General Knowledge Quiz #178
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General Knowledge Quiz #178
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The hawse is a hole in the side of a ship for the: Toilet waste; Anchor cable/chain; Foglight; or Harpoon/Gun-barrel?
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Sprachgefühl is a German term for the (and possessing the) natural: Eye for a ball; Feeling of language; Poise of a ballerina; or Cunning of a fox?
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Name the late 1800s eponymous and genericized trademark cutting tool with replacement blade, whose founding organization merged with Black & Decker in 2010?
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German organic chemist Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-73), a 'founding father of the fertilizers', also founded which meaty three-letter brand?
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Pele is which nation's goddess of volcanoes: Brazil; Hawaii; Iceland; or Italy?
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What is the approximate total coastline of Australia, excluding its islands: 4,000miles; 7,500miles; 15,000miles, or 22,000miles?
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Which one of these is not in the conventional western violin string tuning: E A B D G?
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Who retained a weakness where held and dipped by his mother into the river Styx to make him immortal?
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Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are types of: Protozoa; Bacteria; Virus; or Fungus?
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What plant provides the raw material for linen?
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Stannic and stannous refer to variations of which metallic element?
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Originating in India, paneer (or panir/chhena/chhana) is a type of: Cake; Wine; Omelette; or Cheese?
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What word prefixes the following to produce five different words: Pet, Diddle, Site, Graph, Meter?
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From ancient Greek 'all gods' what word refers to (a temple for) the collective dieties of a religion, and metaphorically to the leaders of a field?
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The softest known mineral, magnesium silicate, is commonly called what in its loose form?
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Hank is a unit of measurement of: Yarn/twine; Livestock; Diver's compression; or Musical echo?
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The legume plant Glycyrrhiza glabra is commonly called what (also a confectionery derived from its boiled root)?
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The medical term sclerosis refers to the abnormal (what?) of body tissue: Multiplying; Softening; Hardening; or Wasting?
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What 1500s tradename for a harnesses maker, later a slaughterer of old horses, and dialectal term for castanets, became slang for testes and verb terms for various states of uselessness?
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The Coca-Cola corporation launched its Sprite drink in 1961 to compete with which similarly famous earlier product?
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Interactive Quiz
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The hawse is a hole in the side of a ship for the: Toilet waste; Anchor cable/chain; Foglight; or Harpoon/Gun-barrel?Anchor cable/chain
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Sprachgefühl is a German term for the (and possessing the) natural: Eye for a ball; Feeling of language; Poise of a ballerina; or Cunning of a fox?Feeling of language
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Name the late 1800s eponymous and genericized trademark cutting tool with replacement blade, whose founding organization merged with Black & Decker in 2010?Stanley knife
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German organic chemist Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-73), a 'founding father of the fertilizers', also founded which meaty three-letter brand?OXO
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Pele is which nation's goddess of volcanoes: Brazil; Hawaii; Iceland; or Italy?Hawaii
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What is the approximate total coastline of Australia, excluding its islands: 4,000miles; 7,500miles; 15,000miles, or 22,000miles?22,000miles
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Which one of these is not in the conventional western violin string tuning: E A B D G?B
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Who retained a weakness where held and dipped by his mother into the river Styx to make him immortal?Achilles
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Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are types of: Protozoa; Bacteria; Virus; or Fungus?Bacteria
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What plant provides the raw material for linen?Flax
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Stannic and stannous refer to variations of which metallic element?Tin
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Originating in India, paneer (or panir/chhena/chhana) is a type of: Cake; Wine; Omelette; or Cheese?Cheese
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What word prefixes the following to produce five different words: Pet, Diddle, Site, Graph, Meter?Para
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From ancient Greek 'all gods' what word refers to (a temple for) the collective dieties of a religion, and metaphorically to the leaders of a field?Pantheon
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The softest known mineral, magnesium silicate, is commonly called what in its loose form?Talcum powder
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Hank is a unit of measurement of: Yarn/twine; Livestock; Diver's compression; or Musical echo?Yarn/twine
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The legume plant Glycyrrhiza glabra is commonly called what (also a confectionery derived from its boiled root)?Licorice
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The medical term sclerosis refers to the abnormal (what?) of body tissue: Multiplying; Softening; Hardening; or Wasting?Hardening
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What 1500s tradename for a harnesses maker, later a slaughterer of old horses, and dialectal term for castanets, became slang for testes and verb terms for various states of uselessness?Knacker
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The Coca-Cola corporation launched its Sprite drink in 1961 to compete with which similarly famous earlier product?7 Up
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