General Knowledge Quiz #126
General Knowledge Quiz #126
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What sort of musical instrument is a cabasa: Wind; String; Percussion; or Electronic?
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What word prefixes funding and sourcing in creating modern terms for extending ownership and responsibility to a 'user' community?
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Lebanese-American professor/author Nassim Taleb coined the term '(What colour/color What creature?)' referring to an unpredictable random event that has a vast societal/political/economic impact?
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What chemical elements occupy Atomic Numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the Periodic Table (1 point for each, and a bonus point for the correct order)?
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The human brain represents roughly what percentage of the body's resting metabolic rate (energy expended): 1; 3, 5, or 20?
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What does HOV stand for in the context of road traffic/passenger/environmental-impact law?
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In what sport do Indian states and city teams compete for the Ranji Trophy?
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What creature is the 1940-50s TV puppet character Muffin?
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The suffix 'itis' refers medically and etymologically from Greek to: Infection; Inflammation; Pain; or Illness?
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The 2,500th anniversary of whose birth was celebrated in China in 1949?
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In terms of Skyfall product placement what watch brand does James Bond wear?
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Joanna Shields, Facebook's Head of Europe Middle East and Africa, left in 2012 to work for: The CIA; Google; Microsoft; or The British Government?
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Spell the word: Peurile; Puerile; Pureile or Purile?
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What are the three most widely spoken Slavic languages (one point each)?
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What sort of creature is a zorilla: Striped polecat; Fish; Parrot; or Domesticated gorilla?
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The word milieu refers to a person's: Size; Social environment; Mood; or Professional skills?
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Likud, meaning 'the consolidation', is the leading conservative political party (at 2012) of which country?
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Which actress eclipsed Michael Jackson in 2011 as the world's highest-earning dead entertainer (largely due to an auction and a perfume)?
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Totnes in Devon UK campaigned successfully in 2012 to repel what global beverage chain from establishing in its high street?
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What is Africa's 2nd-largest country, often abbreviated to DRC?
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Interactive Quiz
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What sort of musical instrument is a cabasa: Wind; String; Percussion; or Electronic?Percussion
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What word prefixes funding and sourcing in creating modern terms for extending ownership and responsibility to a 'user' community?Crowd
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Lebanese-American professor/author Nassim Taleb coined the term '(What colour/color What creature?)' referring to an unpredictable random event that has a vast societal/political/economic impact?Black Swan
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What chemical elements occupy Atomic Numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the Periodic Table (1 point for each, and a bonus point for the correct order)?Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium
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The human brain represents roughly what percentage of the body's resting metabolic rate (energy expended): 1; 3, 5, or 20?20%
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What does HOV stand for in the context of road traffic/passenger/environmental-impact law?High Occupancy Vehicle
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In what sport do Indian states and city teams compete for the Ranji Trophy?Cricket
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What creature is the 1940-50s TV puppet character Muffin?Mule
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The suffix 'itis' refers medically and etymologically from Greek to: Infection; Inflammation; Pain; or Illness?Inflammation
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The 2,500th anniversary of whose birth was celebrated in China in 1949?Confucius
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In terms of Skyfall product placement what watch brand does James Bond wear?Omega
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Joanna Shields, Facebook's Head of Europe Middle East and Africa, left in 2012 to work for: The CIA; Google; Microsoft; or The British Government?The British Government
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Spell the word: Peurile; Puerile; Pureile or Purile?Puerile
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What are the three most widely spoken Slavic languages (one point each)?Russian, Polish, Ukranian
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What sort of creature is a zorilla: Striped polecat; Fish; Parrot; or Domesticated gorilla?Striped polecat
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The word milieu refers to a person's: Size; Social environment; Mood; or Professional skills?Social environment
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Likud, meaning 'the consolidation', is the leading conservative political party (at 2012) of which country?Israel
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Which actress eclipsed Michael Jackson in 2011 as the world's highest-earning dead entertainer (largely due to an auction and a perfume)?Elizabeth Taylor
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Totnes in Devon UK campaigned successfully in 2012 to repel what global beverage chain from establishing in its high street?Costa Coffee
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What is Africa's 2nd-largest country, often abbreviated to DRC?Democratic Republic of the Congo
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