General Knowledge Quiz #350

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  1. The popular expression referring to unintelligent effort in resolving a practical challenge is: Raw Power and Rage; Brute Force and Ignorance; Big Muscles and Blasphemy; or Grunt and Grimace?
  2. The longest side of a right-angled triangle whose short sides are both 50cms long is: 55cms; 70.71cms; 933cms; or 100cms?
  3. Cryogenics is the study of materials in extreme: Cold; Heat; Pressure; or Altitude?
  4. Sabatier, Victorinox and Füritechnics are leading makers of Kitchen: Glassware; Knives; Blenders/mixers; or Sinks?
  5. Jean-Marie and daughter Marine Le Pen are leading figures in French extreme: Cuisine; Sports; Politics; or Performance Art?
  6. An enclave nation is (What?) by another nation: Ruled; Surrounded; Protected; or Given independence?
  7. The longest side of a right-angled triangle whose short sides are both 50cms long is: 55cms; 70.71cms; 93.33cms; or 100cms?
  8. Lafarge, Holcim, and Heidelberg are among the world's leading producers of: Sugar; Drinks; Cement; or Toiletries?
  9. American businessman and philanthropist Solomon Guggenheim (1861-1949) established a famous eponymous international network of: Theatres; Museums; Spas; or Coffee shops?
  10. LOX, a common modern rocket fuel, is an abbreviation for what?
  11. Noted for his humilty and rejection of personal wealth/benefits Jose Mujica was the former guerrilla fighter and popular president of which South American country 2010-15?
  12. Which profession (western world) traditionally wears a toque blanche with a hundred folds?
  13. What seed-eating bird, genus fringilla, native to Europe/Asia/N Africa, is named after cereal crop waste from which it forages?
  14. The major global fashion retailer H&M stands for: Hearts and Minds; Hertzog and Muller; Hennes and Mauritz; or Hosiers and Milliners?
  15. US president Theodore Roosevelt's quote (from which a style of state foreign policy is named), is "Speak softly and carry a big...": Gun; Carrot; Stick; or Bible?
  16. The conventional symbol for electrical current is: c; p; i; or o?
  17. A grassland/lawn scarifier machine controls: Moss/thatch; Moles; Birds; or Worms?
  18. The 2013 Disney animation Frozen is based on what Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, in Danish 'Snedronningen'?
  19. What metal, whose symbol is its first and third letters, is loosely called spelter?
  20. What West African Republic, on the river of the same name, is a narrow 200 mile east-west strip within Senegal: Ivory Coast; Gambia; Morocco; or Western Sahara?
  21. Zener cards (25 x five of each symbols: circle, cross, star, square and three wavy lines) are used in testing: Colour blindness; ESP/clairvoyance; Memory; or Gambling addiction?

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  1. The popular expression referring to unintelligent effort in resolving a practical challenge is: Raw Power and Rage; Brute Force and Ignorance; Big Muscles and Blasphemy; or Grunt and Grimace?
    Brute Force and Ignorance
  2. The longest side of a right-angled triangle whose short sides are both 50cms long is: 55cms; 70.71cms; 933cms; or 100cms?
    70.71cms 
  3. Cryogenics is the study of materials in extreme: Cold; Heat; Pressure; or Altitude?
    Cold
  4. Sabatier, Victorinox and Füritechnics are leading makers of Kitchen: Glassware; Knives; Blenders/mixers; or Sinks?
    Knives
  5. Jean-Marie and daughter Marine Le Pen are leading figures in French extreme: Cuisine; Sports; Politics; or Performance Art?
    Politics 
  6. An enclave nation is (What?) by another nation: Ruled; Surrounded; Protected; or Given independence?
    Surrounded 
  7. The longest side of a right-angled triangle whose short sides are both 50cms long is: 55cms; 70.71cms; 93.33cms; or 100cms?
    70.71cms 
  8. Lafarge, Holcim, and Heidelberg are among the world's leading producers of: Sugar; Drinks; Cement; or Toiletries?
    Cement 
  9. American businessman and philanthropist Solomon Guggenheim (1861-1949) established a famous eponymous international network of: Theatres; Museums; Spas; or Coffee shops?
    Museums 
  10. LOX, a common modern rocket fuel, is an abbreviation for what?
    Liquid Oxygen
  11. Noted for his humilty and rejection of personal wealth/benefits Jose Mujica was the former guerrilla fighter and popular president of which South American country 2010-15?
    Uruguay 
  12. Which profession (western world) traditionally wears a toque blanche with a hundred folds?
    Chef 
  13. What seed-eating bird, genus fringilla, native to Europe/Asia/N Africa, is named after cereal crop waste from which it forages?
    Chaffinch 
  14. The major global fashion retailer H&M stands for: Hearts and Minds; Hertzog and Muller; Hennes and Mauritz; or Hosiers and Milliners?
    Hennes and Mauritz 
  15. US president Theodore Roosevelt's quote (from which a style of state foreign policy is named), is "Speak softly and carry a big...": Gun; Carrot; Stick; or Bible?
    Stick 
  16. The conventional symbol for electrical current is: c; p; i; or o?
    i 
  17. A grassland/lawn scarifier machine controls: Moss/thatch; Moles; Birds; or Worms?
    Moss/thatch 
  18. The 2013 Disney animation Frozen is based on what Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, in Danish 'Snedronningen'?
    The Snow Queen
  19. What metal, whose symbol is its first and third letters, is loosely called spelter?
    Zinc
  20. What West African Republic, on the river of the same name, is a narrow 200 mile east-west strip within Senegal: Ivory Coast; Gambia; Morocco; or Western Sahara?
    Gambia
  21. Zener cards (25 x five of each symbols: circle, cross, star, square and three wavy lines) are used in testing: Colour blindness; ESP/clairvoyance; Memory; or Gambling addiction?
    ESP/clairvoyance 
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