General Knowledge Quiz #307

General Knowledge Quiz #307

Questions

1. Dhal is an Indian food made from: Pulses; Minced meat; Chickpea flour; or Cheese?
2. Name the five different nations/territories that are within, or partly within, the Iberian peninsular?
3. Paprika, the spice, is produced from dried: Chili peppers; Poppy buds; Onions; or Beetle glands?
4. In chemistry a hypothetical substance whose molecules occupy negligible space and have no interactions is called a: Satisfactory Solid; Ideal Gas; Perfect Plasma; or Lovely Liquid?
5. The popular names in the UK and USA for turpentine substitute are respectively '(What?
6. "Pater noster, qui es in caelis: sanctificetur Nomen Tuum," begins the Latin liturgical version of what?
7. What common item, which most adults would have in their pocket or bag, has a bow, blade, and bittings?
8. The Italian underworld Omertà concept is (What?) in relation to state authority/police: Cooperation; Non-cooperation; Bribery; or a Christmas truce?
9. The meat substitute product Quorn is made from: Cereal; Fungus; Soya bean; or Seaweed?
10. What's the more common Roman name of the god Mulciber - 'the smelter' - and the origin of a related geological term?
11. In the 1800s a spatterdash was a popular: Cocktail; Shoe attachment; Architectural rendering; or Cross country run?
12. The automotive corporation FCA, formed Jan 2014, owning marques such as Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Ferrari, Lancia, and Maserati, stands for what (two major automobiles corporations)?
13. What famous newspaper displays the motto "All the News That's Fit to Print", and is known as The Gray Lady because of its traditional dominance of copy (words) compared to graphics?
14. Aonori, Hijiki, Kombu, Nori, and Wakame are: Judo moves; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters; Edible Japanese seaweeds; or Samsung phone functions?
15. What short word prefixes these words to create five different words: Deal; On; Rises; Rate; and Slander?
16. What brand, ironically launched first for women in 1937, associated with a sailing ship logo, adopted the modern slogan: "If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't exist."?
17. Which country was named in 1645 by Dutch cartographers after Holland's westernmost multi-island 'sea-land' province?
18. What's a half plus a third?
19. Tiffi, Easter Bunny, Bubblegum Troll, Mr Toffee, and The Dragon who bathes at the Lemonade Lake are characters in what?
20. The 2010s global TV phenomenon 'Game of Thrones' is based on George Martin's novel series called 'A Song of (What?)': Praise; Sixpence; Ice and Fire; or Sex and Violence?

1. Dhal is an Indian food made from: Pulses; Minced meat; Chickpea flour; or Cheese?

   Pulses 
2. Name the five different nations/territories that are within, or partly within, the Iberian peninsular?

   Spain, Portugal, Andorra, France, Gibraltar 
3. Paprika, the spice, is produced from dried: Chili peppers; Poppy buds; Onions; or Beetle glands?

   Chili peppers
4. In chemistry a hypothetical substance whose molecules occupy negligible space and have no interactions is called a: Satisfactory Solid; Ideal Gas; Perfect Plasma; or Lovely Liquid?

   Ideal Gas
5. The popular names in the UK and USA for turpentine substitute are respectively '(What?

   and What? Spirit': White and Yellow; Yellow and Mineral; White and Mineral; or High and Fighting? White Spirit
6. "Pater noster, qui es in caelis: sanctificetur Nomen Tuum," begins the Latin liturgical version of what?

   The Lord's Prayer 
7. What common item, which most adults would have in their pocket or bag, has a bow, blade, and bittings?

   A key 
8. The Italian underworld Omertà concept is (What?) in relation to state authority/police: Cooperation; Non-cooperation; Bribery; or a Christmas truce?

   Non-cooperation
9. The meat substitute product Quorn is made from: Cereal; Fungus; Soya bean; or Seaweed?

   Fungus 
10. What's the more common Roman name of the god Mulciber - 'the smelter' - and the origin of a related geological term?

    Vulcan 
11. In the 1800s a spatterdash was a popular: Cocktail; Shoe attachment; Architectural rendering; or Cross country run?

    Shoe attachment 
12. The automotive corporation FCA, formed Jan 2014, owning marques such as Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Ferrari, Lancia, and Maserati, stands for what (two major automobiles corporations)?

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
13. What famous newspaper displays the motto "All the News That's Fit to Print", and is known as The Gray Lady because of its traditional dominance of copy (words) compared to graphics?

    The New York Times
14. Aonori, Hijiki, Kombu, Nori, and Wakame are: Judo moves; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters; Edible Japanese seaweeds; or Samsung phone functions?

    Edible Japanese seaweeds
15. What short word prefixes these words to create five different words: Deal; On; Rises; Rate; and Slander?

    I 
16. What brand, ironically launched first for women in 1937, associated with a sailing ship logo, adopted the modern slogan: "If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't exist."?

    Old Spice
17. Which country was named in 1645 by Dutch cartographers after Holland's westernmost multi-island 'sea-land' province?

    New Zealand 
18. What's a half plus a third?

    Five-sixths 
19. Tiffi, Easter Bunny, Bubblegum Troll, Mr Toffee, and The Dragon who bathes at the Lemonade Lake are characters in what?

    Candy Crush 
20. The 2010s global TV phenomenon 'Game of Thrones' is based on George Martin's novel series called 'A Song of (What?)': Praise; Sixpence; Ice and Fire; or Sex and Violence?

    Ice and Fire