General Knowledge Quiz #285

General Knowledge Quiz #285

Questions

1.   Which of these musical notes is technically a misnomer: C flat; E flat; F sharp; or B?
2. 24.  Rheasilvia, considered the tallest mountain in the Solar System, is on: Mars; The Moon; Vesta asteroid; or The Sun?
3. 25.  What item of clothing is named after an atoll site of US nuclear testing, originally meaning 'surface of coconuts'?
4.      Which one of these originally meant a discipline requiring much work and practice: Kung Fu; Reiki; Origami; or Feng Shui?
5.      Chechnya has been in conflict with which governing nation since a vast dissolution in 1991?
6.      Theakston's Old Peculiar is a traditional English dark brown: Body rub gel; Real ale; Pipe tobacco; or Boot polish?
7.      What Unilever brand dropped a Facebook advert in 2017 because it showed “a black woman turning white after using the soap”?
8.      Jacinda Arden became the world's youngest female prime minister when elected as which nation's leader in 2017?
9.   Britain's second biggest land-owner after the Forestry Commission is the: National Trust; Queen; Church of England; or Google?
10.   The guava fruit is native to central: Americas; Africa; Europe; or China?
11.   Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo is a 1950s: Winter Olympics venue; Sports car; Opera; or Pyramid scheme?
12. 23.  The NATO flag/emblem is what icon?
13.   The 1521 assembly/reaction to Martin Luther's challenge to Catholic policies is called the: Imbibing of Eels; Consumption of Ants; Gorging of Frogs; or Diet of Worms?
14.   The modern replacement term for 'manic depression' is: Asperger's; Bipolar disorder; Autism; or PTSD?
15.   What Belgian cartoon characters created in 1958 wear Phrygian caps, historically worn to represent central European freedom from Roman slavery?
16.   The 22km Cook Strait is a dangerous sea passage between north and south islands of which nation?
17. 2  The perigee and apogee refer to the distances/movement between: Deadline and forecast; Golfer and ball; Earth and Satellite; or Divorcing couples?
18. 2  Hegemony is a form of: Card game; Dominant leadership; Gardening; or Money laundering?
19. 2  The NATO flag/emblem is what icon?
20. 2  Rheasilvia, considered the tallest mountain in the Solar System, is on: Mars; The Moon; Vesta asteroid; or The Sun?
21. 2  What item of clothing is named after an atoll site of US nuclear testing, originally meaning 'surface of coconuts'?
22. 13.  Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo is a 1950s: Winter Olympics venue; Sports car; Opera; or Pyramid scheme?
23. 3.     A 2017 MORI survey found which one of these cities' apartment rents to be just a fifth (20%) of the others: London, NYC, Paris; or Berlin?
24. 4.     Chechnya has been in conflict with which governing nation since a vast dissolution in 1991?
25. 5.     Theakston's Old Peculiar is a traditional English dark brown: Body rub gel; Real ale; Pipe tobacco; or Boot polish?
26. 6.     What Unilever brand dropped a Facebook advert in 2017 because it showed “a black woman turning white after using the soap”?
27. 7.     Jacinda Arden became the world's youngest female prime minister when elected as which nation's leader in 2017?
28. 8.     Which major holiday company was rebranded TUI ('too-ee') in 2017: Thomson; Thomas Cook; 18-30; or Virgin?
29. 9.     Toulouse in France is called the (What?) city due to its architecture: Blue; Pink; Orange; or Zebra?
30. 10.  Britain's second biggest land-owner after the Forestry Commission is the: National Trust; Queen; Church of England; or Google?
31. 11.  What is the vast animal taxonomy classification, including humans, referring to the female milk gland?
32. 12.  The guava fruit is native to central: Americas; Africa; Europe; or China?
33. 2.     Which one of these originally meant a discipline requiring much work and practice: Kung Fu; Reiki; Origami; or Feng Shui?
34. 14.  Which of these musical notes is technically a misnomer: C flat; E flat; F sharp; or B?
35. 15.  The 1521 assembly/reaction to Martin Luther's challenge to Catholic policies is called the: Imbibing of Eels; Consumption of Ants; Gorging of Frogs; or Diet of Worms?
36. 16.  What iconic monument (translation 'Crown of the Palace') was built as a Muslim mausoleum for the wife of 1700s emperor Shah Jahan?
37. 17.  The modern replacement term for 'manic depression' is: Asperger's; Bipolar disorder; Autism; or PTSD?
38. 18.  Quotidian refers to (What?) frequency: Three-monthly; Fortnightly; Daily; or Mistakenly?
39. 19.  What Belgian cartoon characters created in 1958 wear Phrygian caps, historically worn to represent central European freedom from Roman slavery?
40. 20.  The 22km Cook Strait is a dangerous sea passage between north and south islands of which nation?
41. 21.  The perigee and apogee refer to the distances/movement between: Deadline and forecast; Golfer and ball; Earth and Satellite; or Divorcing couples?
42. 22.  Hegemony is a form of: Card game; Dominant leadership; Gardening; or Money laundering?

1.   Which of these musical notes is technically a misnomer: C flat; E flat; F sharp; or B?

   C flat 
2. 24.  Rheasilvia, considered the tallest mountain in the Solar System, is on: Mars; The Moon; Vesta asteroid; or The Sun?

   Vesta asteroid
3. 25.  What item of clothing is named after an atoll site of US nuclear testing, originally meaning 'surface of coconuts'?

   Bikini
4.      Which one of these originally meant a discipline requiring much work and practice: Kung Fu; Reiki; Origami; or Feng Shui?

   Kung Fu
5.      Chechnya has been in conflict with which governing nation since a vast dissolution in 1991?

   Russia
6.      Theakston's Old Peculiar is a traditional English dark brown: Body rub gel; Real ale; Pipe tobacco; or Boot polish?

   Real Ale
7.      What Unilever brand dropped a Facebook advert in 2017 because it showed “a black woman turning white after using the soap”?

   Dove
8.      Jacinda Arden became the world's youngest female prime minister when elected as which nation's leader in 2017?

   New Zealand
9.   Britain's second biggest land-owner after the Forestry Commission is the: National Trust; Queen; Church of England; or Google?

   National Trust
10.   The guava fruit is native to central: Americas; Africa; Europe; or China?

    Americas
11.   Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo is a 1950s: Winter Olympics venue; Sports car; Opera; or Pyramid scheme?

    Winter Olympics venue 
12. 23.  The NATO flag/emblem is what icon?

    Bird; Compass; Sun; or Fish? Compass
13.   The 1521 assembly/reaction to Martin Luther's challenge to Catholic policies is called the: Imbibing of Eels; Consumption of Ants; Gorging of Frogs; or Diet of Worms?

    Diet of Worms 
14.   The modern replacement term for 'manic depression' is: Asperger's; Bipolar disorder; Autism; or PTSD?

    Bipolar disorder
15.   What Belgian cartoon characters created in 1958 wear Phrygian caps, historically worn to represent central European freedom from Roman slavery?

    Smurfs
16.   The 22km Cook Strait is a dangerous sea passage between north and south islands of which nation?

    New Zealand
17. 2  The perigee and apogee refer to the distances/movement between: Deadline and forecast; Golfer and ball; Earth and Satellite; or Divorcing couples?

    Earth and Satellite 
18. 2  Hegemony is a form of: Card game; Dominant leadership; Gardening; or Money laundering?

    Dominant leadership 
19. 2  The NATO flag/emblem is what icon?

    Bird; Compass; Sun; or Fish? Compass
20. 2  Rheasilvia, considered the tallest mountain in the Solar System, is on: Mars; The Moon; Vesta asteroid; or The Sun?

    Vesta asteroid
21. 2  What item of clothing is named after an atoll site of US nuclear testing, originally meaning 'surface of coconuts'?

    Bikini
22. 13.  Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo is a 1950s: Winter Olympics venue; Sports car; Opera; or Pyramid scheme?

    Winter Olympics venue 
23. 3.     A 2017 MORI survey found which one of these cities' apartment rents to be just a fifth (20%) of the others: London, NYC, Paris; or Berlin?

    Berlin
24. 4.     Chechnya has been in conflict with which governing nation since a vast dissolution in 1991?

    Russia
25. 5.     Theakston's Old Peculiar is a traditional English dark brown: Body rub gel; Real ale; Pipe tobacco; or Boot polish?

    Real Ale
26. 6.     What Unilever brand dropped a Facebook advert in 2017 because it showed “a black woman turning white after using the soap”?

    Dove
27. 7.     Jacinda Arden became the world's youngest female prime minister when elected as which nation's leader in 2017?

    New Zealand
28. 8.     Which major holiday company was rebranded TUI ('too-ee') in 2017: Thomson; Thomas Cook; 18-30; or Virgin?

    Thomson
29. 9.     Toulouse in France is called the (What?) city due to its architecture: Blue; Pink; Orange; or Zebra?

    Pink 
30. 10.  Britain's second biggest land-owner after the Forestry Commission is the: National Trust; Queen; Church of England; or Google?

    National Trust
31. 11.  What is the vast animal taxonomy classification, including humans, referring to the female milk gland?

    Mammal 
32. 12.  The guava fruit is native to central: Americas; Africa; Europe; or China?

    Americas
33. 2.     Which one of these originally meant a discipline requiring much work and practice: Kung Fu; Reiki; Origami; or Feng Shui?

    Kung Fu
34. 14.  Which of these musical notes is technically a misnomer: C flat; E flat; F sharp; or B?

    C flat 
35. 15.  The 1521 assembly/reaction to Martin Luther's challenge to Catholic policies is called the: Imbibing of Eels; Consumption of Ants; Gorging of Frogs; or Diet of Worms?

    Diet of Worms 
36. 16.  What iconic monument (translation 'Crown of the Palace') was built as a Muslim mausoleum for the wife of 1700s emperor Shah Jahan?

    Taj Mahal
37. 17.  The modern replacement term for 'manic depression' is: Asperger's; Bipolar disorder; Autism; or PTSD?

    Bipolar disorder
38. 18.  Quotidian refers to (What?) frequency: Three-monthly; Fortnightly; Daily; or Mistakenly?

    Daily
39. 19.  What Belgian cartoon characters created in 1958 wear Phrygian caps, historically worn to represent central European freedom from Roman slavery?

    Smurfs
40. 20.  The 22km Cook Strait is a dangerous sea passage between north and south islands of which nation?

    New Zealand
41. 21.  The perigee and apogee refer to the distances/movement between: Deadline and forecast; Golfer and ball; Earth and Satellite; or Divorcing couples?

    Earth and Satellite 
42. 22.  Hegemony is a form of: Card game; Dominant leadership; Gardening; or Money laundering?

    Dominant leadership