General Knowledge Quiz #284

General Knowledge Quiz #284

Questions

1.   Burj Khalifa, Tapei 101, Petronas 1 and 2, and KK100  are among the world's: Tallest buildings; Highest mountains; Biggest ships; or Longest bridges?
2.    Kerning refers to the spacing between characters in: War games; Stage plays; Typography; or Queuing at supermarket tills?
3.  Commonly in churchards, Latin 'Hic Jacet Sepultus' means what?
4.  VTOL and HOTOL refer to: Trains; Boats; Aircraft; or Bicycles?
5.  The Isle of Man parliament is The House of: Windows; Floors; Doors; or Keys?
6.  In grammar what has become more acceptable to do to 'the infinitive': Negate; Pluralize; Split; or Bend?
7.   What is the third ingredient allowed at Scotland's annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge-making Championships besides Water and Oatmeal?
8.   Russia borders with 14 nations; Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus,Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea and which four others?
9.   What three-letter word is Greek god of shepherds and meanings in cooking, film-making and  gold propecting?
10.   Which modern city bridging Asia and Europe was called Byzantium?
11.   In birdwatching parlance, what is an LBJ, referring to an indistinguishable small brown bird?
12.   A bianca pizza is not: Leavened; Topped; Cooked; or Round?
13.   The internet TLD (top level domain) .mc is reserved for: Mission Control NASA; Monaco; Scotland; or Mcdonald's Restaurants?
14.   Characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a supercell is a type of: Ice age; Jet engine; Thunderstorm; or Hair dryer?
15.   What is the cube root of a million?
16.     Karōshi/Guolaosi (Japanese/Chinese) refer to death from: Grief; Old-age; Overwork; or Christmas?
17.   2nd World War posters/publicity likened the smell of chemical gas weapon Lewisite to: Lavender; Roses; Geraniums; or Spearmint?
18.   The popular 1990s Swedish band is called The: Cranberries; Corrs; Cardigans; or Jumpers?
19.   Known as Land of the Gods for its many Hindu temples, Utterrakhand is a north-eastern state of Pakistan; Nepal; India; or China?
20.    The national 'Australia Day' is the 26th of: January; February; March or December?
21.   Guacamole dip is made from which berry?
22.   The Limpopo river rises in central south (Where?) flowing to the Indian Ocean: Africa; Australia; India; or China?
23.   US-Finnish Linus Torvalds devised what largely eponymous open source operating system, also central to Android and Chrome?
24.     Canada's eastern region of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island is called The: Riptides; Saltaires; Maritimes; or Seaside?
25.     Hitchcock's thriller movie of John Buchan's book is 'The 39 (What?)' ?
26.     What silver-white metalloid element, symbol Te, is named from Latin for earth?
27.     What is the multiplication product of the top three numbers on a traditional calculator/phone keypad?
28.     Blbically referenced Matzo (matza/matzah) is an important (What?) in Jewish passover cuisine: Wine; Fish; Stew; or Unleavened flatbread?
29.     Japanese Kobe ('koby') from Tajima Wagyu cattle is highly prized finest quality: Leather; Milk; Beef; or Horn?
30.     From Greek blastos (sprout) and kystis (bladder), the blastocyst directly precedes what in human reproduction: Embryo; Ovum; Sperm; or Baby?

1.   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
2.    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)
3.  Commonly in churchards, Latin 'Hic Jacet Sepultus' means what?

   Here Lies Buried
4.  VTOL and HOTOL refer to: Trains; Boats; Aircraft; or Bicycles?

   Aircraft (Vertical/Horizontal Take Off and Landing)
5.  The Isle of Man parliament is The House of: Windows; Floors; Doors; or Keys?

   Keys
6.  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)
7.   What is the third ingredient allowed at Scotland's annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge-making Championships besides Water and Oatmeal?

   Salt
8.   Russia borders with 14 nations; Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus,Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea and which four others?

   China, Norway, Finland, Ukraine
9.   What three-letter word is Greek god of shepherds and meanings in cooking, film-making and  gold propecting?

   Pan
10.   Which modern city bridging Asia and Europe was called Byzantium?

    Istanbul  
11.   In birdwatching parlance, what is an LBJ, referring to an indistinguishable small brown bird?

    Little Brown Job
12.   A bianca pizza is not: Leavened; Topped; Cooked; or Round?

    Topped (ie, no tomato/cheese topping - basically just the seasoned bread)
13.   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)
14.   Characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a supercell is a type of: Ice age; Jet engine; Thunderstorm; or Hair dryer?

    Thunderstorm
15.   What is the cube root of a million?

    100
16.     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)
17.   2nd World War posters/publicity likened the smell of chemical gas weapon Lewisite to: Lavender; Roses; Geraniums; or Spearmint?

    Geraniums 
18.   The popular 1990s Swedish band is called The: Cranberries; Corrs; Cardigans; or Jumpers?

    Cardigans
19.   Known as Land of the Gods for its many Hindu temples, Utterrakhand is a north-eastern state of Pakistan; Nepal; India; or China?

    India
20.    The national 'Australia Day' is the 26th of: January; February; March or December?

    January
21.   Guacamole dip is made from which berry?

    Avocado
22.   The Limpopo river rises in central south (Where?) flowing to the Indian Ocean: Africa; Australia; India; or China?

    Africa
23.   US-Finnish Linus Torvalds devised what largely eponymous open source operating system, also central to Android and Chrome?

    Linux
24.     Canada's eastern region of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island is called The: Riptides; Saltaires; Maritimes; or Seaside?

    Maritimes
25.     Hitchcock's thriller movie of John Buchan's book is 'The 39 (What?)' ?

    Steps
26.     What silver-white metalloid element, symbol Te, is named from Latin for earth?

    Tellurium (from tellus)
27.     What is the multiplication product of the top three numbers on a traditional calculator/phone keypad?

    504 (7 x 8 x 9)
28.     Blbically referenced Matzo (matza/matzah) is an important (What?) in Jewish passover cuisine: Wine; Fish; Stew; or Unleavened flatbread?

    Unleavened flatbread 
29.     Japanese Kobe ('koby') from Tajima Wagyu cattle is highly prized finest quality: Leather; Milk; Beef; or Horn?

    Beef  
30.     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)