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General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 20 Nov 2025 21:02
by Carl
  • 1. Roughly what is the volume of a ball 10 inches wide (in cubic inches): 105; 162; 524; or 2,500 ?
  • 2. Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), author of 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Green Eggs and Ham', is most famous in what literary genre: Crime/thrillers; Chick lit; Horror; or Children's ?
  • 3. A spoken error, considered perhaps more truthful than the intended word(s), is called a '(What ?) slip': Jungian; Freudian; Dickensian; or Shakespearian ?
  • 4. Spell the word for a type of neck pendant: Medalian; Medallian; Medalion; or Medallion ?
  • 5. The term 'histrionics', referring to excessive emotion, is Latin 'histrion', meaning: Historian; Politician; Acrobat; or Actor ?
  • 6. Tera, Peta, Exa, Zetta, Yotta are: Star Wars characters; Metric prefixes; Earth-orbiting comets; or Carrot varieties ?
  • 7. The legal validation of a will is called: Probation; Propoganda; Probate; or Prolapse ?
  • 8. What word makes five new words when prefixing: Wind, Or, Coat, End and Gate ?
  • 9. Where on a knife is the tang: Point; Blunt edge; Sharp edge; or Handgrip ?
  • 10. The 1950s Looney Tunes cartoon Mexican mouse and term for someone acting very quickly is: Rapid Roberto; Fast Francisco; Speedy Gonzalez; or Jumping Jesus ?
  • 11. Nacreous means: Hot; Dull; Pearlescent; or Smelly ?
  • 12. De La Rue is a famous international maker of: Cigars; Pens; Saddles; or Banknotes ?
  • 13. The Cockney rhyming slang 'Bread', meaning money, is fully 'Bread and (what ?)' ?
  • 14. Saponification produces: Rubber; Soap; Tomato ketchup; or Human babies ?
  • 15. Which one of these is not a record-player speed ? 33; 45; 78; or 96 ?

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

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 20 Nov 2025 22:44
by stowie39
3, Freudian
15. 96

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 21 Nov 2025 07:54
by elcarretero
1 524
2 Childrens

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 21 Nov 2025 08:25
by gail
4. Medallion
7. Probate

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 21 Nov 2025 13:38
by stowie39
9. Handgrip
10. Speedy Gonzales

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 22 Nov 2025 08:18
by gail
11. Pearlescent
13. Honey

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 22 Nov 2025 10:40
by freddo
12 Banknotes
8 Tail

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 23 Nov 2025 07:36
by elcarretero
5 Actor
6 Metric prefixes

Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 309

Posted: 27 Nov 2025 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Roughly what is the volume of a ball 10 inches wide (in cubic inches): 105; 162; 524; or 2,500 ? 524
  • 2. Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), author of 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Green Eggs and Ham', is most famous in what literary genre: Crime/thrillers; Chick lit; Horror; or Children's ? Children's
  • 3. A spoken error, considered perhaps more truthful than the intended word(s), is called a '(What ?) slip': Jungian; Freudian; Dickensian; or Shakespearian ? Freudian
  • 4. Spell the word for a type of neck pendant: Medalian; Medallian; Medalion; or Medallion ? Medallion
  • 5. The term 'histrionics', referring to excessive emotion, is Latin 'histrion', meaning: Historian; Politician; Acrobat; or Actor ? Actor
  • 6. Tera, Peta, Exa, Zetta, Yotta are: Star Wars characters; Metric prefixes; Earth-orbiting comets; or Carrot varieties ? Metric prefixes
  • 7. The legal validation of a will is called: Probation; Propoganda; Probate; or Prolapse ? Probate
  • 8. What word makes five new words when prefixing: Wind, Or, Coat, End and Gate ? Tail
  • 9. Where on a knife is the tang: Point; Blunt edge; Sharp edge; or Handgrip ? Handgrip
  • 10. The 1950s Looney Tunes cartoon Mexican mouse and term for someone acting very quickly is: Rapid Roberto; Fast Francisco; Speedy Gonzalez; or Jumping Jesus ? Speedy Gonzalez
  • 11. Nacreous means: Hot; Dull; Pearlescent; or Smelly ? Pearlescent
  • 12. De La Rue is a famous international maker of: Cigars; Pens; Saddles; or Banknotes ? Banknotes
  • 13. The Cockney rhyming slang 'Bread', meaning money, is fully 'Bread and (what ?)' ? Honey
  • 14. Saponification produces: Rubber; Soap; Tomato ketchup; or Human babies ? Soap
  • 15. Which one of these is not a record-player speed ? 33; 45; 78; or 96 ? 96