coordinates 53 20N 6 15W ?

• 9. Which female agricultural trade enabled Edward Jenner to devise his smallpox vaccine in 1796 ?

• 10. What is the common name for the northern hemisphere tree genus Betula, having catkins, winged nuts, and bark that peels in strips ?

• 11. Eurhythmics is an educational approach for teaching what via what (two answers required) ?

• 12. What air mattress genericized trademark is a portmanteau of its two-word description ?

• 13. What term for a fungal mold derives from an old mistaken idea that it distilled from the air ?

• 14. The green gemstone peridot is known in its mineral form by what edible coloured/colored name ?

• 15. What pluralized term refers to a building's roof edge adjoining its wall, usually designed to prevent rainwater ingress ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

2 Potboiler
3 Chickpeas

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which children's TV animated character, named 'Pollux' in the original French version, is based on a 'drop-eared Skye terrier' ? Dougal (The Magic Roundabout)

• 2. What cooking metaphor refers to a low quality novel ? Potboiler

• 3. The Arab food falafal is commonly made from: Chickpeas; Lamb; Aubergine; or Cheese ? Chickpeas

• 4. What original 1960s surfer's slang expression of thrill or delight was popularized by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles children's cartoon ? Cowabunga

• 5. What 'Age' is considered to have occurred around the world between 3600-300BC: Stone; Bronze; Iron; or Middle ? Bronze

• 6. The advanced 'maglev' vehicle propulsion technology takes its portmanteau name from which two key features ? Magnetism and Levitation

• 7. Name the prehistoric 'humanoid species' found near Lewes UK 1912 and shown to be a hoax in 1953 ? Piltdown Man

• 8. What capital city lies at the coordinates 53 20N 6 15W ? Dublin

• 9. Which female agricultural trade enabled Edward Jenner to devise his smallpox vaccine in 1796 ? Milkmaid

• 10. What is the common name for the northern hemisphere tree genus Betula, having catkins, winged nuts, and bark that peels in strips ? Birch

• 11. Eurhythmics is an educational approach for teaching what via what (two answers required) ? Music via Movement

• 12. What air mattress genericized trademark is a portmanteau of its two-word description ? Lilo

• 13. What term for a fungal mold derives from an old mistaken idea that it distilled from the air ? Mildew

• 14. The green gemstone peridot is known in its mineral form by what edible coloured/colored name ? Olivine

• 15. What pluralized term refers to a building's roof edge adjoining its wall, usually designed to prevent rainwater ingress ? Eaves