General Knowledge Quiz #119
General Knowledge Quiz #119
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What 20th century musical entertainment machine derived its name from the West African word Gullah, meaning disorderly, or 'zigzag'?
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The shortest Greenland-to-Iceland sea-crossing is about how many miles: 180; 800; 1,800; or 8,000?
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Where in the world did 700million people suffer a serious electrical power cut on 31 July 2012: India; China; South America; or Africa?
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What Mexican Spanish dish means literally 'little strips'?
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What nation borders with the south of Syria and the west of Iraq?
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Spell the word: Innappropriate; Inapropriate; Innapropriate; Inappropriate?
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World renowned Danish chef René Redzepi served which of these two dishes at his re-created Noma restaurant at London's Claridges in 2012: Lamb on Hay with Live Ants; Salmon on Grass with Live Snails; Chicken on Sand with Live Tadpoles; or Cheese on Sawdust with Live Locusts?
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The major UK, US and Canada organizations abbreviated to NFU represent which industry?
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Aside from the Netherlands and Belgium what is the only country in which Dutch is an official language?
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What originally American familial (that's familial, not familiar) term refers to a small shop or business run by a married couple?
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Particularly related to a controversial foodstuff, the bodily intervention device/process called 'gavage' refers to what?
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Dom Mintoff was prime minister of which country from 1955-8 and 71-84?
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According to Latin grammatical rules what is the singular of candelabra?
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The terms ZiL and Chaika, referring to traffic lanes reserved for politicians and important people, derive from: Russian limousines; Japanese motorbike-police; German road-markings; or Chinese traffic cones?
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From Dutch meaning 'foolish gull', the Australian word mollymawk refers to what sort of bird?
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Vuelta is a cycle race of which nation?
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The amplified sound system for a concert venue audience, abbreviated to FOH, stands for what?
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The biblical lesson of wise decision-making, entailing halving (that's halving, not having) a baby, is known as the 'Judgement/Judgment of (Who?)' ?
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What nation has 27 states, most of which exceed the area of an entire moderately-sized country, and include Acre, Minas Gerais, Sergipe, and Amazonas?
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The word ephemeral means: Imaginative; Short-lived; Detached; or Ecstatic?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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What 20th century musical entertainment machine derived its name from the West African word Gullah, meaning disorderly, or 'zigzag'?Jukebox
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The shortest Greenland-to-Iceland sea-crossing is about how many miles: 180; 800; 1,800; or 8,000?180
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Where in the world did 700million people suffer a serious electrical power cut on 31 July 2012: India; China; South America; or Africa?India
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What Mexican Spanish dish means literally 'little strips'?Fajitas
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What nation borders with the south of Syria and the west of Iraq?Jordan
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Spell the word: Innappropriate; Inapropriate; Innapropriate; Inappropriate?Inappropriate
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World renowned Danish chef René Redzepi served which of these two dishes at his re-created Noma restaurant at London's Claridges in 2012: Lamb on Hay with Live Ants; Salmon on Grass with Live Snails; Chicken on Sand with Live Tadpoles; or Cheese on Sawdust with Live Locusts?Lamb on Hay with Live Ants
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The major UK, US and Canada organizations abbreviated to NFU represent which industry?Farming
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Aside from the Netherlands and Belgium what is the only country in which Dutch is an official language?Suriname
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What originally American familial (that's familial, not familiar) term refers to a small shop or business run by a married couple?Mom-and-Pop
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Particularly related to a controversial foodstuff, the bodily intervention device/process called 'gavage' refers to what?Force-feeding
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Dom Mintoff was prime minister of which country from 1955-8 and 71-84?Malta
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According to Latin grammatical rules what is the singular of candelabra?Candelabrum
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The terms ZiL and Chaika, referring to traffic lanes reserved for politicians and important people, derive from: Russian limousines; Japanese motorbike-police; German road-markings; or Chinese traffic cones?Russian limousines
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From Dutch meaning 'foolish gull', the Australian word mollymawk refers to what sort of bird?Albatross
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Vuelta is a cycle race of which nation?Spain
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The amplified sound system for a concert venue audience, abbreviated to FOH, stands for what?Front Of House
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The biblical lesson of wise decision-making, entailing halving (that's halving, not having) a baby, is known as the 'Judgement/Judgment of (Who?)' ?Solomon
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What nation has 27 states, most of which exceed the area of an entire moderately-sized country, and include Acre, Minas Gerais, Sergipe, and Amazonas?Brazil
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The word ephemeral means: Imaginative; Short-lived; Detached; or Ecstatic?Short-lived
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