General Knowledge Quiz #319

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  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)?

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  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
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