General Knowledge Quiz #284
General Knowledge Quiz #284
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Burj Khalifa, Tapei 101, Petronas 1 and 2, and KK100 are among the world's: Tallest buildings; Highest mountains; Biggest ships; or Longest bridges?
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Kerning refers to the spacing between characters in: War games; Stage plays; Typography; or Queuing at supermarket tills?
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Commonly in churchards, Latin 'Hic Jacet Sepultus' means what?
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VTOL and HOTOL refer to: Trains; Boats; Aircraft; or Bicycles?
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The Isle of Man parliament is The House of: Windows; Floors; Doors; or Keys?
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In grammar what has become more acceptable to do to 'the infinitive': Negate; Pluralize; Split; or Bend?
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What is the third ingredient allowed at Scotland's annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge-making Championships besides Water and Oatmeal?
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Russia borders with 14 nations; Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus,Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea and which four others?
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What three-letter word is Greek god of shepherds and meanings in cooking, film-making and gold propecting?
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Which modern city bridging Asia and Europe was called Byzantium?
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In birdwatching parlance, what is an LBJ, referring to an indistinguishable small brown bird?
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A bianca pizza is not: Leavened; Topped; Cooked; or Round?
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The internet TLD (top level domain) .mc is reserved for: Mission Control NASA; Monaco; Scotland; or Mcdonald's Restaurants?
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Characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a supercell is a type of: Ice age; Jet engine; Thunderstorm; or Hair dryer?
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What is the cube root of a million?
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Karōshi/Guolaosi (Japanese/Chinese) refer to death from: Grief; Old-age; Overwork; or Christmas?
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2nd World War posters/publicity likened the smell of chemical gas weapon Lewisite to: Lavender; Roses; Geraniums; or Spearmint?
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The popular 1990s Swedish band is called The: Cranberries; Corrs; Cardigans; or Jumpers?
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Known as Land of the Gods for its many Hindu temples, Utterrakhand is a north-eastern state of Pakistan; Nepal; India; or China?
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The national 'Australia Day' is the 26th of: January; February; March or December?
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Guacamole dip is made from which berry?
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The Limpopo river rises in central south (Where?) flowing to the Indian Ocean: Africa; Australia; India; or China?
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US-Finnish Linus Torvalds devised what largely eponymous open source operating system, also central to Android and Chrome?
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Canada's eastern region of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island is called The: Riptides; Saltaires; Maritimes; or Seaside?
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Hitchcock's thriller movie of John Buchan's book is 'The 39 (What?)' ?
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What silver-white metalloid element, symbol Te, is named from Latin for earth?
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What is the multiplication product of the top three numbers on a traditional calculator/phone keypad?
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Blbically referenced Matzo (matza/matzah) is an important (What?) in Jewish passover cuisine: Wine; Fish; Stew; or Unleavened flatbread?
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Japanese Kobe ('koby') from Tajima Wagyu cattle is highly prized finest quality: Leather; Milk; Beef; or Horn?
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From Greek blastos (sprout) and kystis (bladder), the blastocyst directly precedes what in human reproduction: Embryo; Ovum; Sperm; or Baby?
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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Burj Khalifa, Tapei 101, Petronas 1 and 2, and KK100 are among the world's: Tallest buildings; Highest mountains; Biggest ships; or Longest bridges?Tallest buildings
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Kerning refers to the spacing between characters in: War games; Stage plays; Typography; or Queuing at supermarket tills?Typography (gaps between letters and numbers, etc)
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Commonly in churchards, Latin 'Hic Jacet Sepultus' means what?Here Lies Buried
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VTOL and HOTOL refer to: Trains; Boats; Aircraft; or Bicycles?Aircraft (Vertical/Horizontal Take Off and Landing)
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The Isle of Man parliament is The House of: Windows; Floors; Doors; or Keys?Keys
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In grammar what has become more acceptable to do to 'the infinitive': Negate; Pluralize; Split; or Bend?Split (for example “to boldly go” or “to barely be heard” - i.e., inserting word/words between the 'to' and infinitive verb form, historically considered poor grammar)
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What is the third ingredient allowed at Scotland's annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge-making Championships besides Water and Oatmeal?Salt
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Russia borders with 14 nations; Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus,Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea and which four others?China, Norway, Finland, Ukraine
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What three-letter word is Greek god of shepherds and meanings in cooking, film-making and gold propecting?Pan
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Which modern city bridging Asia and Europe was called Byzantium?Istanbul
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In birdwatching parlance, what is an LBJ, referring to an indistinguishable small brown bird?Little Brown Job
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A bianca pizza is not: Leavened; Topped; Cooked; or Round?Topped (ie, no tomato/cheese topping - basically just the seasoned bread)
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The internet TLD (top level domain) .mc is reserved for: Mission Control NASA; Monaco; Scotland; or Mcdonald's Restaurants?Monaco (companies with trademark registered in Monaco)
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Characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a supercell is a type of: Ice age; Jet engine; Thunderstorm; or Hair dryer?Thunderstorm
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What is the cube root of a million?100
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Karōshi/Guolaosi (Japanese/Chinese) refer to death from: Grief; Old-age; Overwork; or Christmas?Overwork (causing heart attack, stroke, starvation, substance abuse, or mental illness/suicide, etc)
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2nd World War posters/publicity likened the smell of chemical gas weapon Lewisite to: Lavender; Roses; Geraniums; or Spearmint?Geraniums
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The popular 1990s Swedish band is called The: Cranberries; Corrs; Cardigans; or Jumpers?Cardigans
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Known as Land of the Gods for its many Hindu temples, Utterrakhand is a north-eastern state of Pakistan; Nepal; India; or China?India
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The national 'Australia Day' is the 26th of: January; February; March or December?January
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Guacamole dip is made from which berry?Avocado
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The Limpopo river rises in central south (Where?) flowing to the Indian Ocean: Africa; Australia; India; or China?Africa
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US-Finnish Linus Torvalds devised what largely eponymous open source operating system, also central to Android and Chrome?Linux
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Canada's eastern region of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island is called The: Riptides; Saltaires; Maritimes; or Seaside?Maritimes
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Hitchcock's thriller movie of John Buchan's book is 'The 39 (What?)' ?Steps
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What silver-white metalloid element, symbol Te, is named from Latin for earth?Tellurium (from tellus)
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What is the multiplication product of the top three numbers on a traditional calculator/phone keypad?504 (7 x 8 x 9)
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Blbically referenced Matzo (matza/matzah) is an important (What?) in Jewish passover cuisine: Wine; Fish; Stew; or Unleavened flatbread?Unleavened flatbread
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Japanese Kobe ('koby') from Tajima Wagyu cattle is highly prized finest quality: Leather; Milk; Beef; or Horn?Beef
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From Greek blastos (sprout) and kystis (bladder), the blastocyst directly precedes what in human reproduction: Embryo; Ovum; Sperm; or Baby?Embryo (it's basically a ball of cells)
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