General Knowledge Quiz #330

General Knowledge Quiz #330

Questions

1. Common in Middle East and North Africa, a souq (also souk, shuk, suk, sooq, suq, etc) is a: Marketplace; University; Tea-house; or Bicyle-driven taxi?
2. Name the four terrestrial planets of the Solar System?
3. What genericized brand, registered 1909, refers to a horn alarm, derived from onomatopoeaic Greek for making a loud sound?
4. Which two organic stimulants formed the basis of the original Coca-Cola drink?
5. Porro prisms, used commonly in binoculars, have what shape end-faces: Conical; Concave; Convex; or Right-angle triangle?
6. Food in dented cans is less safe/pure than in undented cans, true or false?
7. Ido is the relatively unpopular improved version of what, first devised by Polish physician Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof (1859-1917)?
8. Put these foods in order of highest energy content, highest first: Rice, Milk, Cheese, Butter?
9. What popular office product/brand did Bette Nesmith Graham (mother of Monkee Mike Nesmith) invent and later sell to Gillette for nearly $50m in 1979?
10. The mainly Australian/NZ rugby term 'five-eighth' refers to a player positioned behind his own: Scrum-half; Three-quarters; Centre; or Full-back?
11. In Scrabble what's the only conventional English number whose spelling is its score (without bonus points)?
12. What type of aperitif is named from German 'wormwood', the additive in the original medicinal form?
13. The scientific term fission means: Explode; Heat; Cool; or Split?
14. 'Anchor escapement' refers to controlled rocking mechanical energy release in: Forges; Clocks; Ships; or Wind farms?
15. What fundamental set does the Japanese language name after: sun, moon, fire, water, wood, metal, earth?
16. The maxim "Work expands to fill the time available" is called '(Whose?) Law', after its author?
17. What two official Roman ceremonies were awarded to generals of battle victories, major and minor, which have bcome common words meaning respectively achievement, and audience appreciation?
18. Atomic weight is expressed/measured to a standard based on the common isotope (12) of which element?
19. The Japanese term Ekiden refers to a long race characterized by: Snow; Relay; Night-time; or Barefoot?
20. What slightly eponymously US discount store brand/corporation was founded by Farmer's son Sebastian Kresge c.1900?

1. Common in Middle East and North Africa, a souq (also souk, shuk, suk, sooq, suq, etc) is a: Marketplace; University; Tea-house; or Bicyle-driven taxi?

   Marketplace
2. Name the four terrestrial planets of the Solar System?

   Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
3. What genericized brand, registered 1909, refers to a horn alarm, derived from onomatopoeaic Greek for making a loud sound?

   Klaxon 
4. Which two organic stimulants formed the basis of the original Coca-Cola drink?

   Cocaine 
5. Porro prisms, used commonly in binoculars, have what shape end-faces: Conical; Concave; Convex; or Right-angle triangle?

   Right-angle triangle 
6. Food in dented cans is less safe/pure than in undented cans, true or false?

   False 
7. Ido is the relatively unpopular improved version of what, first devised by Polish physician Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof (1859-1917)?

   Esperanto 
8. Put these foods in order of highest energy content, highest first: Rice, Milk, Cheese, Butter?

   Butter, Cheese, Rice, Milk
9. What popular office product/brand did Bette Nesmith Graham (mother of Monkee Mike Nesmith) invent and later sell to Gillette for nearly $50m in 1979?

   Liquid Paper 
10. The mainly Australian/NZ rugby term 'five-eighth' refers to a player positioned behind his own: Scrum-half; Three-quarters; Centre; or Full-back?

    Scrum-half
11. In Scrabble what's the only conventional English number whose spelling is its score (without bonus points)?

    Twelve 
12. What type of aperitif is named from German 'wormwood', the additive in the original medicinal form?

    Vermouth 
13. The scientific term fission means: Explode; Heat; Cool; or Split?

    Split 
14. 'Anchor escapement' refers to controlled rocking mechanical energy release in: Forges; Clocks; Ships; or Wind farms?

    Clocks 
15. What fundamental set does the Japanese language name after: sun, moon, fire, water, wood, metal, earth?

    Days of the week 
16. The maxim "Work expands to fill the time available" is called '(Whose?) Law', after its author?

    Parkinson's Law
17. What two official Roman ceremonies were awarded to generals of battle victories, major and minor, which have bcome common words meaning respectively achievement, and audience appreciation?

    Triumph and Ovation 
18. Atomic weight is expressed/measured to a standard based on the common isotope (12) of which element?

    Carbon
19. The Japanese term Ekiden refers to a long race characterized by: Snow; Relay; Night-time; or Barefoot?

    Relay
20. What slightly eponymously US discount store brand/corporation was founded by Farmer's son Sebastian Kresge c.1900?

    K-Mart