General Knowledge Quiz #278

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  1. What's the cube root of 512?
  2. A quire is a variously interpreted measure of sheet: Metal; Paper; Lightening; or Music?
  3. In mathematics, infinity is actually: Circular; Endless; A negative; or A determined number?
  4. Chiasmus is a dramatic literary/spoken device where a phrase is repeated: Louder; Quieter; Inverted; or Translated?
  5. What is a box in a table or spreadsheet for a data entry commonly called?
  6. "I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these computations," wrote Isaac Newton about what 'two-letter' number?
  7. Elemental sulfur/sulphur is: Blue; Green; Yellow; or Red?
  8. What beverage brand was named in the 1940s from 'Pre-Gestee', a digestion aid?
  9. The Greek goddess representing emptiness, which produced dark, night, the underworld and desire is: Void; Vacuum; Chaos; or Zero?
  10. The pith of what wetland sedge plant was an ancient paper and Latin word-root for paper?
  11. What is the Amazonian/Colombian mythical city and emperor named in Spanish 'The Golden One'?
  12. The old expression of surprise 'Gordon Bennett' (euphemism for 'Gor Blimey') is said based on a real American: Footballer; Singer; President; or Publisher?
  13. Nickel silver, soft solder, and commercial bronze all contain: Gold; Sodium; Zinc; or Sugar?
  14. What bathing/spa trademark originates from its 1920s footbath radiated oxygen portmanteau?
  15. What does the media corporation name AOL stand for?
  16. Which one of these is not a cruciferous vegetable: Brussels sprouts; Bok choy; Cauliflower; or Green beans?
  17. What's the longest river in Asia?
  18. The cassowary, rhea, and moa are/were (What?) birds: Sea; Flightless; Humming; or Mythical?
  19. Which city is generally considered to host the largest carnival: London; New York; Paris; or Rio de Janeiro?
  20. Human hair with low eumelanin and high pheomelanin is generally: Black; Grey; Blond; or Red?
  21. A semiconductor to amplify/switch signals and power is a: Capacitor; Transistor; Diode: or Battery?
  22. The maths symbol for 'therefore' is how many dots arranged as a triangle?
  23. A paradiddle is a technique for what musical instrument?
  24. Which of the 'four temperaments', secreted by mucous membrane, represents/refers to calmness?
  25. What word refers separately to mineral extraction and a hunted creature?
  26. What word prefixes arcade, black, farthing, whistle and pinching to make five new terms?

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Interactive Quiz

  1. What's the cube root of 512?
    8
  2. A quire is a variously interpreted measure of sheet: Metal; Paper; Lightening; or Music?
    Paper (typically a number of folded sheets used in bookmaking)
  3. In mathematics, infinity is actually: Circular; Endless; A negative; or A determined number?
    Endless
  4. Chiasmus is a dramatic literary/spoken device where a phrase is repeated: Louder; Quieter; Inverted; or Translated?
    Inverted (eg: JF Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country..")
  5. What is a box in a table or spreadsheet for a data entry commonly called?
    Cell
  6. "I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these computations," wrote Isaac Newton about what 'two-letter' number?
    Pi (the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, which recurs infinitely, probably..)
  7. Elemental sulfur/sulphur is: Blue; Green; Yellow; or Red?
    Yellow
  8. What beverage brand was named in the 1940s from 'Pre-Gestee', a digestion aid?
    PG Tips (tea - also a reference to the high quality tea plant leaf tips)
  9. The Greek goddess representing emptiness, which produced dark, night, the underworld and desire is: Void; Vacuum; Chaos; or Zero?
    Chaos
  10. The pith of what wetland sedge plant was an ancient paper and Latin word-root for paper?
    Papyrus (paper-reed)
  11. What is the Amazonian/Colombian mythical city and emperor named in Spanish 'The Golden One'?
    El Dorado (less commonly El Hombre Dorado/El Rey Dorado)
  12. The old expression of surprise 'Gordon Bennett' (euphemism for 'Gor Blimey') is said based on a real American: Footballer; Singer; President; or Publisher?
    Publisher (1841-1918 - incidentally 'Gor Blimey' is a shortening of the oath 'God blind me')
  13. Nickel silver, soft solder, and commercial bronze all contain: Gold; Sodium; Zinc; or Sugar?
    Zinc
  14. What bathing/spa trademark originates from its 1920s footbath radiated oxygen portmanteau?
    Radox
  15. What does the media corporation name AOL stand for?
    America Online
  16. Which one of these is not a cruciferous vegetable: Brussels sprouts; Bok choy; Cauliflower; or Green beans?
    Green beans (don't have cross-shaped flowers)
  17. What's the longest river in Asia?
    Yangtze
  18. The cassowary, rhea, and moa are/were (What?) birds: Sea; Flightless; Humming; or Mythical?
    Flightless
  19. Which city is generally considered to host the largest carnival: London; New York; Paris; or Rio de Janeiro?
    Rio de Janeiro
  20. Human hair with low eumelanin and high pheomelanin is generally: Black; Grey; Blond; or Red?
    Red
  21. A semiconductor to amplify/switch signals and power is a: Capacitor; Transistor; Diode: or Battery?
    Transistor
  22. The maths symbol for 'therefore' is how many dots arranged as a triangle?
    Three 
  23. A paradiddle is a technique for what musical instrument?
    Drum
  24. Which of the 'four temperaments', secreted by mucous membrane, represents/refers to calmness?
    Phlegm
  25. What word refers separately to mineral extraction and a hunted creature?
    Quarry
  26. What word prefixes arcade, black, farthing, whistle and pinching to make five new terms?
    Penny
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