General Knowledge Quiz #289

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  1. 13.  What pasta means 'little worms': Spaghetti; Vermicelli; Tagliatelle; or Lasagne?
  2. 25.  Match the pre-Euro currencies and nations: Escudo, Tolar, Lats, Drachma –  Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Latvia?
  3. 24.  In 2017 Venice announced a ban of what increasingly super-sized pollutants: Takeaway meals; Cruise ships; Seagulls; or Stag and Hen parties?
  4. 23.  Whose adaptable eponymous law proposes that work expands to fill time available?
  5. 22.  'Clear seeing' in French gave what Anglicized term for a psychic or extrasensory perception (ESP) practitioner?
  6. 21.  A sophomore traditionally refers to a US further education student in year: 1; 2; 3; or 4?
  7. 20.  What word prefixes fever, hammer, metal, pages, and river?
  8. 19.  Meaning sequins, what was the 1950-80s fruit sweet version of throat lozenge Tunes?
  9. 18.  Besides forage and grain, sorghum grass was grown for: Smoking; Syrup; Thatching; or Linen?
  10. 17.  'Spanish bayonet' informally refers to the plant family: Tomato; Aloe Vera; Yucca or Bamboo?
  11. 16.  Epinephrine, an emergency treatment for cardiac arrest is better known as: Adrenalin; Cortisol; Seratonin; or Oxytocin?
  12. 15.  The Mohs scale measures mineral: Acidity; Luminosity; Hardness; or Weight?
  13. 14.  What vintage/handmade online business is named loosely phonetically from Italian 'oh yes' and French 'what if'?
  14. 1.     12.5% equates to what fraction?
  15. 12.  Humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen 2017 was largely caused by proxy war between (which two of): Russia; Iran; China; or Saudi Arabia?
  16. 11.  What hard metal element symbol Mo is named from Greek for lead?
  17. 10.  A subject that would be challengingly complex if discussed is metaphorically a (What?) of (What?): Box; Can; or Bag; of Frogs; Worms; or Spanners?
  18. 9.     'Glavenoye Upravleniye Lagarej' (1923-61) is the acronymic origin of what word for a prison?
  19. 8.     A glengarry, with a toorie and cockade, is a traditional Scottish: Soup; Hat; Dance; or Goalkeeper?
  20. 7.     What does ZANU-PF stand for?
  21. 6.     Traditional use of amalgam mercury alloy was: Bullets; Thermometers; Church bells; or Dental fillings?
  22. 5.     The term 'Scaramouche' originated in Italian: Football; Winemaking; Pantomime; or Mafia?
  23. 4.     James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon originated 'Shangri-La' as a synonym for: Utopia; Dystopia; Myopia; or Ethiopia?
  24. 3.     The Stubhub and Viagogo corporations, raided/investigated in 2017, controversially sell: Parliamentary seats; Human organs; Concert tickets; or Parking spaces?
  25. 2.     Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem mean before and after: Dark; Birth; Midday; or Prayers?

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  1. 13.  What pasta means 'little worms': Spaghetti; Vermicelli; Tagliatelle; or Lasagne?
    Vermicelli
  2. 25.  Match the pre-Euro currencies and nations: Escudo, Tolar, Lats, Drachma –  Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Latvia?
    Escudo=Portugal,  Tolar=Slovenia,  Lats=Latvia, Drachma=Greece
  3. 24.  In 2017 Venice announced a ban of what increasingly super-sized pollutants: Takeaway meals; Cruise ships; Seagulls; or Stag and Hen parties?
    Cruise ships
  4. 23.  Whose adaptable eponymous law proposes that work expands to fill time available?
    Parkinson 
  5. 22.  'Clear seeing' in French gave what Anglicized term for a psychic or extrasensory perception (ESP) practitioner?
    Clairvoyant
  6. 21.  A sophomore traditionally refers to a US further education student in year: 1; 2; 3; or 4?
    2 
  7. 20.  What word prefixes fever, hammer, metal, pages, and river?
    Yellow
  8. 19.  Meaning sequins, what was the 1950-80s fruit sweet version of throat lozenge Tunes?
    Spangles
  9. 18.  Besides forage and grain, sorghum grass was grown for: Smoking; Syrup; Thatching; or Linen?
    Syrup
  10. 17.  'Spanish bayonet' informally refers to the plant family: Tomato; Aloe Vera; Yucca or Bamboo?
    Yucca
  11. 16.  Epinephrine, an emergency treatment for cardiac arrest is better known as: Adrenalin; Cortisol; Seratonin; or Oxytocin?
    Adrenalin 
  12. 15.  The Mohs scale measures mineral: Acidity; Luminosity; Hardness; or Weight?
    Hardness
  13. 14.  What vintage/handmade online business is named loosely phonetically from Italian 'oh yes' and French 'what if'?
    Etsy
  14. 1.     12.5% equates to what fraction?
    1/8 
  15. 12.  Humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen 2017 was largely caused by proxy war between (which two of): Russia; Iran; China; or Saudi Arabia?
    Iran and Saudi Arabia 
  16. 11.  What hard metal element symbol Mo is named from Greek for lead?
    Molybdenum 
  17. 10.  A subject that would be challengingly complex if discussed is metaphorically a (What?) of (What?): Box; Can; or Bag; of Frogs; Worms; or Spanners?
    Can of Worms
  18. 9.     'Glavenoye Upravleniye Lagarej' (1923-61) is the acronymic origin of what word for a prison?
    Gulag 
  19. 8.     A glengarry, with a toorie and cockade, is a traditional Scottish: Soup; Hat; Dance; or Goalkeeper?
    Hat 
  20. 7.     What does ZANU-PF stand for?
    Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front
  21. 6.     Traditional use of amalgam mercury alloy was: Bullets; Thermometers; Church bells; or Dental fillings?
    Dental fillings
  22. 5.     The term 'Scaramouche' originated in Italian: Football; Winemaking; Pantomime; or Mafia?
    Pantomime 
  23. 4.     James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon originated 'Shangri-La' as a synonym for: Utopia; Dystopia; Myopia; or Ethiopia?
    Utopia 
  24. 3.     The Stubhub and Viagogo corporations, raided/investigated in 2017, controversially sell: Parliamentary seats; Human organs; Concert tickets; or Parking spaces?
    Concert tickets
  25. 2.     Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem mean before and after: Dark; Birth; Midday; or Prayers?
    Midday 
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