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General Knowledge Quiz No. 301
Posted: 25 Sep 2025 21:02
by Carl
- 1. What is the correct spelling of a Cadbury Cream/Creme/Creem/Creame Egg ?
- 2. The popularly used drug Simvastatin is prescribed to counter what human condition ?
- 3. What is the substance made from petroleum used for road surfacing, whose name derives from Greek meaning 'of foreign origin' ?
- 4. The Law of Large Numbers is a principle which seeks to explain what, commonly considered inexplicable ?
- 5. What is the correct spelling of the word: Reminisance; Reminiscence; Remanisense; or Remenissance ?
- 6. Where mega means a million what commonly used prefix means a millionth ?
- 7. Who wrote the poems If, Gunga Din, Mandalay, and The Female of the Species ?
- 8. Dating back to 1801, what is the more common name for a circle graph, said to be the most commonly used graph in business and media ?
- 9. Which international statesman was voted 'Left-Hander of the Year' in 2008 by the Left-Handers Club ?
- 10. In motoring in the UK, when road tax is not required for a vehicle because it is not in use, what does SORN stand for ?
- 11. In the children's stories of Thomas the Tank Engine, what is the name of the Fat Controller ?
- 12. What is both an ancient twisted metal necklace and a force causing rotation ?
- 13. What type of creature is a Storm-petrel ?
- 14. Podophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body ?
- 15. Mento, a style of folk music similar to Calypso which has influnced ska and reggae, originated in which country ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 301
Posted: 26 Sep 2025 08:00
by stowie39
8. Pie
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 301
Posted: 26 Sep 2025 08:34
by gail
1. Creme
2. High cholesterol
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 301
Posted: 27 Sep 2025 08:03
by elcarretero
6 Micro
7 Rudyard Kipling
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 301
Posted: 28 Sep 2025 09:03
by gail
10. Statutory off road notification
13. Bird
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 301
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is the correct spelling of a Cadbury Cream/Creme/Creem/Creame Egg ? Creme
- 2. The popularly used drug Simvastatin is prescribed to counter what human condition ? High cholesterol
- 3. What is the substance made from petroleum used for road surfacing, whose name derives from Greek meaning 'of foreign origin' ? Asphalt
- 4. The Law of Large Numbers is a principle which seeks to explain what, commonly considered inexplicable ? Coincidences
- 5. What is the correct spelling of the word: Reminisance; Reminiscence; Remanisense; or Remenissance ? Reminiscence
- 6. Where mega means a million what commonly used prefix means a millionth ? Micro
- 7. Who wrote the poems If, Gunga Din, Mandalay, and The Female of the Species ? Rudyard Kipling
- 8. Dating back to 1801, what is the more common name for a circle graph, said to be the most commonly used graph in business and media ? Pie Chart
- 9. Which international statesman was voted 'Left-Hander of the Year' in 2008 by the Left-Handers Club ? Barack Obama
- 10. In motoring in the UK, when road tax is not required for a vehicle because it is not in use, what does SORN stand for ? Statutory Off Road Notification
- 11. In the children's stories of Thomas the Tank Engine, what is the name of the Fat Controller ? Sir Topham Hatt
- 12. What is both an ancient twisted metal necklace and a force causing rotation ? Torque
- 13. What type of creature is a Storm-petrel ? Bird
- 14. Podophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body ? Feet
- 15. Mento, a style of folk music similar to Calypso which has influnced ska and reggae, originated in which country ? Jamaica