General Knowledge Quiz #398

General Knowledge Quiz #398

Questions

1. What, mainly, is the 'lava' in a conventional lava lamp: Oil; Wax; Mercury; or Milk?
2. When acid rain is caused by power generation plants, normally what acid does it contain?
3. Without looking and cheating - what three letters are conventionally on the number 5 button of a phone?
4. What world renowned academy, originated in 1741, relocated to Camberley, Surrey in 1947, has the motto, "Serve to Lead"?
5. In the context of financial services mis-selling, what product is abbreviated to PPI?
6. A 2011 exposé revealed that a 2007 party in Budapest held by German insurance company Hamburg-Mannheimer for its top sales people included awards of what, colour-coded according to graded entitlement: Cars; Drugs; Islands; or Prostitutes?
7. Originating in French, from the French word for bicycle and the Greek word for course, what is a track cycling arena called?
8. What colour/color is used to describe a seared steak (of beef) - cooked very quickly and very rare, just one stage from being raw: Red; Blue; Green; or Pink?
9. What 2008 internet start-up company did Twitter buy in 2011 that enables customized use of its microblogging service?
10. Manal al-Sherif was arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2011 for posting a protest video of herself doing what, which is effectively banned for women: Sunbathing; Driving; Smoking; or Running?
11. What strongly branded devolutionary initiative, central to the UK Tory Party's 2010 general election campaign, was relaunched (again, after three previous attempts) in 2011?
12. Tamara Mellon co-founded (with the person after whom the company is named) what fashion label, sold for £500m in 2011?
13. A threat to air travel in 2011, Grimsvotn is a: Pilot's union; Terrorist group; Hurricane; or Icelandic volcano?
14. The quirky activity in the news in Australia due to its first fatality, previously called 'the lying down game', became an internet photo craze now known by what less obvious name?
15. What manufacturer, sharing its name with a more hi-tech mode of transport, recalled its US pushchair products in 2009 and paid substantial compensation elsewhere following (alleged) injuries to children's fingers in hinges?
16. What is the Japanese maker of soy sauce whose name means loosely 'ten thousand tortoise shells'?
17. Christine Lagarde emerged as a candidate to succeed 'DSK' as head of what organization following his 2011 arrest on rape charges?
18. Name the British scientist author of the best-selling book A Brief History of Time?
19. The elusive and increasingly rare omnivorous bird, tetrax tetrax, nicknamed in French 'the farting chicken', is more commonly called the Little what?
20. Physicists reported in 2011 after the most detailed study to date that the shape of the electron particle is a perfect what: Cube; Sphere; Pyramid; or Dodecahedron?
21. Name the UK state owned bookmaker, set up by Winston Churchill when Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1928?
22. In what sport did Barack Obama and David Cameron partner during a UK state visit in 2011?
23. As at 2010, how many bicycles are in the world, compared to motor cars: Half; Same; Double; Treble?
24. What country announced a sales ban on the yeast extract Marmite in 2011 due to its law forbidding vitamin additives: Brazil; Denmark; USA; or China?
25. The fourth film in what movie series is subtitled 'On Stranger Tides'?
26. What foodstuff, consumed by people for at least thirty millennia, is referred to as the 'staff of life'?
27. Yandex, in 2011 probably the largest internet company flotation after Google in 2004, was founded and dominates web searching in which country?
28. What chemical element has the symbol S?
29. What famous 1945 book includes the first of seven commandments, "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy."?
30. To what note is the fourth string (fourth highest in pitch) on a standard six-string guitar normally tuned?

1. What, mainly, is the 'lava' in a conventional lava lamp: Oil; Wax; Mercury; or Milk?

   Wax
2. When acid rain is caused by power generation plants, normally what acid does it contain?

   Nitric acid 
3. Without looking and cheating - what three letters are conventionally on the number 5 button of a phone?

   J K L
4. What world renowned academy, originated in 1741, relocated to Camberley, Surrey in 1947, has the motto, "Serve to Lead"?

   Sandhurst 
5. In the context of financial services mis-selling, what product is abbreviated to PPI?

   Payment Protection Insurance
6. A 2011 exposé revealed that a 2007 party in Budapest held by German insurance company Hamburg-Mannheimer for its top sales people included awards of what, colour-coded according to graded entitlement: Cars; Drugs; Islands; or Prostitutes?

   Prostitutes
7. Originating in French, from the French word for bicycle and the Greek word for course, what is a track cycling arena called?

   Velodrome 
8. What colour/color is used to describe a seared steak (of beef) - cooked very quickly and very rare, just one stage from being raw: Red; Blue; Green; or Pink?

   Blue
9. What 2008 internet start-up company did Twitter buy in 2011 that enables customized use of its microblogging service?

   Tweetdeck
10. Manal al-Sherif was arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2011 for posting a protest video of herself doing what, which is effectively banned for women: Sunbathing; Driving; Smoking; or Running?

    Driving 
11. What strongly branded devolutionary initiative, central to the UK Tory Party's 2010 general election campaign, was relaunched (again, after three previous attempts) in 2011?

    Big Society
12. Tamara Mellon co-founded (with the person after whom the company is named) what fashion label, sold for £500m in 2011?

    Jimmy Choo 
13. A threat to air travel in 2011, Grimsvotn is a: Pilot's union; Terrorist group; Hurricane; or Icelandic volcano?

    Icelandic volcano
14. The quirky activity in the news in Australia due to its first fatality, previously called 'the lying down game', became an internet photo craze now known by what less obvious name?

    Planking 
15. What manufacturer, sharing its name with a more hi-tech mode of transport, recalled its US pushchair products in 2009 and paid substantial compensation elsewhere following (alleged) injuries to children's fingers in hinges?

    McLaren
16. What is the Japanese maker of soy sauce whose name means loosely 'ten thousand tortoise shells'?

    Kikkoman 
17. Christine Lagarde emerged as a candidate to succeed 'DSK' as head of what organization following his 2011 arrest on rape charges?

    IMF 
18. Name the British scientist author of the best-selling book A Brief History of Time?

    Stephen Hawking
19. The elusive and increasingly rare omnivorous bird, tetrax tetrax, nicknamed in French 'the farting chicken', is more commonly called the Little what?

    Bustard
20. Physicists reported in 2011 after the most detailed study to date that the shape of the electron particle is a perfect what: Cube; Sphere; Pyramid; or Dodecahedron?

    Sphere
21. Name the UK state owned bookmaker, set up by Winston Churchill when Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1928?

    The Tote 
22. In what sport did Barack Obama and David Cameron partner during a UK state visit in 2011?

    Table Tennis
23. As at 2010, how many bicycles are in the world, compared to motor cars: Half; Same; Double; Treble?

    Double 
24. What country announced a sales ban on the yeast extract Marmite in 2011 due to its law forbidding vitamin additives: Brazil; Denmark; USA; or China?

    Denmark
25. The fourth film in what movie series is subtitled 'On Stranger Tides'?

    Pirates of the Caribbean
26. What foodstuff, consumed by people for at least thirty millennia, is referred to as the 'staff of life'?

    Bread
27. Yandex, in 2011 probably the largest internet company flotation after Google in 2004, was founded and dominates web searching in which country?

    Russia
28. What chemical element has the symbol S?

    Sulphur 
29. What famous 1945 book includes the first of seven commandments, "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy."?

    Animal Farm 
30. To what note is the fourth string (fourth highest in pitch) on a standard six-string guitar normally tuned?

    D