General Knowledge Quiz #125

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  1. Roughly how many thousand metres is the average cruising altitude of a commercial airliner: 7; 12; 18; or 20?
  2. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5m?
  3. The retail expression 'Dark Store' refers to a shop premises designed/converted for what purpose?
  4. What Caribbean nation is considered the first black-led republic in the world?
  5. What puzzle, meaning 'single number' in Japanese, requires the completion of a grid so that each column, row and 3x3 box contain the numbers 1-9?
  6. Monrovia is a: London district; Hobbit kingdom; Landrover model; or African capital city?
  7. The flamboyant Australian Darren Lyons controversially bought back his bankrupt agency business assets in 2012 to continue trading in what industry: Plastic surgery; Concert promotion; Celebrity representation; or Paparazzi pictures?
  8. Surface, Fire and Nexus are brands/models of what modern (2010s) consumer product?
  9. What is the English translation of the German news magazine title Der Spiegel?
  10. The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) pioneered and made his vast fortune in which industry in late 1800s USA?
  11. In what US state was 'Custer's Last Stand'?
  12. Who is (at 2012) the only person to have won a Nobel Prize for physics and chemistry?
  13. What medical word refers to an inflamed throat, from the Greek word for throat?
  14. Spell the sexually transmitted disease: Chlamydea; Chlomydia; Chlamidya; or Chlamydia?
  15. Chinese corporation Huawei, controversially blacklisted in 2012 by the US Government Intelligence Committee, is (at 2012) the world's largest equipment manufacturer in which sector: Telecoms; Armaments; Medical; or Catering?
  16. What nationality (unchanged from birth) was the founding modernist and realism playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)?
  17. What name is given to the infraclass of mammals which carry their young in a pouch?
  18. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5.5m?
  19. What automotive manufacturer's badge logo has since 1925 featured a diamond, mostly as an 'impossible optical illusion' geometric 3D frame?
  20. What colour/color is the Swiss cheese Gruyère: White; Orange; Yellow; or Green?
  21. Venerable means greatly: Respected; Religious; Cautious; or Desired?

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  1. Roughly how many thousand metres is the average cruising altitude of a commercial airliner: 7; 12; 18; or 20?
    12
  2. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5m?
    5,500
  3. The retail expression 'Dark Store' refers to a shop premises designed/converted for what purpose?
    Online fulfillment 
  4. What Caribbean nation is considered the first black-led republic in the world?
    Haiti
  5. What puzzle, meaning 'single number' in Japanese, requires the completion of a grid so that each column, row and 3x3 box contain the numbers 1-9?
    Sudoku
  6. Monrovia is a: London district; Hobbit kingdom; Landrover model; or African capital city?
    African capital city 
  7. The flamboyant Australian Darren Lyons controversially bought back his bankrupt agency business assets in 2012 to continue trading in what industry: Plastic surgery; Concert promotion; Celebrity representation; or Paparazzi pictures?
    Paparazzi pictures
  8. Surface, Fire and Nexus are brands/models of what modern (2010s) consumer product?
    Tablet 
  9. What is the English translation of the German news magazine title Der Spiegel?
    The Mirror
  10. The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) pioneered and made his vast fortune in which industry in late 1800s USA?
    Steel
  11. In what US state was 'Custer's Last Stand'?
    Montana 
  12. Who is (at 2012) the only person to have won a Nobel Prize for physics and chemistry?
    Marie Curie 
  13. What medical word refers to an inflamed throat, from the Greek word for throat?
    Pharyngitis
  14. Spell the sexually transmitted disease: Chlamydea; Chlomydia; Chlamidya; or Chlamydia?
    Chlamydia 
  15. Chinese corporation Huawei, controversially blacklisted in 2012 by the US Government Intelligence Committee, is (at 2012) the world's largest equipment manufacturer in which sector: Telecoms; Armaments; Medical; or Catering?
    Telecoms
  16. What nationality (unchanged from birth) was the founding modernist and realism playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)?
    Norwegian
  17. What name is given to the infraclass of mammals which carry their young in a pouch?
    Marsupials
  18. Approximately what is the surface temperature of the Sun, in degrees centigrade: 550; 5,500; 55,000; or 5.5m?
    5,500
  19. What automotive manufacturer's badge logo has since 1925 featured a diamond, mostly as an 'impossible optical illusion' geometric 3D frame?
    Renault
  20. What colour/color is the Swiss cheese Gruyère: White; Orange; Yellow; or Green?
    Yellow
  21. Venerable means greatly: Respected; Religious; Cautious; or Desired?
    Respected
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