General Knowledge Quiz #414

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  1. What self-proclaimed birthplace of surfing announced in 2011 that the activity would become (in 2013) an official college sport?
  2. Brown (for example, paint) is produced by mixing what colour/color combination: Yellow/Blue; Red/Blue/Yellow; Black/Orange; or Green/Blue?
  3. What stone, still quarried in the Dorset (England) tied island which also bears its name, was used in the construction of St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace, and widely elsewhere too?
  4. The venue for the 2012 Olympic archery events is considered the home of what sport?
  5. What notorious convicted tax-evader is considered the instigator of milk date stamps in Chicago?
  6. CAC40 is a major stock market index of which country?
  7. What family-founded/named corporation owns the brands Snickers, Uncle Ben's and Dolmio (at 2011)?
  8. According to popular medical opinion (at 2011) how much sleep on average is best per night for optimum adult health: 5-6 hours; 6-8hrs; 7-9hrs; or 8-10hrs?
  9. Berghaus is a popular brand of: Outdoor clothing/equipment; Bratwurst; Carpet; or Porcelain?
  10. The world wide web domain .tv belongs to which Pacific island nation?
  11. Once called Byzantium, what is the only city in the world situated on two continents?
  12. OWS, the core-group of the US faction of international protests against corporate greed and consumerism, stands for 'Occupy (where)'?
  13. In 2011 Tim Cook succeeded what iconic leader of what iconic technology corporation (two answers required)?
  14. England rugby player Manu Tuilagi was fined NZ$10,000 in the 2011 Rugby World Cup for wearing an unauthorised branded: Vest; Skullcap; Boot; or Gumshield?
  15. Now a stereotypical reference to a powerful Russian businessman, what word originally meaning government/rule by a small number of people is taken from the Greek words for few and rule?
  16. Paul Newman's title character in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke was imprisoned for decapitating what?
  17. The tendency for UK grocery shoppers to drift towards discount stores during recessions became known in the early 21st century as the '(what supermarket)-effect'?
  18. Spell: Piramid; Pyromid; Piramyd; or Pyramid?
  19. In general a horse is distinguished from a pony at/over approximately what height, in hands, to the withers?
  20. Rien in French means: Something; Nothing; Always; or Never?

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  1. What self-proclaimed birthplace of surfing announced in 2011 that the activity would become (in 2013) an official college sport?
    Hawaii
  2. Brown (for example, paint) is produced by mixing what colour/color combination: Yellow/Blue; Red/Blue/Yellow; Black/Orange; or Green/Blue?
    Red/Blue/Yellow
  3. What stone, still quarried in the Dorset (England) tied island which also bears its name, was used in the construction of St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace, and widely elsewhere too?
    Portland stone
  4. The venue for the 2012 Olympic archery events is considered the home of what sport?
    Cricket 
  5. What notorious convicted tax-evader is considered the instigator of milk date stamps in Chicago?
    Al Capone 
  6. CAC40 is a major stock market index of which country?
    France 
  7. What family-founded/named corporation owns the brands Snickers, Uncle Ben's and Dolmio (at 2011)?
    Mars
  8. According to popular medical opinion (at 2011) how much sleep on average is best per night for optimum adult health: 5-6 hours; 6-8hrs; 7-9hrs; or 8-10hrs?
    6-8 hours
  9. Berghaus is a popular brand of: Outdoor clothing/equipment; Bratwurst; Carpet; or Porcelain?
    Outdoor clothing/equipment 
  10. The world wide web domain .tv belongs to which Pacific island nation?
    Tuvalu 
  11. Once called Byzantium, what is the only city in the world situated on two continents?
    Istanbul 
  12. OWS, the core-group of the US faction of international protests against corporate greed and consumerism, stands for 'Occupy (where)'?
    Wall Street
  13. In 2011 Tim Cook succeeded what iconic leader of what iconic technology corporation (two answers required)?
    Steve Jobs of Apple
  14. England rugby player Manu Tuilagi was fined NZ$10,000 in the 2011 Rugby World Cup for wearing an unauthorised branded: Vest; Skullcap; Boot; or Gumshield?
    GumshieldBonus point for the gumshield brand? Opro 
  15. Now a stereotypical reference to a powerful Russian businessman, what word originally meaning government/rule by a small number of people is taken from the Greek words for few and rule?
    Oligarch 
  16. Paul Newman's title character in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke was imprisoned for decapitating what?
    , where he succcessfully accepted a challenge to eat 50 what?, respectively: Cats and pork pies; His wife and hotdogs; Chickens and boiled mice; or Parking meters and boiled eggs? Parking meters and boiled eggs
  17. The tendency for UK grocery shoppers to drift towards discount stores during recessions became known in the early 21st century as the '(what supermarket)-effect'?
    Aldi
  18. Spell: Piramid; Pyromid; Piramyd; or Pyramid?
    Pyramid
  19. In general a horse is distinguished from a pony at/over approximately what height, in hands, to the withers?
    Fourteen 
  20. Rien in French means: Something; Nothing; Always; or Never?
    Nothing
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