General Knowledge Quiz #317

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  1. Traditional 'western' breadmaking generally requires flour defined as: Strong; Weak; Light or Heavy?
  2. The faux Latin expression 'Excreta Tauri Astutos Frustrantur' equates to which crude ironic alliterative English maxim?
  3. 'Lager' beer is named from German meaning: Light; Strong; Storehouse; or Peasant?
  4. Bright, Burley, and Oriental are leaves used for what?
  5. What technical term refers to documents/money held by a third party while agreement/conditions are fulfilled between two others?
  6. What creature was used as the US Dodge automotive logo in the 1930s-50s, and again 1970s-2000s?
  7. The UK government was criticized in 2014 for promoting the euphemistic term 'Mitochondrial transfer' to avoid controversy about genetic modification of: Cereals; Milk yield; Dangerous dog breeds; or Human babies?
  8. Name the precious spice and small bulb flower associated by etymology and extraction (two answers required)?
  9. Likud, Yesh Atid, and Shas are political parties of which country?
  10. The residual presence of (what?) gives brown sugar its colour/color?
  11. What communal cooking method/equipment derives from French 'melted'?
  12. As at the mid-2010s, which creature reportedly numbered over 5,000 in private USA ownership, compared to about 3,000 surviving in the world elsewhere?
  13. Santander Bank refused to accept 'Circus Uncertainty' as a UK business customer on moral grounds due to use of: Gerbils; Explosives; Magic; or Burlesque costumes?
  14. Turkey's 2014 leadership election was marked by women posting pictures on social media of themselves doing (what?) after the deputy Prime Minister reportedly suggested they should not publicly: Run; Laugh; Sunbathe; or Eat?
  15. The adjacent African nations Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin have coastlines facing: North; South; East; or West?
  16. A negotiating offer that is available for discussion is said to be 'On the (What?)': Cards; Table; Floor; or Level?
  17. Spell the German leader's name, Angela: Merchal; Merchel; Merkel; or Markel?
  18. A mattock (alternatively called a dibber in some countries) is used mainly for: Fishing; Digging; Knitting; or Plumbing?
  19. The Ebola disease is named after an African: River; Doctor; Monkey; or City?
  20. Google's experimental self-driving car of the mid-2010s is called: Drive; Jamjar; Broom; or Chauffeur?

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  1. Traditional 'western' breadmaking generally requires flour defined as: Strong; Weak; Light or Heavy?
    Strong
  2. The faux Latin expression 'Excreta Tauri Astutos Frustrantur' equates to which crude ironic alliterative English maxim?
    Bullshit Baffles Brains 
  3. 'Lager' beer is named from German meaning: Light; Strong; Storehouse; or Peasant?
    Storehouse 
  4. Bright, Burley, and Oriental are leaves used for what?
    Cigarettes
  5. What technical term refers to documents/money held by a third party while agreement/conditions are fulfilled between two others?
    Escrow
  6. What creature was used as the US Dodge automotive logo in the 1930s-50s, and again 1970s-2000s?
    Ram
  7. The UK government was criticized in 2014 for promoting the euphemistic term 'Mitochondrial transfer' to avoid controversy about genetic modification of: Cereals; Milk yield; Dangerous dog breeds; or Human babies?
    Human babies 
  8. Name the precious spice and small bulb flower associated by etymology and extraction (two answers required)?
    Saffron and Crocus
  9. Likud, Yesh Atid, and Shas are political parties of which country?
    Israel
  10. The residual presence of (what?) gives brown sugar its colour/color?
    Molasses 
  11. What communal cooking method/equipment derives from French 'melted'?
    Fondue
  12. As at the mid-2010s, which creature reportedly numbered over 5,000 in private USA ownership, compared to about 3,000 surviving in the world elsewhere?
    Tiger
  13. Santander Bank refused to accept 'Circus Uncertainty' as a UK business customer on moral grounds due to use of: Gerbils; Explosives; Magic; or Burlesque costumes?
    Burlesque costumes
  14. Turkey's 2014 leadership election was marked by women posting pictures on social media of themselves doing (what?) after the deputy Prime Minister reportedly suggested they should not publicly: Run; Laugh; Sunbathe; or Eat?
    Laugh
  15. The adjacent African nations Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin have coastlines facing: North; South; East; or West?
    South
  16. A negotiating offer that is available for discussion is said to be 'On the (What?)': Cards; Table; Floor; or Level?
    Table
  17. Spell the German leader's name, Angela: Merchal; Merchel; Merkel; or Markel?
    Merkel
  18. A mattock (alternatively called a dibber in some countries) is used mainly for: Fishing; Digging; Knitting; or Plumbing?
    Digging 
  19. The Ebola disease is named after an African: River; Doctor; Monkey; or City?
    River 
  20. Google's experimental self-driving car of the mid-2010s is called: Drive; Jamjar; Broom; or Chauffeur?
    Chauffeur
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