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General Knowledge Quiz No. 311
Posted: 04 Dec 2025 21:02
by Carl
- 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 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311
Posted: 05 Dec 2025 08:32
by gail
1. Happen
2. Lime green
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311
Posted: 05 Dec 2025 23:17
by stowie39
7. Sun
15. Cross
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311
Posted: 06 Dec 2025 08:09
by elcarretero
3 Minus 40
5 Window
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311
Posted: 06 Dec 2025 08:14
by gail
9. Brexit
14. Asterisk
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311
Posted: 06 Dec 2025 10:15
by elcarretero
6 Many legs
11 Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 311
Posted: 11 Dec 2025 21:01
by Carl
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