General Knowledge Quiz #244
General Knowledge Quiz #244
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What metal, whose modern production is exceeded only by iron, was more expensive than gold until the 1880s, and is named fom Latin 'bitter salt': Copper; Aluminium; Zinc; or Silver?
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Which two of these are not among the 'Seven Deadly Sins' (derived from Christian tradition): Pride; Greed; Lust; Envy; Dishonesty; Gluttony; Wrath (anger); Sloth; or Wastage?
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The BBC stopped using (What?) in 2006, a main feature of its TV broadcast branding since 1953: Sea; Globe; Transmission tower; or Big Ben?
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Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir's vast corporation which crashed after fraud investigation in 1990 was: Top Deck; Stiff Neck; Polly Peck; or Ship Wreck?
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Elisabeth Beresford's series of children's novels from 1968 is: The Wombles; The Magic Roundabout; Thomas the Tank Engine; or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
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The biggest grossing musical movie ever (at 2016) is: West Side Story; Grease; The Sound of Music; or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
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After typhoon Nock-ten/Nina (25 Dec 2016), which nation's President Rodgrigo Duterte reportedly threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter: Malta; Mexico; The Philippines; or Spain?
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The emblem of four arrowhead 'V' shapes joined at their points is known as a (What?) cross: Celtic; Iron; St George's; or Maltese?
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What rhesus-negative blood type is traditionally considered a universal replacement for all other types: A; B; O; or AB?
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An autoclave typically uses (What?) for (What purpose?): Human breath; Sunlight; Pressurized steam; Sterilization; Music amplification; or Plant cultivation?
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Over 90% of the world's fishery and aquaculture workers are in: Africa; The Caribbean; Asia; or Iceland?
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What nation in 2016 began offering payment to soccer players more than double European rates: USA; China; India; or Russia?
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Alluding to early-1900s cost of a UK marriage licence, what bingo call number is traditionally "Was she worth it?
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Gala pie, a variation of traditional British pork pie, includes a (typically long) hard boiled: Carrot; Banana; Egg; or Eel?
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The Centre Block (French: Édifice du Centre) is the main parliamentary building of: Canada; France; Switzerland; or Argentina?
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The famous royal photographer Anthony Armstrong Jones (1930-2017) is better known as Lord: Byron; Haw-Haw; Snooty; or Snowdon?
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Lebanese-American Kahlil Gibran's remarkable best-selling 1923 book of 26 'life-guiding' fables is called The: Sun; Tree; Prophet; or Answer?
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Brass is an alloy of which two of: Copper; Iron; Zinc; Lead; or Tin?
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Which profession takes the Hyppocratic Oath: Lawyers; Accountants; Medical doctors; or Policemen/women?
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In December 2016 Bill English became the 39th Prime Minister of: Ireland; Canada; New Zealand; or France?
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What metal, whose modern production is exceeded only by iron, was more expensive than gold until the 1880s, and is named fom Latin 'bitter salt': Copper; Aluminium; Zinc; or Silver?Aluminium (or US-English spelling Aluminum)
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Which two of these are not among the 'Seven Deadly Sins' (derived from Christian tradition): Pride; Greed; Lust; Envy; Dishonesty; Gluttony; Wrath (anger); Sloth; or Wastage?(two answers required) Dishonesty and Wastage
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The BBC stopped using (What?) in 2006, a main feature of its TV broadcast branding since 1953: Sea; Globe; Transmission tower; or Big Ben?Globe
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Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir's vast corporation which crashed after fraud investigation in 1990 was: Top Deck; Stiff Neck; Polly Peck; or Ship Wreck?Polly Peck
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Elisabeth Beresford's series of children's novels from 1968 is: The Wombles; The Magic Roundabout; Thomas the Tank Engine; or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?The Wombles
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The biggest grossing musical movie ever (at 2016) is: West Side Story; Grease; The Sound of Music; or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?Grease
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After typhoon Nock-ten/Nina (25 Dec 2016), which nation's President Rodgrigo Duterte reportedly threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter: Malta; Mexico; The Philippines; or Spain?The Philippines
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The emblem of four arrowhead 'V' shapes joined at their points is known as a (What?) cross: Celtic; Iron; St George's; or Maltese?Maltese
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What rhesus-negative blood type is traditionally considered a universal replacement for all other types: A; B; O; or AB?O (modern science considers this a less reliable assumption, with various complications, than historically)
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An autoclave typically uses (What?) for (What purpose?): Human breath; Sunlight; Pressurized steam; Sterilization; Music amplification; or Plant cultivation?(two answers required) Pressurized steam for Sterilization
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Over 90% of the world's fishery and aquaculture workers are in: Africa; The Caribbean; Asia; or Iceland?Asia
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What nation in 2016 began offering payment to soccer players more than double European rates: USA; China; India; or Russia?China
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Alluding to early-1900s cost of a UK marriage licence, what bingo call number is traditionally "Was she worth it?": 49; 76; 10; or 22? 76 ('seven and six' i.e., seven shillings and sixpence)
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Gala pie, a variation of traditional British pork pie, includes a (typically long) hard boiled: Carrot; Banana; Egg; or Eel?Egg (the 'long egg' - so as to give a consistent circular section per slice - is made by separating whites from yolks and cooking in tubular sections)
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The Centre Block (French: Édifice du Centre) is the main parliamentary building of: Canada; France; Switzerland; or Argentina?Canada
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The famous royal photographer Anthony Armstrong Jones (1930-2017) is better known as Lord: Byron; Haw-Haw; Snooty; or Snowdon?Snowdon
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Lebanese-American Kahlil Gibran's remarkable best-selling 1923 book of 26 'life-guiding' fables is called The: Sun; Tree; Prophet; or Answer?Prophet
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Brass is an alloy of which two of: Copper; Iron; Zinc; Lead; or Tin?(two answers required) Copper and Zinc
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Which profession takes the Hyppocratic Oath: Lawyers; Accountants; Medical doctors; or Policemen/women?Medical doctors (named after ancient Greek physician Hyppocrates)
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In December 2016 Bill English became the 39th Prime Minister of: Ireland; Canada; New Zealand; or France?New Zealand
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