General Knowledge Quiz #391

General Knowledge Quiz #391

Questions

1. The famous Ancient Roman marble statue 'Venus Callipyge' or 'Callipygian Venus' literally and artistically represents "Venus/Aphrodite of the beautiful...": Hair; Face; Eyes; or Buttocks?
2. Which three of these characteristics do not feature in a 'mullet' hairstyle: Long fringe; Short sides; Short Front; Long back; Greased and slicked back; or Combed-over a bald patch?
3. Vaquita porpoise 'maw', an illegally trafficked delicacy in Chinese cuisine, priced upwards of $10,000/kilo, is the creature's: Eyes; Tongue; Heart; or Swim bladder?
4. The US Second Amendment (to the US Constitution) protects the rights of US citizens to: Decline to answer questions that could incriminate onself in a criminal case; Keep/bear arms (guns); Drink alcohol; or Drive a car/carriage on a highway?
5. What sort of sea creatures are fulmars and petrels: Snails; Birds; Otters; or Fish?
6. Who controversially interviewed the on-the-run Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman for Rolling Stone Magazine just before his 2015 capture: Sean Penn; Madonna; Oprah Winfrey; or Judi Dench?
7. Besides humans, the most widely distributed mammals on Earth are: Dogs; Cats; Whales; or Hamsters?
8. Best-selling Japanese author Marie Kondo refers to Japanese 'Tokimeku' ('spark joy' - literally palpitate) in the life-changing 'KonMari' method of: Hill-running; Cat-training; Decluttering; or Hedge-trimming?
9. The motor theft crime abbreviated in the UK to TWOC (hence the slang verb 'twocking') stands for what?
10. What is three-eighths divided by a half: Three-quarters; Five-eighths; Five-sixteenths; or One-and-a-half?
11. What Anglicized-French word referring to prestige derives from the verb to press?
12. What creatures were first to live on land and fly: Insects; Birds; Bats; or Fish?
13. Who wrote/directed the movies The Hateful Eight and Inglourious Basterds?
14. Chinese Emperor Jing Di's 141BC tomb revealed in 2015 the early use of: Tea leaves; Whisky; Cigars; or Magic mushrooms?
15. What was the Russian city of Stalingrad renamed in 1961, after Europe's longest river?
16. The Solanum Pseudocapsicum plant, called winter cherry and Jerusalem cherry, is noted for being very: Poisonous; Tasty; Prickly; or Luminous?
17. Grissini are Italian: Breadsticks; Baked beans; Beetroots; or Bananas?
18. Who created the 1970s persona Thin White Duke, and subsequent brands Glass Spider and Tin Machine?
19. Tundra regions of the world are typically defined as having no: Animals; Trees; Water; or Shops?
20. A gable or gable wall of a house is usually defined by having a: Front door; Triangular upper face; Bay window; or No windows or doors?
21. The human body's energy chemical is: Cortisone; Serotonin; Glucose; or Blood?

1. The famous Ancient Roman marble statue 'Venus Callipyge' or 'Callipygian Venus' literally and artistically represents "Venus/Aphrodite of the beautiful...": Hair; Face; Eyes; or Buttocks?

   Buttocks
2. Which three of these characteristics do not feature in a 'mullet' hairstyle: Long fringe; Short sides; Short Front; Long back; Greased and slicked back; or Combed-over a bald patch?

   Long fringe, Greased and slicked back, Combed-over a bald patch
3. Vaquita porpoise 'maw', an illegally trafficked delicacy in Chinese cuisine, priced upwards of $10,000/kilo, is the creature's: Eyes; Tongue; Heart; or Swim bladder?

   Swim bladder
4. The US Second Amendment (to the US Constitution) protects the rights of US citizens to: Decline to answer questions that could incriminate onself in a criminal case; Keep/bear arms (guns); Drink alcohol; or Drive a car/carriage on a highway?

   Keep/bear arms
5. What sort of sea creatures are fulmars and petrels: Snails; Birds; Otters; or Fish?

   Birds
6. Who controversially interviewed the on-the-run Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman for Rolling Stone Magazine just before his 2015 capture: Sean Penn; Madonna; Oprah Winfrey; or Judi Dench?

   Sean Penn
7. Besides humans, the most widely distributed mammals on Earth are: Dogs; Cats; Whales; or Hamsters?

   Whales 
8. Best-selling Japanese author Marie Kondo refers to Japanese 'Tokimeku' ('spark joy' - literally palpitate) in the life-changing 'KonMari' method of: Hill-running; Cat-training; Decluttering; or Hedge-trimming?

   Decluttering 
9. The motor theft crime abbreviated in the UK to TWOC (hence the slang verb 'twocking') stands for what?

   Taking Without Owner's Consent
10. What is three-eighths divided by a half: Three-quarters; Five-eighths; Five-sixteenths; or One-and-a-half?

    Three-quarters 
11. What Anglicized-French word referring to prestige derives from the verb to press?

    Cachet
12. What creatures were first to live on land and fly: Insects; Birds; Bats; or Fish?

    Insects
13. Who wrote/directed the movies The Hateful Eight and Inglourious Basterds?

    Quentin Tarantino
14. Chinese Emperor Jing Di's 141BC tomb revealed in 2015 the early use of: Tea leaves; Whisky; Cigars; or Magic mushrooms?

    Tea leaves
15. What was the Russian city of Stalingrad renamed in 1961, after Europe's longest river?

    Volgograd 
16. The Solanum Pseudocapsicum plant, called winter cherry and Jerusalem cherry, is noted for being very: Poisonous; Tasty; Prickly; or Luminous?

    Poisonous 
17. Grissini are Italian: Breadsticks; Baked beans; Beetroots; or Bananas?

    Breadsticks
18. Who created the 1970s persona Thin White Duke, and subsequent brands Glass Spider and Tin Machine?

    David Bowie
19. Tundra regions of the world are typically defined as having no: Animals; Trees; Water; or Shops?

    Trees 
20. A gable or gable wall of a house is usually defined by having a: Front door; Triangular upper face; Bay window; or No windows or doors?

    Triangular upper face 
21. The human body's energy chemical is: Cortisone; Serotonin; Glucose; or Blood?

    Glucose