General Knowledge Quiz #181

General Knowledge Quiz #181

Questions

1. Artichoke is a variety of: Rose; Thistle; Potato; or Pea?
2. Alluding to remembering something, what was the standard form of quick recorded business communication before email?
3. The children's story/TV character Noddy was created in 1949 by which English author?
4. Medically which is deemed the most complete form of cleaning/hygiene: Disinfection; Sterilisation; or Sanitisation?
5. A polygraph is more popularly called a: Lie detector; Phone call; Postcard; or Public opinion survey?
6. In Greek mythology when Pandora opened her box (actually jar), all the evil spirits escaped, and only Elpis, goddess/personification of (what?) remained?
7. What is the main nationality of the Yakuza (or gokudo/boryokudan/ninkyo dantai) said to be (at early 2000s) the world's largest criminal organization?
8. Who proposed the 'three basic activities of man': Theoria, Poiesis and Praxis (concerned respectively with the purposes of knowledge: Truth, Production, Action): Leonardo da Vinci; Sigmund Freud; Aristotle; or Adolf Hitler?
9. What are the two remaining 'living' Baltic languages (each of ex-Soviet Union republics)?
10. The term 'ignition' derives from which archaic 'element': Fire; Water; Air; or Earth?
11. In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas?
12. The highest paved road in the world, the 1,300km Karakoram Highway, connects which two nations: USA-Russia; Russia-China; China-Pakistan; or Canada-USA?
13. Which capital city is located at 64°08'N 21°56'W?
14. Super, Magic, Brønsted and Lewis are prefixes for chemical substance?
15. In the mechanics of gryoscopes and maritime compasses, etc., the inner/outer rings which form a self-levelling frame is called a: Thimble; Tremble; Gimbal; or Cymbal?
16. What major group of organisms possess bodily features called operculum, caudal peduncle, and photophores?
17. What symbol appears on the German Euro Cent coins and pre-Euro pfennigs?
18. The 'Turing test' assesses whether a computer possesses what characteristic: Security; Reliability; Predictability; or Human?
19. What was the Nintendo corporation's first main product line: TVs; Cars; Telephones; or Playing cards?
20. What political philosophy is named after its Greek derivation 'one without rulers'?

1. Artichoke is a variety of: Rose; Thistle; Potato; or Pea?

   Thistle
2. Alluding to remembering something, what was the standard form of quick recorded business communication before email?

   Memo
3. The children's story/TV character Noddy was created in 1949 by which English author?

   Enid Blyton
4. Medically which is deemed the most complete form of cleaning/hygiene: Disinfection; Sterilisation; or Sanitisation?

   Sterilisation
5. A polygraph is more popularly called a: Lie detector; Phone call; Postcard; or Public opinion survey?

   Lie detector
6. In Greek mythology when Pandora opened her box (actually jar), all the evil spirits escaped, and only Elpis, goddess/personification of (what?) remained?

   Hope
7. What is the main nationality of the Yakuza (or gokudo/boryokudan/ninkyo dantai) said to be (at early 2000s) the world's largest criminal organization?

   Japanese
8. Who proposed the 'three basic activities of man': Theoria, Poiesis and Praxis (concerned respectively with the purposes of knowledge: Truth, Production, Action): Leonardo da Vinci; Sigmund Freud; Aristotle; or Adolf Hitler?

   Aristotle
9. What are the two remaining 'living' Baltic languages (each of ex-Soviet Union republics)?

   Latvian and Lithuanian
10. The term 'ignition' derives from which archaic 'element': Fire; Water; Air; or Earth?

    Fire
11. In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas?

    Fluid
12. The highest paved road in the world, the 1,300km Karakoram Highway, connects which two nations: USA-Russia; Russia-China; China-Pakistan; or Canada-USA?

    China-Pakistan
13. Which capital city is located at 64°08'N 21°56'W?

    Reykjavik
14. Super, Magic, Brønsted and Lewis are prefixes for chemical substance?

    Acids
15. In the mechanics of gryoscopes and maritime compasses, etc., the inner/outer rings which form a self-levelling frame is called a: Thimble; Tremble; Gimbal; or Cymbal?

    Gimbal
16. What major group of organisms possess bodily features called operculum, caudal peduncle, and photophores?

    Fish
17. What symbol appears on the German Euro Cent coins and pre-Euro pfennigs?

    Eagle
18. The 'Turing test' assesses whether a computer possesses what characteristic: Security; Reliability; Predictability; or Human?

    Human (thinking like a human being)
19. What was the Nintendo corporation's first main product line: TVs; Cars; Telephones; or Playing cards?

    Playing Cards
20. What political philosophy is named after its Greek derivation 'one without rulers'?

    Anarchism