General Knowledge Quiz #418

General Knowledge Quiz #418

Questions

1. What is the fictional brand based at the UK postcode E20 6PQ, and, announced in 2011, the real brand subsequently allocated the entire E20 postal district?
2. What car/vehicle maker has (at 2011) a logo of two chevrons, one above the other, both pointing upwards?
3. From 2006-11 and ongoing, Giuliano Mignini became infamous for alleged incompetence and recklessness in what role in Italy?
4. What German word refers to the highest or premier league of any sport in Germany or Austria?
5. Vitreous enamel, used to decorate and protect pottery, metals, etc., is: Plastic; Resin; Graphite; Carbon; or Glass?
6. The Observer is the Sunday edition of which UK daily newspaper?
7. What musical instrument has the nickname 'the devil's box'?
8. Infection caused by the parasitic microorganism Plasmodium genus is known better as what disease?
9. What country has a socialist political party whose members are called Sandanistas?
10. What is the (full name of the) United Nations' agency for nuclear technology, abbreviated to IAEA?
11. Said to be the most natural unit of time what is typically defined as the period of rotation of the Earth relative to any selected heavenly body?
12. Canadian professor of management and psychology, Victor Vroom, established '(What?) Theory'?
13. Born in October 1949, and as at 2011 in prison for life in France, by what nickname is Venezeulan Ilich Ramírez Sánchez known?
14. Conceived in 1999 in Melbourne, Australia, the annual month-long charity effort 'Movember' raises awareness/funds for men's health issues (notably prostate and testicular cancer) involving the wearing of what?
15. The Head of State in Italy is (at 2011) a: Prime Minister; President; King; or General?
16. Which of these periodic table descriptions is given to the chemical element Arsenic (As): Lanthanide; Metalloid; Noble gas; or Halogen?
17. Where on the female body is a snood worn: Thumb/finger; Ankle/calf; Torso/waist; or Head/neck?
18. What do the initials of the hugely influential IMF organization (which promotes international economic cooperation) stand for?
19. Spell the words: Supersede/Supercede; Separate/Seperate; Relevant/Relevent; and Hygiene/Hygene?
20. What foodstuff, meaning 'fat liver' in French, is made from the liver of a duck or goose fattened traditionally by force-feeding?

1. What is the fictional brand based at the UK postcode E20 6PQ, and, announced in 2011, the real brand subsequently allocated the entire E20 postal district?
2. What car/vehicle maker has (at 2011) a logo of two chevrons, one above the other, both pointing upwards?

   Citroën
3. From 2006-11 and ongoing, Giuliano Mignini became infamous for alleged incompetence and recklessness in what role in Italy?

   Soccer referee; Public prosecutor; Pizza restaurateur; or Formula 1 team manager? Public prosecutor 
4. What German word refers to the highest or premier league of any sport in Germany or Austria?

   Bundesliga
5. Vitreous enamel, used to decorate and protect pottery, metals, etc., is: Plastic; Resin; Graphite; Carbon; or Glass?

   Glass 
6. The Observer is the Sunday edition of which UK daily newspaper?

   The Guardian
7. What musical instrument has the nickname 'the devil's box'?

   Violin 
8. Infection caused by the parasitic microorganism Plasmodium genus is known better as what disease?

   Malaria
9. What country has a socialist political party whose members are called Sandanistas?

   Nicaragua 
10. What is the (full name of the) United Nations' agency for nuclear technology, abbreviated to IAEA?

    International Atomic Energy Agency 
11. Said to be the most natural unit of time what is typically defined as the period of rotation of the Earth relative to any selected heavenly body?

    Day
12. Canadian professor of management and psychology, Victor Vroom, established '(What?) Theory'?

    Expectancy Theory 
13. Born in October 1949, and as at 2011 in prison for life in France, by what nickname is Venezeulan Ilich Ramírez Sánchez known?

    Carlos the Jackal
14. Conceived in 1999 in Melbourne, Australia, the annual month-long charity effort 'Movember' raises awareness/funds for men's health issues (notably prostate and testicular cancer) involving the wearing of what?

    Moustaches 
15. The Head of State in Italy is (at 2011) a: Prime Minister; President; King; or General?

    President 
16. Which of these periodic table descriptions is given to the chemical element Arsenic (As): Lanthanide; Metalloid; Noble gas; or Halogen?

    Metalloid 
17. Where on the female body is a snood worn: Thumb/finger; Ankle/calf; Torso/waist; or Head/neck?

    Head/neck 
18. What do the initials of the hugely influential IMF organization (which promotes international economic cooperation) stand for?

    International Monetary Fund 
19. Spell the words: Supersede/Supercede; Separate/Seperate; Relevant/Relevent; and Hygiene/Hygene?
20. What foodstuff, meaning 'fat liver' in French, is made from the liver of a duck or goose fattened traditionally by force-feeding?

    Foie gras