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General Knowledge Quiz No. 320
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 21:03
by Carl
- 1. The hormone epinephrine (adrenalin/adrenaline) is associated with what human reflex: Love-at-first-sight; Fight-or-Flight; Obsessive cleaning; or Gag ?
- 2. Popularized in 1940s Afro/Hispanic-American culture, a flamboyant wide-shouldered jacket with high-waisted tight-ankled trousers is called a what suit: Shoot; Boot; Root; or Zoot ?
- 3. Tao (and Taoism/Daoism) the Chinese metaphysical/Buddhist philosophy of living in harmony with the natural order of the universe, means literally: Path; God; Bread; or Gold ?
- 4. Chicano (or Chicana/Xicano/Xicana) refers to mixed American and what other ethnicity: Mexican; Chinese; Irish; or Canadian ?
- 5. Which sport features a playing surface of a 'chain' (22 yards long and 10 feet wide): Cricket; Netball; Bowls; or Crazy Golf ?
- 6. From the early 21st century what ferral pests were eradicated from where whose 4th plinth hosts large temporary sculptures (two answers required): Rabbits; Cats; Pigeons; Bears; (from) The Coloseum; Trafalgar Square; St Peter's Square; or The Kremlin ?
- 7. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien author of Lord of the Rings amongst others was: English; Romanian; Russian; or Hobbit ?
- 8. A demonym is a term for what from a particular what (two answers required): Food; Person; Movement; Dance; Place; or Time ?
- 9. An addiction treatment combining discomfort with addiction stimulus is called what type of therapy: Abstention; Attraction; Aversion; or Perversion ?
- 10. A cloven foot (of cows, sheep, goats, etc.) has how many toes or grounded hoof parts: One; Two; Three; or Four ?
- 11. Yggdrasil (or Yggdrasill) is a vast mythical tree that connects the nine worlds in what ancient belief system: Norse; Hinduism; Catholicism; or Jehovah's Witnesses ?
- 12. The Pietà refers to an artwork, typically a sculpture, featuring Who in the lap of Who (two answers required): Cleopatra; Jesus; Mary; Caesar; or Joseph ?
- 13. Sirius (the Dog Star) is the what star in the Earth's night sky: Oldest; Brightest; Fastest; or Biggest ?
- 14. Hemostasis/haemostasis is a biological process which causes wWhat to stop: Breathing; Bleeding; Eating; or Living ?
- 15. The children's game based on following instructions/elimination is called who "Says": Sammy; Simon; Sally; or Susan ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 320
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 22:02
by stowie39
2. Zoot
5. Cricket
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 320
Posted: 06 Feb 2026 11:42
by gail
1. Fight or flight
10. Two
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 320
Posted: 12 Feb 2026 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. The hormone epinephrine (adrenalin/adrenaline) is associated with what human reflex: Love-at-first-sight; Fight-or-Flight; Obsessive cleaning; or Gag ? Fight-or-Flight
- 2. Popularized in 1940s Afro/Hispanic-American culture, a flamboyant wide-shouldered jacket with high-waisted tight-ankled trousers is called a what suit: Shoot; Boot; Root; or Zoot ? Zoot
- 3. Tao (and Taoism/Daoism) the Chinese metaphysical/Buddhist philosophy of living in harmony with the natural order of the universe, means literally: Path; God; Bread; or Gold ? Path
- 4. Chicano (or Chicana/Xicano/Xicana) refers to mixed American and what other ethnicity: Mexican; Chinese; Irish; or Canadian ? Mexican
- 5. Which sport features a playing surface of a 'chain' (22 yards long and 10 feet wide): Cricket; Netball; Bowls; or Crazy Golf ? Cricket
- 6. From the early 21st century what ferral pests were eradicated from where whose 4th plinth hosts large temporary sculptures (two answers required): Rabbits; Cats; Pigeons; Bears; (from) The Coloseum; Trafalgar Square; St Peter's Square; or The Kremlin ? Pigeons from Trafalgar Square
- 7. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien author of Lord of the Rings amongst others was: English; Romanian; Russian; or Hobbit ? English
- 8. A demonym is a term for what from a particular what (two answers required): Food; Person; Movement; Dance; Place; or Time ? Person from a particular Place
- 9. An addiction treatment combining discomfort with addiction stimulus is called what type of therapy: Abstention; Attraction; Aversion; or Perversion ? Aversion
- 10. A cloven foot (of cows, sheep, goats, etc.) has how many toes or grounded hoof parts: One; Two; Three; or Four ? Two
- 11. Yggdrasil (or Yggdrasill) is a vast mythical tree that connects the nine worlds in what ancient belief system: Norse; Hinduism; Catholicism; or Jehovah's Witnesses ? Norse
- 12. The Pietà refers to an artwork, typically a sculpture, featuring Who in the lap of Who (two answers required): Cleopatra; Jesus; Mary; Caesar; or Joseph ? Jesus in the lap of Mary
- 13. Sirius (the Dog Star) is the what star in the Earth's night sky: Oldest; Brightest; Fastest; or Biggest ? Brightest
- 14. Hemostasis/haemostasis is a biological process which causes wWhat to stop: Breathing; Bleeding; Eating; or Living ? Bleeding
- 15. The children's game based on following instructions/elimination is called who "Says": Sammy; Simon; Sally; or Susan ? Simon