General Knowledge Quiz #266

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  1. What US company founded eponymously by a German immigrant in 1853 became famous for its organs, jukeboxes and vending machines?
  2. Match these countries to their internet top-level-domains: Switzerland, China, Canada, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) - .ci .ca. ch .cn ?
  3. The abbreviation SWOT analysis stands for what?
  4. What is the grammatical term for a short phrase contradiction in terms: Oxymoron; Palindrome; Pilcrow; or Plagiarism?
  5. What Jewellery firm founded 1842 in St Petersburg famous for its eggs was nationalised by the Bolsheviks in 1918?
  6. Folder paper named after the Philippines city where local hemp was first used to make it is: White; Pink; Buff; or Green?
  7. Associated with French philosophical enlightenment 17-18thC, a hosted gathering of people for discussion and learning was/is a: Kitchen; Salon; Studio; or Study?
  8. Italian Maria Montessori (1870-1952) developed her famous eponymous method for (What?) at her La Casa Dei Bambini: Education; Childbirth; Cooking; or Tattooing?
  9. 'Commensurate' means: Early; Proportionate; Opinionated; or Working class?
  10. 'Sayonara' is an Americanized Japanese word for what?
  11. What remedial word refers to the hardening of resins and cements, and the preserving of meat, etc., by salting or drying etc?
  12. From 1935 to 1986 the Canadian silver dollar featured a: Lion; Eagle; Canoe; or Harp?
  13. What ancient Indian practice with Hatha and Raja versions has Sanskrit word origins combining union and concentration?
  14. Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Shakepeare's Romeo and Juliet refer to a (What?) as an 'iron crow': White witch; Prussian general; Red wine cocktail; or Wrecking bar?
  15. A yurt, originating/popular with central Asia nomads from c.600BC is a type of: Tent; Cart; Horse; or Sour cream drink?
  16. Schroeder and Marcy are among the perpetual children in (What?) famous creation by (Who?) from 1950-2000?
  17. What London street is a metonym for UK central government administration?
  18. What traditional amusement forms Wikipedia's spherical logo?
  19. In 2017 Fraser Corsan achieved what record-breaking speed for a non-mechanized free-falling human, in a wingsuit: 93mph; 119mph; 249mph; or 23,000mph?
  20. The personal development appraisal method which includes views of co-workers about the worker concerned is popularly called "(How many degrees?) Feedback": 50; 90; 100; or 360?
  21. The Turkish words 'ask' and 'sevgi' mean: Sun; God; Love; or Milk?
  22. The 2017-elected French President's newly and dramatically emerged party is abbreviated to: REM; ABBA; U2; or 10CC?
  23. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are two autonomous constituent countries of: Norway; Denmark; Canada; or USA?
  24. The Brazilian Real is the national: Dance; Currency; Parliament; or Dish?

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  1. What US company founded eponymously by a German immigrant in 1853 became famous for its organs, jukeboxes and vending machines?
    Wurlitzer
  2. Match these countries to their internet top-level-domains: Switzerland, China, Canada, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) - .ci .ca. ch .cn ?
    Switzerland = .ch , China = .cn , Canada = .ca , Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) = .ci
  3. The abbreviation SWOT analysis stands for what?
    Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (see SWOT analysis)
  4. What is the grammatical term for a short phrase contradiction in terms: Oxymoron; Palindrome; Pilcrow; or Plagiarism?
    Oxymoron (eg: open secret, sweet sorrow, tough love - see lots more fascinating grammatical curiosities)
  5. What Jewellery firm founded 1842 in St Petersburg famous for its eggs was nationalised by the Bolsheviks in 1918?
    Fabergé (House of Fabergé)
  6. Folder paper named after the Philippines city where local hemp was first used to make it is: White; Pink; Buff; or Green?
    Buff (the paper and city is Manila)
  7. Associated with French philosophical enlightenment 17-18thC, a hosted gathering of people for discussion and learning was/is a: Kitchen; Salon; Studio; or Study?
    Salon
  8. Italian Maria Montessori (1870-1952) developed her famous eponymous method for (What?) at her La Casa Dei Bambini: Education; Childbirth; Cooking; or Tattooing?
    Education (based on developing natural ability rather than driven by academic instruction)
  9. 'Commensurate' means: Early; Proportionate; Opinionated; or Working class?
    Proportionate
  10. 'Sayonara' is an Americanized Japanese word for what?
    Goodbye
  11. What remedial word refers to the hardening of resins and cements, and the preserving of meat, etc., by salting or drying etc?
    Cure (or curing)
  12. From 1935 to 1986 the Canadian silver dollar featured a: Lion; Eagle; Canoe; or Harp?
    Canoe
  13. What ancient Indian practice with Hatha and Raja versions has Sanskrit word origins combining union and concentration?
    Yoga
  14. Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Shakepeare's Romeo and Juliet refer to a (What?) as an 'iron crow': White witch; Prussian general; Red wine cocktail; or Wrecking bar?
    Wrecking bar (also called a crowbar or jemmy, among other things - its earliest name was an iron crow, because it resembles a crow's foot)
  15. A yurt, originating/popular with central Asia nomads from c.600BC is a type of: Tent; Cart; Horse; or Sour cream drink?
    Tent
  16. Schroeder and Marcy are among the perpetual children in (What?) famous creation by (Who?) from 1950-2000?
    (two answers required) Charlie Brown by Charles M Schulz(Schulz is also an acceptable answer)
  17. What London street is a metonym for UK central government administration?
    Whitehall
  18. What traditional amusement forms Wikipedia's spherical logo?
    Jigsaw
  19. In 2017 Fraser Corsan achieved what record-breaking speed for a non-mechanized free-falling human, in a wingsuit: 93mph; 119mph; 249mph; or 23,000mph?
    249mph
  20. The personal development appraisal method which includes views of co-workers about the worker concerned is popularly called "(How many degrees?) Feedback": 50; 90; 100; or 360?
    360
  21. The Turkish words 'ask' and 'sevgi' mean: Sun; God; Love; or Milk?
    Love
  22. The 2017-elected French President's newly and dramatically emerged party is abbreviated to: REM; ABBA; U2; or 10CC?
    REM (La Republique En Marche - also simply En Marche, or EM)
  23. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are two autonomous constituent countries of: Norway; Denmark; Canada; or USA?
    Denmark
  24. The Brazilian Real is the national: Dance; Currency; Parliament; or Dish?
    Currency
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