General Knowledge Quiz #344

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  1. The opposing terms 'backing and 'veering' refer to a changing direction of: Ocean currents; Cattle-driving; Wind; or Culinary whisking/stirring?
  2. What popular collective UK brand was first called 'unclaimed' and then 'peace'; reshaped and individually named (c.1989) Brilliant, Bubbles, Bonny, Boofuls, Bigheart and Bumper; thrown by fans at The Beatles; and used as a conflict diffuser by Dr Who?
  3. The prefix 'proto' means: Test; Instructional; Original/primative; or Single/unique?
  4. Which vast US corporation confidentially settled a c.13year dispute in 2010 with The Smiley Company for the use of the smiley face logo?
  5. The Old English word pyx or pix (e.g., in the Royal Mint's 'Trial of the Pyx' coin quality test) refers to a small ceremonial/religious: Hat; Lidded container; Dagger; or Furnace?
  6. Emetophobia is a fear of what human product/action?
  7. Lenticular refers to something: Before Easter; Borrowed; Bean/pulse-like; or Lens-related/shaped?
  8. If something is pensile it is: Big; Small; Hanging down; or Sticking up?
  9. Name the debatably categorized celestial body that NASA's New Horizons probe targeted in 2015 after 9 years and 3bn miles?
  10. Marron glacé is a confection of glazed sugar-coated what?
  11. What is an American orchestra pit, a French criminal prosecution department, and wooden-block flooring?
  12. Silk/fine yarn with a core or wire/cord, used for upholstery trim is called: Limp; Gimp; Pimp; or Wimp?
  13. A distributed printed book/newspaper (16-18thC), named from an occupational surname for a travelling salesman is a: Chapbook; Ladrag; Fellowsheet; or Matemag?
  14. What in Italian music terminology is the opposite of legato (smooth, unbroken, flowing)?
  15. Used widely today, Irish Capt William Sankey devised his eponymous flow-(what?), for a steam engine in 1898: Valve; Gauge; Switch; or Diagram?
  16. Tierce/tierced refer to a part/division of: Two; Three; Four; or Five?
  17. Name the popular music identification app founded in 1999 whose paid-for version is sub-titled Encore?
  18. Which three of these countries have together produced over 70% of the world's olive oil: Spain, Russia, Italy, Japan, Greece, Nigeria?
  19. The maxim, "Don't try to catch a falling knife..." is used in: Cooking; Juggling; Social work; or Share trading?
  20. In geometry a lozenge is alternatively called (What?)-shaped: Ball; Disk; Diamond; or Pear?

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Interactive Quiz

  1. The opposing terms 'backing and 'veering' refer to a changing direction of: Ocean currents; Cattle-driving; Wind; or Culinary whisking/stirring?
    Wind 
  2. What popular collective UK brand was first called 'unclaimed' and then 'peace'; reshaped and individually named (c.1989) Brilliant, Bubbles, Bonny, Boofuls, Bigheart and Bumper; thrown by fans at The Beatles; and used as a conflict diffuser by Dr Who?
    Jelly Babies
  3. The prefix 'proto' means: Test; Instructional; Original/primative; or Single/unique?
    Original/primative 
  4. Which vast US corporation confidentially settled a c.13year dispute in 2010 with The Smiley Company for the use of the smiley face logo?
    Walmart
  5. The Old English word pyx or pix (e.g., in the Royal Mint's 'Trial of the Pyx' coin quality test) refers to a small ceremonial/religious: Hat; Lidded container; Dagger; or Furnace?
    Lidded container 
  6. Emetophobia is a fear of what human product/action?
    Vomit/Vomiting 
  7. Lenticular refers to something: Before Easter; Borrowed; Bean/pulse-like; or Lens-related/shaped?
    Lens-related/shaped
  8. If something is pensile it is: Big; Small; Hanging down; or Sticking up?
    Hanging down
  9. Name the debatably categorized celestial body that NASA's New Horizons probe targeted in 2015 after 9 years and 3bn miles?
    Pluto 
  10. Marron glacé is a confection of glazed sugar-coated what?
    Chestnuts 
  11. What is an American orchestra pit, a French criminal prosecution department, and wooden-block flooring?
    Parquet 
  12. Silk/fine yarn with a core or wire/cord, used for upholstery trim is called: Limp; Gimp; Pimp; or Wimp?
    Gimp
  13. A distributed printed book/newspaper (16-18thC), named from an occupational surname for a travelling salesman is a: Chapbook; Ladrag; Fellowsheet; or Matemag?
    Chap 
  14. What in Italian music terminology is the opposite of legato (smooth, unbroken, flowing)?
    Staccato 
  15. Used widely today, Irish Capt William Sankey devised his eponymous flow-(what?), for a steam engine in 1898: Valve; Gauge; Switch; or Diagram?
    Diagram 
  16. Tierce/tierced refer to a part/division of: Two; Three; Four; or Five?
    Three
  17. Name the popular music identification app founded in 1999 whose paid-for version is sub-titled Encore?
    Shazam
  18. Which three of these countries have together produced over 70% of the world's olive oil: Spain, Russia, Italy, Japan, Greece, Nigeria?
    Spain, Italy, Greece
  19. The maxim, "Don't try to catch a falling knife..." is used in: Cooking; Juggling; Social work; or Share trading?
    Share trading 
  20. In geometry a lozenge is alternatively called (What?)-shaped: Ball; Disk; Diamond; or Pear?
    Diamond 
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