General Knowledge Quiz #142
General Knowledge Quiz #142
The 142nd free trivia quiz in our general knowledge series at BusinessBalls.com. Suitable for team building, pub quizzes or just general entertainment. Try General Knowledge Quiz #141 here.
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The US company Shubb is famous for making small metal engineered gadgets for: Stringed instruments; Fishing; Cooking; or Cycling?
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What is the formal (systematic) chemical name for the alcohol in intoxicating drink: Methanol; Ethanol; Propan; or Methylbutan?
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What Italian word for 'it follows' refers to a smooth transition between two items, especially musical pieces?
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What informal rule, named after Intel Corp's co-founder, predicts the doubling of transistors on microchips every two years?
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What cereal breakfast is a humorous metaphor for prison?
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What logical common name is given to the cells which initiate cardiac contraction and so control heart rate?
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Name the fictional suburb in Ira Levin's 1972 novel which became an expression for a wife who submissively obeys her husband?
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What was the name given in Ancient Greek mythology to the time/situation before the creation of the universe: Chaos; Void; Neutron; or Galaxy?
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Bakalva and börek (Turkey/central Asia), birnbrot (Switzerland), bear claw (USA), and briouat (Morocco) are types of what?
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The nickname of 9th century Islamic mathematician Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa ('al-Kwarizmi' - the man of Kwarizm) is the etymological source of what computing term?
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Cape, Katanga, Masai, Barbary and Asiatic are generally considered sub-species of what 'apex' predator?
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London's Wembley Arena (next to Wembley Stadium) was built in 1934 as what sort of sporting facility, reflected in what original name (two answers required)?
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From Greek words meaning 'flesh preserver' what coal-tar oil was widely used in wood treatment and medicine?
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Charles Stent practised what surgery, for which he invented his eponymous technique: Dental; Heart; Orthopedic (bone/skeletal); or Tree?
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In ancient Greek mythology the godly personification of the sky, Uranus, had his what cut off: Ears; Arms; Testicles; or Bottom?
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What famous maker of organs used in pop/rock music since the 1960s is an acronymic abbreviation of the Italian for "United Factory of Accordions'?
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A stilb is a measure of: Sound; Luminance; Velocity; or Equilibrium?
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A metal ring or grommet in a sail or other nautical attachment, through which a rope passes is a: Tingle; Mingle; Cringle; or Pringle?
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Milankovitch Cycles theory analyses changes in what, according to long-term movements of planet Earth: Climate; Population; Gravity; or Personality/mood?
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The centenary 2013 Chelsea Flower Show temporarily lifted a ban on what in its gardens?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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The US company Shubb is famous for making small metal engineered gadgets for: Stringed instruments; Fishing; Cooking; or Cycling?Stringed instruments
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What is the formal (systematic) chemical name for the alcohol in intoxicating drink: Methanol; Ethanol; Propan; or Methylbutan?Ethanol
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What Italian word for 'it follows' refers to a smooth transition between two items, especially musical pieces?Segue
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What informal rule, named after Intel Corp's co-founder, predicts the doubling of transistors on microchips every two years?Moore's Law
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What cereal breakfast is a humorous metaphor for prison?Porridge
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What logical common name is given to the cells which initiate cardiac contraction and so control heart rate?Pacemaker
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Name the fictional suburb in Ira Levin's 1972 novel which became an expression for a wife who submissively obeys her husband?Stepford
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What was the name given in Ancient Greek mythology to the time/situation before the creation of the universe: Chaos; Void; Neutron; or Galaxy?Chaos
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Bakalva and börek (Turkey/central Asia), birnbrot (Switzerland), bear claw (USA), and briouat (Morocco) are types of what?Pastry
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The nickname of 9th century Islamic mathematician Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa ('al-Kwarizmi' - the man of Kwarizm) is the etymological source of what computing term?Algorithm
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Cape, Katanga, Masai, Barbary and Asiatic are generally considered sub-species of what 'apex' predator?Lion
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London's Wembley Arena (next to Wembley Stadium) was built in 1934 as what sort of sporting facility, reflected in what original name (two answers required)?Swimming Pool/Empire Pool
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From Greek words meaning 'flesh preserver' what coal-tar oil was widely used in wood treatment and medicine?Creosote
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Charles Stent practised what surgery, for which he invented his eponymous technique: Dental; Heart; Orthopedic (bone/skeletal); or Tree?Dental
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In ancient Greek mythology the godly personification of the sky, Uranus, had his what cut off: Ears; Arms; Testicles; or Bottom?Testicles
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What famous maker of organs used in pop/rock music since the 1960s is an acronymic abbreviation of the Italian for "United Factory of Accordions'?Farfisa
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A stilb is a measure of: Sound; Luminance; Velocity; or Equilibrium?Luminance
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A metal ring or grommet in a sail or other nautical attachment, through which a rope passes is a: Tingle; Mingle; Cringle; or Pringle?Cringle
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Milankovitch Cycles theory analyses changes in what, according to long-term movements of planet Earth: Climate; Population; Gravity; or Personality/mood?Climate
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The centenary 2013 Chelsea Flower Show temporarily lifted a ban on what in its gardens?Gnomes
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