General Knowledge Quiz No. 331

[Carl]

• 1. The local word 'Lei' refers to a garland of flowers or shells, etc., orginating in and associated iconically with which island ?

• 2. The Sardinian sheep-milk cheese Casu Marzu is noted for what added element in its fermentation and presentation ?

• 3. A missive is an official: Teaching/lesson; Punishment/fine; Letter/document; or Task/objective ?

• 4. Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab are the four provinces of which nation ?

• 5. The metric prefix femto is shown as ten to the power of minus what ?

• 6. Originally a physician to the gods, conceived by Greek poet Homer, what ancient word is a song of praise or triumph ?

• 7. Colostrum, informally called beestings/bisnings, is a form of: Legal process; Milk; Offal; or Public disorder ?

• 8. With the symbol F, what is the unit of electrical capacitance ?

• 9. A period of Northern Hemisphere climatic extremes occurring between 1350 and 1850 is loosely referred to as 'The Little .... ....' ?

• 10. With the symbol Sv what is the unit of ionizing radiation ?

• 11. Coulomb is a unit of measurement of electrical: Charge; Resistance; Current; or Potential ?

• 12. Thought to have lived in the 6th century BC, name the first recognised actor, after whom the profession is termed ?

• 13. What metric prefix, denoting ten to the power of minus twelve, is named from Spanish meaning 'little bit' ?

• 14. Name the NASA Mars mission rover which landed on the planet in 2012 ?

• 15. What sort of sportsman/woman is a pugilist ?

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

[gail]

1. Hawaii
3. Letter/document

[stowie39]

15. Boxer

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. The local word 'Lei' refers to a garland of flowers or shells, etc., orginating in and associated iconically with which island ? Hawaii

• 2. The Sardinian sheep-milk cheese Casu Marzu is noted for what added element in its fermentation and presentation ? Maggots

• 3. A missive is an official: Teaching/lesson; Punishment/fine; Letter/document; or Task/objective ? Letter/document

• 4. Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab are the four provinces of which nation ? Pakistan

• 5. The metric prefix femto is shown as ten to the power of minus what ? 15

• 6. Originally a physician to the gods, conceived by Greek poet Homer, what ancient word is a song of praise or triumph ? Paean

• 7. Colostrum, informally called beestings/bisnings, is a form of: Legal process; Milk; Offal; or Public disorder ? Milk

• 8. With the symbol F, what is the unit of electrical capacitance ? Farad

• 9. A period of Northern Hemisphere climatic extremes occurring between 1350 and 1850 is loosely referred to as 'The Little .... ....' ? Ice Age

• 10. With the symbol Sv what is the unit of ionizing radiation ? Sievert

• 11. Coulomb is a unit of measurement of electrical: Charge; Resistance; Current; or Potential ? Charge

• 12. Thought to have lived in the 6th century BC, name the first recognised actor, after whom the profession is termed ? Thespis

• 13. What metric prefix, denoting ten to the power of minus twelve, is named from Spanish meaning 'little bit' ? Pico

• 14. Name the NASA Mars mission rover which landed on the planet in 2012 ? Curiosity

• 15. What sort of sportsman/woman is a pugilist ? Boxer