General Knowledge Quiz #161

General Knowledge Quiz #161

Questions

1. A cittern is a: Carpentry tool; Musical instrument; Bird; or Five-wheeled cycle?
2. According to legend, the Gordian Knot, cut by Alexander the Great, tethered a what?
3. The straight-legged high-kicking march used by many military forces, especially ceremonially, is popularly called the what?
4. US composer/artist John Cage's most famous and controversial 1952 work, called 4'33", requires the musician(s) to play for its entire three-movement 4mins 33secs duration: The same note; As many notes as possible; At maximum volume; or Nothing?
5. The Renaissance (from French, 're-birth') was a European cultural movement spanning which centuries: 4-7th; 7-10th; 14-17th; or 15-18th?
6. What Indian Hindi-Urdu-derived word, orginally a place of assembly, refers in English to a multi-event equestrian contest, and in India to various sporting facilities?
7. E20 and SW19 are codes famously associated with: Food; Sport; Aviation; or Cosmetics?
8. Botija, udu, and ghatam are types of: Musical instruments; Rice; Vehicles; or Prayers?
9. Name the CIA employee who famously became a whistleblower in 2013, revealing details of US/UK mass public surveillance?
10. What number features most prevalently internationally in toll-free or 'freefone' telephony: 600; 700; 800; or 900?
11. What is the main ingredient of the modern breakfast food and energy bar called granola: Rice; Potato; Oats; or Coconut?
12. The 'morna' is the national music and dance style of which central Atlantic archipelago island nation?
13. What is the traditional tradename for a person who works high up on church spires and chimneys?
14. The term forensic refers to investigative technologies and sciences in relation to: Law and crime; Dead things; Tiny details; or Laboratories?
15. What work-related term popularly refers to loan companies which offer short-term unsecured personal loans at high interest rates?
16. The Bugatti car logo features which reversed capital letter in a ligature with B, standing for the founder (Bugatti's) first name?
17. The rights to which famous character were sold by creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster to Detective Comics for $130 in 1937?
18. London's aptly renamed 42-floor 'Tower 42' has a footprint equating to the triangulated-chevrons logo of which original owner?
19. What term refers to the off-putting banter directed by bowlers/fielders to opposing batsmen on a cricket pitch?
20. As at 2013 what country boasted the four most profitable banks in the world?

1. A cittern is a: Carpentry tool; Musical instrument; Bird; or Five-wheeled cycle?

   Musical instrument 
2. According to legend, the Gordian Knot, cut by Alexander the Great, tethered a what?

   Cart 
3. The straight-legged high-kicking march used by many military forces, especially ceremonially, is popularly called the what?

   Goosestep 
4. US composer/artist John Cage's most famous and controversial 1952 work, called 4'33", requires the musician(s) to play for its entire three-movement 4mins 33secs duration: The same note; As many notes as possible; At maximum volume; or Nothing?

   Nothing 
5. The Renaissance (from French, 're-birth') was a European cultural movement spanning which centuries: 4-7th; 7-10th; 14-17th; or 15-18th?

   14-17th
6. What Indian Hindi-Urdu-derived word, orginally a place of assembly, refers in English to a multi-event equestrian contest, and in India to various sporting facilities?

   Gymkhana
7. E20 and SW19 are codes famously associated with: Food; Sport; Aviation; or Cosmetics?

   Sport 
8. Botija, udu, and ghatam are types of: Musical instruments; Rice; Vehicles; or Prayers?

   Musical instruments 
9. Name the CIA employee who famously became a whistleblower in 2013, revealing details of US/UK mass public surveillance?

   Edward Snowden
10. What number features most prevalently internationally in toll-free or 'freefone' telephony: 600; 700; 800; or 900?

    800 
11. What is the main ingredient of the modern breakfast food and energy bar called granola: Rice; Potato; Oats; or Coconut?

    Oats
12. The 'morna' is the national music and dance style of which central Atlantic archipelago island nation?

    Cape Verde
13. What is the traditional tradename for a person who works high up on church spires and chimneys?

    Steeplejack
14. The term forensic refers to investigative technologies and sciences in relation to: Law and crime; Dead things; Tiny details; or Laboratories?

    Law and crime 
15. What work-related term popularly refers to loan companies which offer short-term unsecured personal loans at high interest rates?

    Payday 
16. The Bugatti car logo features which reversed capital letter in a ligature with B, standing for the founder (Bugatti's) first name?

    E 
17. The rights to which famous character were sold by creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster to Detective Comics for $130 in 1937?

    Superman
18. London's aptly renamed 42-floor 'Tower 42' has a footprint equating to the triangulated-chevrons logo of which original owner?

    Natwest 
19. What term refers to the off-putting banter directed by bowlers/fielders to opposing batsmen on a cricket pitch?

    Sledging
20. As at 2013 what country boasted the four most profitable banks in the world?

    China