General Knowledge Quiz #319

General Knowledge Quiz #319

Questions

1. Which famous archipelago comprises eight major islands including Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and Molokai?
2. Bok Choy (US) or Pak Choi (UK) is a Chinese: Martial art; Writing style; Poetry; or Cabbage?
3. What is a finch-like bird, a festive decoration, and a baby's hooded sleeping garment?
4. What term, derived from Italian/French theatrical farce, nowadays fashionably refers to mildly erotic entertainment and striptease?
5. American Callan Pinckney's eponymously named system became a best-selling (1980s-2000s) book/video franchise in what genre: Cooking; DIY; Fitness; or Childcare?
6. Computer programming students commonly begin by writing a program named from its display output - "Hello (What?)": Everyone!; World!; Mum!; or Goodbye! ?
7. What modern globally recognized symbol was created by British designer Gerald Holtom in 1958, based on the flag semaphore signals for N and D?
8. Trypanosomiasis technically refers to what sort of sickness: Travel; Sleeping; Sea; or Love?
9. What traditional American word for an ancient weapon refers to the gravity-based accelerational effect of a celestial object on another, or on a spacecraft?
10. The capacity in megabytes (MB) of a standard Compact Disc is about: 0.7; 7.3; 73.7; or 737?
11. Name Google's search engine for academic publishing?
12. The energy possessed by something due to its motion is called: Potential; Kinetic; Elastic; or Gravitational?
13. What is a 3D crystal structure in physics and a criss-cross pastry pie top?
14. The word dinosaur is from Greek 'deinos saurus' meaning: Eat Plenty; Terrible Lizard; Angry Bird; or Saw Tooth?
15. Warp and weft (USA, warp and fill) refer to the main elements in making: Beer; Bread; Cloth; or Shoes?
16. The technical term 'Wearing Course' is used in: Fashion shows; Golf; Road surfacing; or Catering?
17. Sauerkraut is a type of German: Sausage; Bread; Cabbage; or Yoghurt?
18. Whose logo features two pulling horses and the words 'original riveted'?
19. The European supermarket corporation Netto was founded and remains (at 2014) headquartered in: Denmark; Germany; France; or Italy?
20. Built for the 1980 Summer Olympics, which city boasts the The Izmailovo Hotel (at 2014 the world's largest, comprising 7,500 rooms)?

1. Which famous archipelago comprises eight major islands including Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and Molokai?

   Hawaiian Islands
2. Bok Choy (US) or Pak Choi (UK) is a Chinese: Martial art; Writing style; Poetry; or Cabbage?

   Cabbage
3. What is a finch-like bird, a festive decoration, and a baby's hooded sleeping garment?

   Bunting
4. What term, derived from Italian/French theatrical farce, nowadays fashionably refers to mildly erotic entertainment and striptease?

   Burlesque 
5. American Callan Pinckney's eponymously named system became a best-selling (1980s-2000s) book/video franchise in what genre: Cooking; DIY; Fitness; or Childcare?

   Fitness
6. Computer programming students commonly begin by writing a program named from its display output - "Hello (What?)": Everyone!; World!; Mum!; or Goodbye! ?

   World
7. What modern globally recognized symbol was created by British designer Gerald Holtom in 1958, based on the flag semaphore signals for N and D?

   Nuclear Disarmament 
8. Trypanosomiasis technically refers to what sort of sickness: Travel; Sleeping; Sea; or Love?

   Sleeping sickness
9. What traditional American word for an ancient weapon refers to the gravity-based accelerational effect of a celestial object on another, or on a spacecraft?

   Slingshot
10. The capacity in megabytes (MB) of a standard Compact Disc is about: 0.7; 7.3; 73.7; or 737?

    737MB
11. Name Google's search engine for academic publishing?

    Scholar
12. The energy possessed by something due to its motion is called: Potential; Kinetic; Elastic; or Gravitational?

    Kinetic 
13. What is a 3D crystal structure in physics and a criss-cross pastry pie top?

    Lattice
14. The word dinosaur is from Greek 'deinos saurus' meaning: Eat Plenty; Terrible Lizard; Angry Bird; or Saw Tooth?

    Terrible lizard
15. Warp and weft (USA, warp and fill) refer to the main elements in making: Beer; Bread; Cloth; or Shoes?

    Cloth 
16. The technical term 'Wearing Course' is used in: Fashion shows; Golf; Road surfacing; or Catering?

    Road surfacing 
17. Sauerkraut is a type of German: Sausage; Bread; Cabbage; or Yoghurt?

    Cabbage 
18. Whose logo features two pulling horses and the words 'original riveted'?

    Levi's 
19. The European supermarket corporation Netto was founded and remains (at 2014) headquartered in: Denmark; Germany; France; or Italy?

    Denmark
20. Built for the 1980 Summer Olympics, which city boasts the The Izmailovo Hotel (at 2014 the world's largest, comprising 7,500 rooms)?

    Moscow