General Knowledge Quiz #230

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  1. The Greek mythological lover of Aphrodite, and modern nickname for a beautiful man is: Zeus; Atlas; Hercules; or Adonis?
  2. The area of a right-angle isosceles triangle whose short sides are 3 metres each, is how many square metres: 3; 5; 6; or 5?
  3. Which genius/writer's '3rd law' states: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" : Charles Dickens; Arthur C Clarke; JK Rowling; or Enid Blyton?
  4. Appalachia is a region associated with mountainous countryside in Eastern: Russia; Chile; USA; or Ireland?
  5. Popularized in 1940s Afro/Hispanic-American culture, a flamboyant wide-shouldered jacket with high-waisted tight-ankled trousers is called a (What?) suit: Shoot; Boot; Root; or Zoot?
  6. The Katana is a: Samurai sword; Koala bear; Chilean province; or Egyptian god of gravity?
  7. "And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.." is the last verse from The Day is Done, a famous poem by (also the author of The Song of Hiawatha): Shakespeare; Longfellow; Chaucer; or Wordsworth?
  8. Zorbing is an activity requiring the participant to be inside a large: Maze; Bath; Ball; or Pantomime horse?
  9. Zeitgeist, from German words for time and ghost/spirit means: Surprise; Forgetting something; Daydream; or Popular mood?
  10. Hanukka is a November/December eight-day festival of: Catholicism; Judaism; Paganism; or Vegetarianism?
  11. The hormone epinephrine (adrenalin/adrenaline) is associated with what human reflex: Love-at-first-sight; Fight-or-Flight; Obsessive cleaning; or Gag?
  12. What maritime vessel prefixes these words to make five new words: Lime; Due; Merge; Mission; Stance?
  13. The 100-link 'Gunter's Chain', introduced 1620 by English mathematician Edmund Gunter, later replaced by the theodolite, is a distance of (What?) and device for measuring (What?) (two answers required): 50cms; 12 inches; 10 yards; 66 feet; (for measuring) Heads for hats; Football pitches; Potatoes; or Parcels of land?
  14. Odin, from which the day Wednesday is named, is a prominent: French mountain; Cabbage variety; Norse/Germanic god; or Mediterranean eel?
  15. A lichen is a composite organism arising from the mutual dependence/merging of (which two of): Coral; Algae; Fungus; Moss; or Weeds?
  16. The area of a right-angle isosceles triangle whose short sides are 3 metres each, is how many square metres: 3.3; 4.5; 6; or 7.5?
  17. The lowest freshwater lake on Earth, called Tiberias/Kinneret/Gennesaret, fed by the River Jordan is more commonly known as the Sea of: Crete; Sardinia; Tranquility; or Galilee?
  18. Put the Ebay logo letters in correct order (EBAY): Green Blue Red Yellow?
  19. The wine grape Shiraz (Syrah) is widely said to originate from which nation's city of Shiraz: Spain; Iran; Russia; or China?
  20. The Levant, alluding to rising sun, is a historical European term for the lands of Eastern: Japan; Scandinavia; Mediterranean; or Canada?
  21. Roughly how many planet Earths would fit into the Sun?

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  1. The Greek mythological lover of Aphrodite, and modern nickname for a beautiful man is: Zeus; Atlas; Hercules; or Adonis?
    Adonis
  2. The area of a right-angle isosceles triangle whose short sides are 3 metres each, is how many square metres: 3; 5; 6; or 5?
    4.5 
  3. Which genius/writer's '3rd law' states: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" : Charles Dickens; Arthur C Clarke; JK Rowling; or Enid Blyton?
    Arthur C Clarke 
  4. Appalachia is a region associated with mountainous countryside in Eastern: Russia; Chile; USA; or Ireland?
    USA
  5. Popularized in 1940s Afro/Hispanic-American culture, a flamboyant wide-shouldered jacket with high-waisted tight-ankled trousers is called a (What?) suit: Shoot; Boot; Root; or Zoot?
    Zoot
  6. The Katana is a: Samurai sword; Koala bear; Chilean province; or Egyptian god of gravity?
    Samurai sword
  7. "And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.." is the last verse from The Day is Done, a famous poem by (also the author of The Song of Hiawatha): Shakespeare; Longfellow; Chaucer; or Wordsworth?
    Longfellow 
  8. Zorbing is an activity requiring the participant to be inside a large: Maze; Bath; Ball; or Pantomime horse?
    Ball
  9. Zeitgeist, from German words for time and ghost/spirit means: Surprise; Forgetting something; Daydream; or Popular mood?
    Popular mood 
  10. Hanukka is a November/December eight-day festival of: Catholicism; Judaism; Paganism; or Vegetarianism?
    Judaism
  11. The hormone epinephrine (adrenalin/adrenaline) is associated with what human reflex: Love-at-first-sight; Fight-or-Flight; Obsessive cleaning; or Gag?
    Fight-or-Flight
  12. What maritime vessel prefixes these words to make five new words: Lime; Due; Merge; Mission; Stance?
    Sub
  13. The 100-link 'Gunter's Chain', introduced 1620 by English mathematician Edmund Gunter, later replaced by the theodolite, is a distance of (What?) and device for measuring (What?) (two answers required): 50cms; 12 inches; 10 yards; 66 feet; (for measuring) Heads for hats; Football pitches; Potatoes; or Parcels of land?
    66 feet for measuring Parcels of land 
  14. Odin, from which the day Wednesday is named, is a prominent: French mountain; Cabbage variety; Norse/Germanic god; or Mediterranean eel?
    Norse/Germanic god
  15. A lichen is a composite organism arising from the mutual dependence/merging of (which two of): Coral; Algae; Fungus; Moss; or Weeds?
    Algae and Fungus
  16. The area of a right-angle isosceles triangle whose short sides are 3 metres each, is how many square metres: 3.3; 4.5; 6; or 7.5?
    4.5 
  17. The lowest freshwater lake on Earth, called Tiberias/Kinneret/Gennesaret, fed by the River Jordan is more commonly known as the Sea of: Crete; Sardinia; Tranquility; or Galilee?
    Galilee
  18. Put the Ebay logo letters in correct order (EBAY): Green Blue Red Yellow?
    Red Blue Yellow Green
  19. The wine grape Shiraz (Syrah) is widely said to originate from which nation's city of Shiraz: Spain; Iran; Russia; or China?
    Iran 
  20. The Levant, alluding to rising sun, is a historical European term for the lands of Eastern: Japan; Scandinavia; Mediterranean; or Canada?
    Mediterranean
  21. Roughly how many planet Earths would fit into the Sun?
    100; 1,000; 10,000; or 1 million? 1 million 
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