General Knowledge Quiz #213

Want to have some fun and test yourself? Start our interactive quiz

Questions: 21

Time Limit: 10:00

Your Best Score: First Attempt

Score:

0 / 21

Time left:

Want to test yourself?

Questions

  1. The old weight 'dram' or 'drachm' equates to: 1.772 grams; One ounce; One kilogram; or One ton?
  2. The old weight 'dram' or 'drachm' equates to: 772 grams; One ounce; One kilogram; or One ton?
  3. What is the bingo nickname and the number that is the square root of 484, a rifle calibre, and puzzle or 'catch' (two answers required)?
  4. Machiavellian/Machiavellianism, after Renaisance philosopher/writer/political scientist Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), refers to: Joyful; Clumsy; Cunning; or Energetic?
  5. Latin deus (god) and Javanese dejos became what Chinese pidgin English word for an incense stick?
  6. From the Greek god of love what term refers to a part of the human body that is especially responsive to touch/stimulation?
  7. What astrological star sign is represented by the scales?
  8. What French word refers to a terracotta dish and a pâté typically made in one: Tajine; Terrine; Ramekin; or Karahi?
  9. What word makes five new words when prefixing: Go; Ding; Ocular; Man; and Liner?
  10. Monophthongs, dyphthongs and triphthongs are types of: Vowel sounds; Teeth; Cabbages; or Coin edging?
  11. What is the popular Tex-Mex and Mexican dish known in Spanish as 'frijoles refritos'?
  12. A warm sunny period in Autumn (Fall) in the northern hemisphere is called an: African Spring; Australian Winter; Indian Summer; or Baked Alaska?
  13. Zugzwang is a globalized German term for an obligatory disadvantageous: Chess move; Tax payment; Blood transfusion; or Give-way to a cyclist?
  14. The US Hillerich & Bradsby company's 'Louisville Slugger' is a: Garden pesticide; Baseball bat; Earth-digger/mover; or Saxophone?
  15. Name the ancient Greek slave/storyteller to whom many fables are attributed in an eponymous collection?
  16. In yoga, 'asana' is: Breath; Place/position of pose; Meditation; or Incense smoke?
  17. French writer/philosopher Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) inspired which behavioural term?
  18. Vaseline is a genericized brandname for what sort of 'Jelly'?
  19. 0.6214 mile is how many metres: 200; 1000; 1500; or 5000?
  20. What kitchen/restaurant appliance is named in French, deriving from Latin 'bath of Maria'?
  21. A business constituted as a 'cooperative' is owned and managed by its: Founders; Staff/customers; Venture capitalist investors; or National government?

Questions & Answers

Interactive Quiz

  1. The old weight 'dram' or 'drachm' equates to: 1.772 grams; One ounce; One kilogram; or One ton?
    1.772 grams 
  2. The old weight 'dram' or 'drachm' equates to: 772 grams; One ounce; One kilogram; or One ton?
    772 grams 
  3. What is the bingo nickname and the number that is the square root of 484, a rifle calibre, and puzzle or 'catch' (two answers required)?
    Two little ducks and 22 
  4. Machiavellian/Machiavellianism, after Renaisance philosopher/writer/political scientist Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), refers to: Joyful; Clumsy; Cunning; or Energetic?
    Cunning 
  5. Latin deus (god) and Javanese dejos became what Chinese pidgin English word for an incense stick?
    Joss 
  6. From the Greek god of love what term refers to a part of the human body that is especially responsive to touch/stimulation?
    Erogenous 
  7. What astrological star sign is represented by the scales?
    Libra
  8. What French word refers to a terracotta dish and a pâté typically made in one: Tajine; Terrine; Ramekin; or Karahi?
    Terrine
  9. What word makes five new words when prefixing: Go; Ding; Ocular; Man; and Liner?
    Bin
  10. Monophthongs, dyphthongs and triphthongs are types of: Vowel sounds; Teeth; Cabbages; or Coin edging?
    Vowel sounds 
  11. What is the popular Tex-Mex and Mexican dish known in Spanish as 'frijoles refritos'?
    Refried beans 
  12. A warm sunny period in Autumn (Fall) in the northern hemisphere is called an: African Spring; Australian Winter; Indian Summer; or Baked Alaska?
    Indian Summer
  13. Zugzwang is a globalized German term for an obligatory disadvantageous: Chess move; Tax payment; Blood transfusion; or Give-way to a cyclist?
    Chess move 
  14. The US Hillerich & Bradsby company's 'Louisville Slugger' is a: Garden pesticide; Baseball bat; Earth-digger/mover; or Saxophone?
    Baseball bat
  15. Name the ancient Greek slave/storyteller to whom many fables are attributed in an eponymous collection?
    Aesop 
  16. In yoga, 'asana' is: Breath; Place/position of pose; Meditation; or Incense smoke?
    Place/position of pose
  17. French writer/philosopher Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) inspired which behavioural term?
    Sadism/Sadist 
  18. Vaseline is a genericized brandname for what sort of 'Jelly'?
    Petroleum
  19. 0.6214 mile is how many metres: 200; 1000; 1500; or 5000?
    1000 
  20. What kitchen/restaurant appliance is named in French, deriving from Latin 'bath of Maria'?
    Bain-Marie 
  21. A business constituted as a 'cooperative' is owned and managed by its: Founders; Staff/customers; Venture capitalist investors; or National government?
    Staff/customers 
See a mistake in the quiz?