General Knowledge Quiz #139
General Knowledge Quiz #139
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Name the UK seaside town famous for jet stone, and whose St Mary's Church featured in Bram Stoker's Dracula?
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Peripatetic refers to work which involves: Teaching; Travel; Medicine; or Writing?
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What is the only 'big cat' found wild in the Americas which roars?
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What capital city is phonetically (sounds) the same as a traditional open-roofed Moroccan house and means 'the gardens/garden'?
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The Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet broke up and impacted where, in 1994, to huge astronomical and media interest: Jupiter; Mars; The Sun; or Mexico?
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In terms of actions, activities, projects, etc., the word hiatus means a: Conflict; Pause; Climax; or Crisis?
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Roughly what is the distance in miles (or km) from the Earth's surface to its centre/center?
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The six soft alkali metals (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium) react with water to produce what gas?
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In physics, the elementary exchange particles ('gauge bosons') between quarks are called: Gluons; Addons; Stickons; or Clingons?
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Where in the human body is the glottis?
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London's Savoy Hotel entrance roundabout provided the 25ft (8m) basis for a standard UK: Mini-roundabout; Black Cab turning-circle; Bus length; or Helipad?
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Who was in 1907 the youngest Nobel Literature Prizewinner, and later declined a knighthood and UK Poet Laurateship?
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The Republic of Upper Volta was renamed what (two-words) in 1984, meaning respectively 'men of integrity' and 'fatherland' in its two native languages?
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Pandeiro is a popular example of what in Brazil: Percussion; Dance; Food; or Horse?
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Hircine refers to being like or related to what creature?
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What Anglicized French word for a sort of clothing derives from meaning 'doing the washing'?
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The Latin term 'per capita' means 'for... The entire population; Each person; Paying customers; or Registered voters?
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What slang word for a sailor derives from old Dutch meaning 'bed companion'?
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(Before Jurassic Park) the word raptor technically refers to what sort of carnivorous creature: Lion; Dragon; Snake; or Bird?
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What ingredient causes a can of cola to sink in water, whereas a can of diet cola floats?
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Name the UK seaside town famous for jet stone, and whose St Mary's Church featured in Bram Stoker's Dracula?Whitby
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Peripatetic refers to work which involves: Teaching; Travel; Medicine; or Writing?Travel
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What is the only 'big cat' found wild in the Americas which roars?Jaguar
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What capital city is phonetically (sounds) the same as a traditional open-roofed Moroccan house and means 'the gardens/garden'?Riyadh
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The Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet broke up and impacted where, in 1994, to huge astronomical and media interest: Jupiter; Mars; The Sun; or Mexico?Jupiter
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In terms of actions, activities, projects, etc., the word hiatus means a: Conflict; Pause; Climax; or Crisis?Pause
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Roughly what is the distance in miles (or km) from the Earth's surface to its centre/center?: 300, 900; 4,000; or 12,000? 4,000
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The six soft alkali metals (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium) react with water to produce what gas?Hydrogen
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In physics, the elementary exchange particles ('gauge bosons') between quarks are called: Gluons; Addons; Stickons; or Clingons?Gluons
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Where in the human body is the glottis?Larynx
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London's Savoy Hotel entrance roundabout provided the 25ft (8m) basis for a standard UK: Mini-roundabout; Black Cab turning-circle; Bus length; or Helipad?Black Cab turning-circle
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Who was in 1907 the youngest Nobel Literature Prizewinner, and later declined a knighthood and UK Poet Laurateship?Rudyard Kipling
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The Republic of Upper Volta was renamed what (two-words) in 1984, meaning respectively 'men of integrity' and 'fatherland' in its two native languages?Burkina Faso
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Pandeiro is a popular example of what in Brazil: Percussion; Dance; Food; or Horse?Percussion
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Hircine refers to being like or related to what creature?Goat
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What Anglicized French word for a sort of clothing derives from meaning 'doing the washing'?Lingerie
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The Latin term 'per capita' means 'for... The entire population; Each person; Paying customers; or Registered voters?Each person
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What slang word for a sailor derives from old Dutch meaning 'bed companion'?Matelot
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(Before Jurassic Park) the word raptor technically refers to what sort of carnivorous creature: Lion; Dragon; Snake; or Bird?Bird
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What ingredient causes a can of cola to sink in water, whereas a can of diet cola floats?Sugar
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