General Knowledge Quiz #369
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General Knowledge Quiz #369
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What's the Anglicized-Spanish plural noun referring to a particular male facial hair style?
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Phylum porifera is the technical name for what organic cleaning device: Soap; Sponge; Tea towel; or Feather duster?
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Poplin is a type of 18th-century-originating: Drug; Cotton fabric; Alcoholic drink; or Skin disease?
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Spell the word: Spontenaity; Spontinaity; Spontoneity; Spontaneity?
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Germination refers technically to: Contamination; Relevance/connection; Prussian empire building; or Seed/spore growth after dormancy?
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Olibanum is the medieval Latin alternative English word for which Biblical aromatic resin?
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Chrysanthemum means originally which two of these: Red; Blue; Gold; Flower; Star; or Sun?
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Neolithic refers to which age: Stone; Agricultural; Renaissance; or Industrial?
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The literary/dramatic description 'redivivus' (emphasis on the 'div') refers to someone who comes back: Home; To life; To haunt; or Drunk?
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An opsimath is a person who begins to do what later in life: Have children; Study; Go bald; or Understand arithmetic?
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What Eurasian winged-fruit maple tree is named after the Greek words sukon (fig) and moron (mulberry)?
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What word makes new words when prefixing: Rule, Projection, Guitar, Valve and Fastener?
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Le Coq Sportif is a famous French corporation/brand for: Fried chicken takeaway; Healthfoods; Sportswear/goods; or Erectile dysfunction?
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Strongly scented toilet water is named after which city of its origination?
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IPO - referring to the flotation of a company - stands for what?
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The old English tithe, was a tax taken for the church/clergy equating to a: Quarter; Tenth; Twentieth; or Three-Nineteenths?
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Which old English King is associated with having burned cakes: William; Harold; Alfred; or Kevin?
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In physics, the motions of particles within matter is understood by (What?) theory: Kinetic; Atomic; Existential; or Chaos?
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What note is produced at the 5th fret of the 5th string (ie the 2nd lowest pitched) of a conventionally tuned guitar: A; B; C; or D?
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What Native American Apache Indian chief's name became an exclamation of exhilaration?
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Interactive Quiz
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What's the Anglicized-Spanish plural noun referring to a particular male facial hair style?Mustachios (plural noun of mustache/moustache - given that a moustache has two parts)
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Phylum porifera is the technical name for what organic cleaning device: Soap; Sponge; Tea towel; or Feather duster?Sponge
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Poplin is a type of 18th-century-originating: Drug; Cotton fabric; Alcoholic drink; or Skin disease?Cotton fabric (likely named after papal reference to Avignon, where exiled popes lived, and where the fabric was first made)
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Spell the word: Spontenaity; Spontinaity; Spontoneity; Spontaneity?Spontaneity
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Germination refers technically to: Contamination; Relevance/connection; Prussian empire building; or Seed/spore growth after dormancy?Seed/spore growth after dormancy
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Olibanum is the medieval Latin alternative English word for which Biblical aromatic resin?Frankincense
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Chrysanthemum means originally which two of these: Red; Blue; Gold; Flower; Star; or Sun?Gold Flower (Greek khrusos and anthemon)
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Neolithic refers to which age: Stone; Agricultural; Renaissance; or Industrial?Stone(actually the late stone age - neo 'new' and Greek lithos 'stone')
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The literary/dramatic description 'redivivus' (emphasis on the 'div') refers to someone who comes back: Home; To life; To haunt; or Drunk?To life (or reborn - from re, again, and vivus, living)
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An opsimath is a person who begins to do what later in life: Have children; Study; Go bald; or Understand arithmetic?Study (Greek opse, late, and math, study)
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What Eurasian winged-fruit maple tree is named after the Greek words sukon (fig) and moron (mulberry)?Sycamore
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What word makes new words when prefixing: Rule, Projection, Guitar, Valve and Fastener?Slide
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Le Coq Sportif is a famous French corporation/brand for: Fried chicken takeaway; Healthfoods; Sportswear/goods; or Erectile dysfunction?Sportswear/goods (it means the athletic rooster)
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Strongly scented toilet water is named after which city of its origination?Cologne (as in eau de Cologne)
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IPO - referring to the flotation of a company - stands for what?Initial Public Offering
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The old English tithe, was a tax taken for the church/clergy equating to a: Quarter; Tenth; Twentieth; or Three-Nineteenths?Tenth (from teotha, tenth)
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Which old English King is associated with having burned cakes: William; Harold; Alfred; or Kevin?Alfred
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In physics, the motions of particles within matter is understood by (What?) theory: Kinetic; Atomic; Existential; or Chaos?Kinetic
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What note is produced at the 5th fret of the 5th string (ie the 2nd lowest pitched) of a conventionally tuned guitar: A; B; C; or D?D
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What Native American Apache Indian chief's name became an exclamation of exhilaration?Geronimo
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