General Knowledge Quiz #333

General Knowledge Quiz #333

Questions

1. In South Korea a chaebol is a significant family-owned/operated: Corporation; Festival; Village; or Football club?
2. What means throw and vomit, is a term of endearment, and a radial clamp?
3. The last Russian monarchy, ended by the 1917 revolution, was the House of: Hanover; Savoy; Romanov; or Braganza?
4. Neoteny, considered highly significant in human evolution, is the presence of (What?) characteristics in adolescence/adulthood: Infant/foetal; Fun/play; Critical thinking; or Mating/sex-drive?
5. Messina, founded by ancient Greeks, site of a 1908 seismic disaster, is the main port of which island?
6. Calumny means: Guilt; Adultery; Slander; or Chaos?
7. The Soma Cube is a classic 3D puzzle comprising how many angular shapes, being all possible combinations of 3 or 4 wholly-joined cube-parts: 4; 5; 6; or 7?
8. What 'umlauted' German word meaning above/over/across/about is, since the 1990s, a popular English prefix referring to something very big?
9. The simplest alcohol (CH3OH), 'wood spirits', first produced by burning pine, is technically known as: Glycerol; Sorbitol; Methanol; or Ethanol?
10. What root vegetable, Pastinaca sativa, was used in Europe as a sweetener before cane sugar and sugar beet?
11. Built 1723-25, the famous Spanish Steps are in which capital city?
12. 'Picaboo' was the 2011 launch name of what popular online application, whose logo is based on Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan?
13. What is the number 333 in Roman numerals?
14. The official European hazard symbol of a bold black X in a yellow/orange square indicates that a substance is harmful and: Toxic; Irritant; Corrosive; or Poison?
15. What is the sixth root of 1,000,000?
16. Narcotics were originally developed for inducing, and are named from: Libido; Numbness/sleep; Joy; or Aggression?
17. The award of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to which country prompted international concerns about corruption and related FIFA investigation and governance?
18. What old Japanese battle cry and emperor greeting means 'ten thousand years of life (to you)'?
19. Harvard and MIT universities are in which Massachusetts city, named after a famous English university/city?
20. Canon law is rules/regulations according to the authority of the: Church; Military; Monarchy; or Local council?

1. In South Korea a chaebol is a significant family-owned/operated: Corporation; Festival; Village; or Football club?

   Corporation 
2. What means throw and vomit, is a term of endearment, and a radial clamp?

   Chuck
3. The last Russian monarchy, ended by the 1917 revolution, was the House of: Hanover; Savoy; Romanov; or Braganza?

   Romanov
4. Neoteny, considered highly significant in human evolution, is the presence of (What?) characteristics in adolescence/adulthood: Infant/foetal; Fun/play; Critical thinking; or Mating/sex-drive?

   Infant/foetal 
5. Messina, founded by ancient Greeks, site of a 1908 seismic disaster, is the main port of which island?

   Sicily 
6. Calumny means: Guilt; Adultery; Slander; or Chaos?

   Slander 
7. The Soma Cube is a classic 3D puzzle comprising how many angular shapes, being all possible combinations of 3 or 4 wholly-joined cube-parts: 4; 5; 6; or 7?

   7
8. What 'umlauted' German word meaning above/over/across/about is, since the 1990s, a popular English prefix referring to something very big?

   Über
9. The simplest alcohol (CH3OH), 'wood spirits', first produced by burning pine, is technically known as: Glycerol; Sorbitol; Methanol; or Ethanol?

   Methanol
10. What root vegetable, Pastinaca sativa, was used in Europe as a sweetener before cane sugar and sugar beet?

    Parsnip
11. Built 1723-25, the famous Spanish Steps are in which capital city?

    Rome
12. 'Picaboo' was the 2011 launch name of what popular online application, whose logo is based on Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan?

    Snapchat
13. What is the number 333 in Roman numerals?

    CCCXXXIII
14. The official European hazard symbol of a bold black X in a yellow/orange square indicates that a substance is harmful and: Toxic; Irritant; Corrosive; or Poison?

    Irritant
15. What is the sixth root of 1,000,000?

    10 
16. Narcotics were originally developed for inducing, and are named from: Libido; Numbness/sleep; Joy; or Aggression?

    Numbness/sleep 
17. The award of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to which country prompted international concerns about corruption and related FIFA investigation and governance?

    Qatar
18. What old Japanese battle cry and emperor greeting means 'ten thousand years of life (to you)'?

    Banzai
19. Harvard and MIT universities are in which Massachusetts city, named after a famous English university/city?

    Cambridge
20. Canon law is rules/regulations according to the authority of the: Church; Military; Monarchy; or Local council?

    Church