General Knowledge Quiz #241
General Knowledge Quiz #241
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What dish meant originally a white food: Custard; Blancmange; Trifle; or Yoghurt?
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The brand Reebok is Afrikaans for the grey rhebok, which is an African: Waterfall; Wind; Antelope; or Jumping ant?
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Emesis refers to expulsion from a: Bar; Church; School; or Stomach?
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The post-Roman, German settlers of England are called: Angles; Norse; Gauls; or Normans?
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The famous website ranking and analytics company noted for its toolbar, bought by Amazon in 1999, is called: Snopes; Alexa; Yell; or Go?
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Cape Dutch, originating 1700s, is a traditional term for the: Port of Amsterdam; Judge's robe; Afrikaans language; or Granny Smith apple?
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Called 'wash' by Victorians, a common laundry/cleaning solution for 2,000 years before detergents, was matured: Beer; Cheese; Human urine; or Coal dust?
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A doppelganger is someone's: Double; Role-model; Stage persona; or Arch enemy?
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Standardized pieces of text inserted into contracts/computer code are called: Ticker-tape; Copy-type; Boilerplate; or Sticky label?
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Baron Hardup is whose pantomime father: Sleeping Beauty; Snow White; Cinderella; or Widow Twanky?
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The Nordic appetizer gravlax is raw: Bacon; Salmon; Reindeer; or Seagull?
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Caulking, originally in boat/shipbuilding, extending to boilermaking and construction, is: Bribery of officials; Paying workers in cash; Filling joints and cracks; or Holiday for brass band duty?
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Sonar (originally an acronym) commonly refers to detection using: Light; Sound; X-Ray; or Nuclear fission?
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When we hear an explosion three miles away, it happened roughly how long ago: 1 second; 3 seconds; 5 seconds or 14 seconds?
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In Victorian England a 'pure finder' was a street collector of (What?) for the leather tanning industry: Rain water; Rotten vegetables; Broken glass; or Dog poo?
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Who married his co-star Lauren Bacall in 1945 after the films To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep: Frank Sinatra; Humphrey Bogart; John Wayne; or Wayne Sleep?
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A Conestoga is a heavy 1700-1800s (What?) used by Eastern US pioneers: Shotgun; Wagon; Building sand; or Flour?
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Guan is Chinese pottery whose glazing is: Gold; Blue and white; Fish-themed; or Cracked?
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The currencies: Korean Won, Japanese Yen, and Chinese Yuan all mean literally: Gold; Paper; Rice; or Round shape?
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Which one of these was not among the first search engines: AltaVista; Infoseek; TopBanana; Yahoo; WebCrawler, or Lycos?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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What dish meant originally a white food: Custard; Blancmange; Trifle; or Yoghurt?Blancmange
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The brand Reebok is Afrikaans for the grey rhebok, which is an African: Waterfall; Wind; Antelope; or Jumping ant?Antelope
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Emesis refers to expulsion from a: Bar; Church; School; or Stomach?Stomach
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The post-Roman, German settlers of England are called: Angles; Norse; Gauls; or Normans?Angles
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The famous website ranking and analytics company noted for its toolbar, bought by Amazon in 1999, is called: Snopes; Alexa; Yell; or Go?Alexa
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Cape Dutch, originating 1700s, is a traditional term for the: Port of Amsterdam; Judge's robe; Afrikaans language; or Granny Smith apple?The Afrikaans language
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Called 'wash' by Victorians, a common laundry/cleaning solution for 2,000 years before detergents, was matured: Beer; Cheese; Human urine; or Coal dust?Human urine
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A doppelganger is someone's: Double; Role-model; Stage persona; or Arch enemy?Double
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Standardized pieces of text inserted into contracts/computer code are called: Ticker-tape; Copy-type; Boilerplate; or Sticky label?Boilerplate
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Baron Hardup is whose pantomime father: Sleeping Beauty; Snow White; Cinderella; or Widow Twanky?Cinderella
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The Nordic appetizer gravlax is raw: Bacon; Salmon; Reindeer; or Seagull?Salmon
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Caulking, originally in boat/shipbuilding, extending to boilermaking and construction, is: Bribery of officials; Paying workers in cash; Filling joints and cracks; or Holiday for brass band duty?Filling joints and cracks
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Sonar (originally an acronym) commonly refers to detection using: Light; Sound; X-Ray; or Nuclear fission?Sound
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When we hear an explosion three miles away, it happened roughly how long ago: 1 second; 3 seconds; 5 seconds or 14 seconds?14 seconds
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In Victorian England a 'pure finder' was a street collector of (What?) for the leather tanning industry: Rain water; Rotten vegetables; Broken glass; or Dog poo?Dog poo
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Who married his co-star Lauren Bacall in 1945 after the films To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep: Frank Sinatra; Humphrey Bogart; John Wayne; or Wayne Sleep?Humphrey Bogart
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A Conestoga is a heavy 1700-1800s (What?) used by Eastern US pioneers: Shotgun; Wagon; Building sand; or Flour?Wagon
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Guan is Chinese pottery whose glazing is: Gold; Blue and white; Fish-themed; or Cracked?Cracked
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The currencies: Korean Won, Japanese Yen, and Chinese Yuan all mean literally: Gold; Paper; Rice; or Round shape?Round shape
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Which one of these was not among the first search engines: AltaVista; Infoseek; TopBanana; Yahoo; WebCrawler, or Lycos?TopBanana
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