General Knowledge Quiz No. 311

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 311

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  • 1. The old English verb 'betide' ('woe betide you') means: Force; Save; Leave; or Happen to ?
  • 2. The herb liqueur drink Chartreuse and eponymous colour is similar to: Purple; Lime; Orange; or Cream ?
  • 3. What temperature is the same in Celcius and Fahrenheit: Zero; 100; 32; or Minus 40 ?
  • 4. A Lucarne is a type of: Chimney; Window; Toilet; or Staircase ?
  • 5. Which traditional stringed folk instrument is named from Latin 'sweet song': Zither; Ukulele; Dulcimer; or Fiddle ?
  • 6. Myriapoda is a group of creatures with: One pouch; Two skins; Three eyes; or Many legs ?
  • 7. Which UK national newspaper remains shunned in Liverpool due to its grossly false reporting of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster ?
  • 8. 'Lorem ipsum' (from Latin delorem ipsum, 'pain itself') is: Red cabbage; Legal term for theft; The period/full stop; or Jumbled Latin 'placeholder' text in draft documents/graphics ?
  • 9. What is the 2015-originating portmanteau term referring to the UK leaving the EU ?
  • 10. The human hormone Ghrelin (also called Lenomorelin) is known as the '(What ?) hormone': Love; Hunger; Intelligence; or Laughing ?
  • 11. Acid rain is generally caused by which two of these emissions: Carbon dioxide; Sulphur dioxide; Nitrogen oxide; or Hydrogen cyanide ?
  • 12. Panama disease destroys what crop: Beetroot; Bananas; Strawberries; or Peas ?
  • 13. Professor Pat Pending, the Arkansas Chuggabug, and the Ant Hill Mob feature in which popular 1968 - 1969, 17-episode TV cartoon series ?
  • 14. Spell the typographical 'star' symbol: Asterix; Astorix; Asterisk; or Asterics ?
  • 15. The logo on the famous Victorinox Swiss Army pocket knife is a (What ?) in a shield: Cross; Mountain; Knife; or Star ?

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Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311

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1. Happen
2. Lime green
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Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311

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7. Sun
15. Cross
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3 Minus 40
5 Window
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9. Brexit
14. Asterisk
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6 Many legs
11 Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide
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ANSWERS
  • 1. The old English verb 'betide' ('woe betide you') means: Force; Save; Leave; or Happen to ? Happen to
  • 2. The herb liqueur drink Chartreuse and eponymous colour is similar to: Purple; Lime; Orange; or Cream ? Lime
  • 3. What temperature is the same in Celcius and Fahrenheit: Zero; 100; 32; or Minus 40 ? Minus 40
  • 4. A Lucarne is a type of: Chimney; Window; Toilet; or Staircase ? Window
  • 5. Which traditional stringed folk instrument is named from Latin 'sweet song': Zither; Ukulele; Dulcimer; or Fiddle ? Dulcimer
  • 6. Myriapoda is a group of creatures with: One pouch; Two skins; Three eyes; or Many legs ? Many legs
  • 7. Which UK national newspaper remains shunned in Liverpool due to its grossly false reporting of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster ? The Sun
  • 8. 'Lorem ipsum' (from Latin delorem ipsum, 'pain itself') is: Red cabbage; Legal term for theft; The period/full stop; or Jumbled Latin 'placeholder' text in draft documents/graphics ? Jumbled Latin 'placeholder' text in draft documents/graphics
  • 9. What is the 2015-originating portmanteau term referring to the UK leaving the EU ? Brexit
  • 10. The human hormone Ghrelin (also called Lenomorelin) is known as the '(What ?) hormone': Love; Hunger; Intelligence; or Laughing ? Hunger
  • 11. Acid rain is generally caused by which two of these emissions: Carbon dioxide; Sulphur dioxide; Nitrogen oxide; or Hydrogen cyanide ? Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxide
  • 12. Panama disease destroys what crop: Beetroot; Bananas; Strawberries; or Peas ? Bananas
  • 13. Professor Pat Pending, the Arkansas Chuggabug, and the Ant Hill Mob feature in which popular 1968 - 1969, 17-episode TV cartoon series ? Wacky Races
  • 14. Spell the typographical 'star' symbol: Asterix; Astorix; Asterisk; or Asterics ? Asterisk
  • 15. The logo on the famous Victorinox Swiss Army pocket knife is a (What ?) in a shield: Cross; Mountain; Knife; or Star ? Cross

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