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General Knowledge Quiz No. 295
Posted: 14 Aug 2025 21:02
by Carl
- 1. Yuma in Arizona is considered the world's most ....... place: Humid; Hot; Dry; or Sunny ?
- 2. What religion is represented by the 'Om' symbol (ॐ ) ?
- 3. Meaning diligence, spell: Concientousness; Concientiousness; Concienciousness; or Conscientiousness ?
- 4. Which of these football games has the longest maximum pitch dimensions: American; Rugby Union; Association (Football); or Australian ?
- 5. What 'oronymic' word is a killing and also male mirth ?
- 6. The prefix tacho specifically refers to: Speed; Time; Weight; or Light ?
- 7. What is the the sum of ten consecutive prime numbers starting with 13 ?
- 8. Which real music-related English town has according to legend hosted King Arthur and Guinevere in death, Lancelot in penance, the Holy Grail in hiding ?
- 9. Xmas as an alternative to Christmas derives from: Atheism/secularization; Greek X meaning Christ; X meaning love/kiss; or Typographical error in early bibles ?
- 10. The typical maximum permissable velocity of a paintball pellet is how many feet per second: 50; 300; 1,000; or 3,000 ?
- 11. What is the square root of a quarter ?
- 12. What alliterative and reduplicative term for cheap ornaments, as in rummage sales and charity shops, is from old French meaning 'at random' ?
- 13. What is the maximum 'perfect' score in ten-pin bowling by rolling 'strikes' in all ten frames ?
- 14. The silk thread of a silkworm cocoon can be up to how many meteres long: 9; 90; 900; or 9,000 ?
- 15. According to a 2014 Time Magazine report what 'fingered' chocolate confectionery bar became the first to be sold in every market of the world ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 295
Posted: 15 Aug 2025 07:56
by elcarretero
1 Dry
3 Conscientiousness
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 295
Posted: 15 Aug 2025 08:25
by gail
6. Speed
15. Kit Kat
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 295
Posted: 15 Aug 2025 08:36
by elcarretero
7 300
8 Glastonbury
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 295
Posted: 16 Aug 2025 08:21
by gail
12. Bric-a-brac?
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 295
Posted: 17 Aug 2025 08:10
by elcarretero
9 Greek X meaning Christ
11 A half
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 295
Posted: 21 Aug 2025 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Yuma in Arizona is considered the world's most ....... place: Humid; Hot; Dry; or Sunny ? Sunny
- 2. What religion is represented by the 'Om' symbol (ॐ ) ? Hinduism
- 3. Meaning diligence, spell: Concientousness; Concientiousness; Concienciousness; or Conscientiousness ? Conscientiousness
- 4. Which of these football games has the longest maximum pitch dimensions: American; Rugby Union; Association (Football); or Australian ? Australian
- 5. What 'oronymic' word is a killing and also male mirth ? Manslaughter
- 6. The prefix tacho specifically refers to: Speed; Time; Weight; or Light ? Speed
- 7. What is the the sum of ten consecutive prime numbers starting with 13 ? 300
- 8. Which real music-related English town has according to legend hosted King Arthur and Guinevere in death, Lancelot in penance, the Holy Grail in hiding ? Glastonbury
- 9. Xmas as an alternative to Christmas derives from: Atheism/secularization; Greek X meaning Christ; X meaning love/kiss; or Typographical error in early bibles ? Greek X meaning Christ
- 10. The typical maximum permissable velocity of a paintball pellet is how many feet per second: 50; 300; 1,000; or 3,000 ? 300
- 11. What is the square root of a quarter ? A half
- 12. What alliterative and reduplicative term for cheap ornaments, as in rummage sales and charity shops, is from old French meaning 'at random' ? Bric a brac
- 13. What is the maximum 'perfect' score in ten-pin bowling by rolling 'strikes' in all ten frames ? 300
- 14. The silk thread of a silkworm cocoon can be up to how many meteres long: 9; 90; 900; or 9,000 ? 900
- 15. According to a 2014 Time Magazine report what 'fingered' chocolate confectionery bar became the first to be sold in every market of the world ? KitKat