General Knowledge Quiz #318

General Knowledge Quiz #318

Questions

1. US engineer/industrialist George Pullman (1831-1897) is eponymously associated with travel by: Air; Sea; Rail; or Road?
2. Name the two opposing campaign organizations featured in the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum?
3. Name the trademarked bass-frequency cinematic effect developed by Cerwin-Vega and Universal Studios initially for the 1974 film Earthquake?
4. Ragú refers originally in Italian to a: Pasta; Tomato; Meat-based sauce; or Cooking pan?
5. 'Every good boy deserves favour' is a mnemonic in: Chemistry; Geology; Music; or Baking?
6. CN and CP are the official marks/logos of which nation's two major railway corporations?
7. What literally connects Vikramshila Setu, Rajendra Setu, Mahatma Gandhi Setu and Farakka Barrage?
8. The main part of what musical instrument, commonly available in chromatic and diatonic forms, is called a 'comb'?
9. Acetylsalicylic Acid is better known by what Bayer trademark?
10. In card gambling games such as poker, an 'ante' refers to a betting stake which is: Lost; Compulsory; Higher than the previous one; or Borrowed?
11. On Apple Inc's apple logo the leaf and bite-out are respectively positioned: Left and Left; Left and Right; Right and Left; or Right and Right?
12. The term 'Standard', a traditional name of some newspapers, derives in this sense from the meaning of a: Quality measure; Flag; Tree/plant; or Newsstand/booth?
13. The word scourge - 'a cause of suffering' - is metaphorically derived from what instrument of punishment?
14. In the English language a 'perfect pangram' contains how many letters: 1; 3; 15; or 26?
15. Which 1947-originated DeBeers slogan is according to Advertising Age magazine the best advertising slogan of the 20th century (perhaps aided by a 1956 Fleming creation)?
16. A 'night glow' features in which sort of festival?
17. The works of which dramatic writer feature at least 64 bird species including all seven British crows?
18. The US-originating slang 'wallwart' is used in which connection: Horticultural; Achitectural; Electrical; or Legal?
19. A payment or loss representing a tiny fraction of the payee's wealth is metaphorically called 'Small (What?)', actually made in medieval times for children and poor folk: Wine; Beer; Cake; or Trousers?
20. In biochemistry the suffix '-ose' usually denotes what common sort of substance?

1. US engineer/industrialist George Pullman (1831-1897) is eponymously associated with travel by: Air; Sea; Rail; or Road?

   Rail 
2. Name the two opposing campaign organizations featured in the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum?

   Yes Scotland and Better Together 
3. Name the trademarked bass-frequency cinematic effect developed by Cerwin-Vega and Universal Studios initially for the 1974 film Earthquake?

   Sensurround
4. Ragú refers originally in Italian to a: Pasta; Tomato; Meat-based sauce; or Cooking pan?

   Meat-based sauce
5. 'Every good boy deserves favour' is a mnemonic in: Chemistry; Geology; Music; or Baking?

   Music 
6. CN and CP are the official marks/logos of which nation's two major railway corporations?

   Canada 
7. What literally connects Vikramshila Setu, Rajendra Setu, Mahatma Gandhi Setu and Farakka Barrage?

   The Ganges 
8. The main part of what musical instrument, commonly available in chromatic and diatonic forms, is called a 'comb'?

   Harmonica 
9. Acetylsalicylic Acid is better known by what Bayer trademark?

   Aspirin
10. In card gambling games such as poker, an 'ante' refers to a betting stake which is: Lost; Compulsory; Higher than the previous one; or Borrowed?

    Compulsory 
11. On Apple Inc's apple logo the leaf and bite-out are respectively positioned: Left and Left; Left and Right; Right and Left; or Right and Right?

    Right and Right
12. The term 'Standard', a traditional name of some newspapers, derives in this sense from the meaning of a: Quality measure; Flag; Tree/plant; or Newsstand/booth?

    Flag
13. The word scourge - 'a cause of suffering' - is metaphorically derived from what instrument of punishment?

    Whip 
14. In the English language a 'perfect pangram' contains how many letters: 1; 3; 15; or 26?

    26 
15. Which 1947-originated DeBeers slogan is according to Advertising Age magazine the best advertising slogan of the 20th century (perhaps aided by a 1956 Fleming creation)?

    A Diamond Is Forever 
16. A 'night glow' features in which sort of festival?

    Hot air balloons 
17. The works of which dramatic writer feature at least 64 bird species including all seven British crows?

    William Shakepeare 
18. The US-originating slang 'wallwart' is used in which connection: Horticultural; Achitectural; Electrical; or Legal?

    Electrical 
19. A payment or loss representing a tiny fraction of the payee's wealth is metaphorically called 'Small (What?)', actually made in medieval times for children and poor folk: Wine; Beer; Cake; or Trousers?

    Beer 
20. In biochemistry the suffix '-ose' usually denotes what common sort of substance?

    Sugar