General Knowledge Quiz #174

General Knowledge Quiz #174

Questions

1. What legendary man-trapping creature is actually the world's the largest living bivalve mollusk?
2. What term refers to a traditional alternative to electronic or digital technology, and separately to something which corresponds to another?
3. What does the internet top level domain '.cat' represent?
4. Copra is the dried white meat or flesh of what?
5. The Malayalam language is from, and still used by over 30 million people in: China; Malaysia; India; or Australia?
6. What characteristic of Borneo ranks it among the largest five globally: Island; Mountain; Lake; or Population?
7. What does the pencil grade HB stand for?
8. What swirly pattern is named after the administrative central town of Renfrewshire in Scotland?
9. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich?
10. Musk, a common basic fragrance, takes its name from Sanskrit 'muska' meaning: Flower; Deer; Lemon; or Scrotum?
11. What word makes five new words when prefixed with: Form, Fume, Jury, Son, and Verse?
12. What part of the human body contains bone-forms called Phalange, Cuneiform, Talus and Calcaneus?
13. The mythological Phoenix bird originally and essentially symbolized: Fire; Ashes/Remains; Flight; or Rebirth?
14. Superannuation is an alternative (and Australian/NZ) term for what sort financial payment scheme?
15. How many curves characterize a Cupid's Bow: One; Two; Three; or Four?
16. What does the Greek prefix 'iso' mean: Many; Long; Equal; or Two?
17. What traditional strong ceramic material is named ultimately from a pig?
18. From Latin meaning 'stake', what is the hinged or pivoted catch preventing reverse motion of a ratchet wheel: Pawl; Stawl; Rawl; or Yawl?
19. Named onomatopoeically, a sistrum is an ancient Egyptian instrument of: Musical percussion; Torture; Water-dowsing; or Navigation?
20. What term, originally German, refers to the imprint in snow made when falling backwards: Fallenbach; Schnodent; Gappeneitz; or Sitzmark?

1. What legendary man-trapping creature is actually the world's the largest living bivalve mollusk?

   Giant Clam 
2. What term refers to a traditional alternative to electronic or digital technology, and separately to something which corresponds to another?

   Analogue 
3. What does the internet top level domain '.cat' represent?

   Catalan 
4. Copra is the dried white meat or flesh of what?

   Coconut
5. The Malayalam language is from, and still used by over 30 million people in: China; Malaysia; India; or Australia?

   India 
6. What characteristic of Borneo ranks it among the largest five globally: Island; Mountain; Lake; or Population?

   Island 
7. What does the pencil grade HB stand for?

   Hard Black
8. What swirly pattern is named after the administrative central town of Renfrewshire in Scotland?

   Paisley 
9. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich?

   Cuckoo
10. Musk, a common basic fragrance, takes its name from Sanskrit 'muska' meaning: Flower; Deer; Lemon; or Scrotum?

    Scrotum
11. What word makes five new words when prefixed with: Form, Fume, Jury, Son, and Verse?

    Per 
12. What part of the human body contains bone-forms called Phalange, Cuneiform, Talus and Calcaneus?

    Foot
13. The mythological Phoenix bird originally and essentially symbolized: Fire; Ashes/Remains; Flight; or Rebirth?

    Rebirth 
14. Superannuation is an alternative (and Australian/NZ) term for what sort financial payment scheme?

    Pension/Retirement
15. How many curves characterize a Cupid's Bow: One; Two; Three; or Four?

    Two
16. What does the Greek prefix 'iso' mean: Many; Long; Equal; or Two?

    Equal
17. What traditional strong ceramic material is named ultimately from a pig?

    Porcelain 
18. From Latin meaning 'stake', what is the hinged or pivoted catch preventing reverse motion of a ratchet wheel: Pawl; Stawl; Rawl; or Yawl?

    Pawl 
19. Named onomatopoeically, a sistrum is an ancient Egyptian instrument of: Musical percussion; Torture; Water-dowsing; or Navigation?

    Musical percussion 
20. What term, originally German, refers to the imprint in snow made when falling backwards: Fallenbach; Schnodent; Gappeneitz; or Sitzmark?

    Sitzmark