General Knowledge Quiz #54

General Knowledge Quiz #54

Questions

1. The initials SKILL are an aid to remembering what five excretory organs of the human body (in order)?
2. What island was previously called Formosa?
3. American Jazz musician John Coltrane is famous for playing which instrument?
4. In telecommunications was does STD (as in STD area codes) stand for?
5. In which UK city was artist L S Lowry born?
6. Chitterlings are the small intestines of which animal?
7. In which century was the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race first held?
8. Which 1950s-60s sex symbol is reputed to have said, "I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one"?
9. Whose enormous yacht Eclipse launched in June 2009?
10. Which singer was born Steven Demetre Georgiou?
11. The AIDA advertising and selling model refers to the sequence of what four stages in the process buying something?
12. What is the capital of Ecuador?
13. What is a theodolite: an angle measuring tool; a Greek caveman; a 1970s car model; or a scented lamp?
14. What official reporting statement shows a company's financial situation, notably assets, at a point in time?
15. What poem contains the words, "...Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink..." ?
16. The Ansoff Matrix tool for assessing strategic risk concerns what two aspects of business, from a new and existing perspective?
17. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination from which two states which united in 1964?
18. What Mexican duo are famous for their high energy classical guitar music, including a version of Stairway to Heaven?
19. The usual graph shape for product failure rate, starting and ending high with a long flat bottom in between, is known as what sort of curve?
20. What official reporting statement shows a company's financial situation, notably assets, at a point in time?
21. In telecommunications was does STD (as in STD area codes stand for?
22. Which 1950s-60s sex symbol is reputed to have said, "I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one"?
23. The AIDA advertising and selling model refers to the sequence of what four stages in the process buying something?
24. What is a theodolite: an angle measuring tool; a Greek caveman; a 1970s car model; or a scented lamp?
25. The initials SKILL are an aid to remembering what five excretory organs of the human body?
26. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination) from which two states which united in 1964?
27. What type of food is linguine?
28. Katakana is a symbol system of which language?
29. Which Tsar of Russia ruled from 1682-1725?
30. In which African country is Lake Turkana?
31. What poem contains the words, "...Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink..." ?
32. Miliaria is the medical name for what condition?
33. The Ansoff Matrix tool for assessing strategic risk concerns what two aspects of business, from a new and existing perspective?
34. Which British school holds its annual Wall Game on the 30th of November?
35. What colour are the flowers of the various plants known as Celandines?
36. The Swiss Re Tower in London is commonly known by what name?
37. Dom Mintoff was the prime minister of which country?
38. What is the profession of Peter Kingdom in the UK TV series 'Kingdom'?
39. The Babbington Plot was devised to kill which English monarch?
40. Which city in the UK has the oldest Chamber of Commerce?
41. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination) from which two states that united in 1964?
42. What Mexican duo are famous for their high energy classical guitar music, including a version of Stairway to Heaven?
43. The usual graph shape for product failure rate, starting and ending high with a long flat bottom in between, is known as what sort of curve?
44. Who released a 1995 album called Stanley Road?
45. In which decade did Queen Victoria's husband die?
46. Which writer created the fictional detective Auguste Dupin?
47. What is a female ferret called?
48. What is an animal called whose diet consists mainly of leaves?
49. What satirical US tabloid magazine closed in 2007 after 28 years of publishing?
50. Carceral relates to what type of building?
51. How many vertebrae bones does a human usually have?
52. What type of headwear is named after a hero in a Robert Burns poem?

1. The initials SKILL are an aid to remembering what five excretory organs of the human body (in order)?

   Skin, Kidneys, Intestines, Liver, Lungs
2. What island was previously called Formosa?

   Taiwan
3. American Jazz musician John Coltrane is famous for playing which instrument?

   Saxophone
4. In telecommunications was does STD (as in STD area codes) stand for?

   Subscriber Trunk Dialling
5. In which UK city was artist L S Lowry born?

   Manchester
6. Chitterlings are the small intestines of which animal?

   Pig
7. In which century was the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race first held?

   1800s
8. Which 1950s-60s sex symbol is reputed to have said, "I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one"?

   Brigitte Bardot
9. Whose enormous yacht Eclipse launched in June 2009?

   Roman Abramovich
10. Which singer was born Steven Demetre Georgiou?

    Yusuf Islam
11. The AIDA advertising and selling model refers to the sequence of what four stages in the process buying something?

    Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
12. What is the capital of Ecuador?

    San Francisco de Quito
13. What is a theodolite: an angle measuring tool; a Greek caveman; a 1970s car model; or a scented lamp?

    An angle measuring tool
14. What official reporting statement shows a company's financial situation, notably assets, at a point in time?

    Balance Sheet
15. What poem contains the words, "...Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink..." ?

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 
16. The Ansoff Matrix tool for assessing strategic risk concerns what two aspects of business, from a new and existing perspective?

    Markets and Products 
17. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination from which two states which united in 1964?

    Tanganyika and Zanzibar
18. What Mexican duo are famous for their high energy classical guitar music, including a version of Stairway to Heaven?

    Rodrigo y Gabriela 
19. The usual graph shape for product failure rate, starting and ending high with a long flat bottom in between, is known as what sort of curve?

    Bathtub
20. What official reporting statement shows a company's financial situation, notably assets, at a point in time?

    Balance sheet 
21. In telecommunications was does STD (as in STD area codes stand for?

    Subscriber Trunk Dialling
22. Which 1950s-60s sex symbol is reputed to have said, "I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one"?

    Brigitte Bardot
23. The AIDA advertising and selling model refers to the sequence of what four stages in the process buying something?

    Attention, Interest, Desire, Action 
24. What is a theodolite: an angle measuring tool; a Greek caveman; a 1970s car model; or a scented lamp?

    An angle measuring tool
25. The initials SKILL are an aid to remembering what five excretory organs of the human body?

    Skin, Kidneys, Intestines, Liver, Lungs
26. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination) from which two states which united in 1964?

    Tanganyika and Zanzibar
27. What type of food is linguine?

    Pasta
28. Katakana is a symbol system of which language?

    Japanese
29. Which Tsar of Russia ruled from 1682-1725?

    Peter the Great
30. In which African country is Lake Turkana?

    Kenya
31. What poem contains the words, "...Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink..." ?

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
32. Miliaria is the medical name for what condition?

    Prickly heat
33. The Ansoff Matrix tool for assessing strategic risk concerns what two aspects of business, from a new and existing perspective?

    Markets and Products
34. Which British school holds its annual Wall Game on the 30th of November?

    Eton
35. What colour are the flowers of the various plants known as Celandines?

    Yellow
36. The Swiss Re Tower in London is commonly known by what name?

    The Gherkin
37. Dom Mintoff was the prime minister of which country?

    Malta
38. What is the profession of Peter Kingdom in the UK TV series 'Kingdom'?

    Solicitor
39. The Babbington Plot was devised to kill which English monarch?

    Queen Elizabeth the First
40. Which city in the UK has the oldest Chamber of Commerce?

    Glasgow
41. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination) from which two states that united in 1964?

    Tanganyika and Zanzibar
42. What Mexican duo are famous for their high energy classical guitar music, including a version of Stairway to Heaven?

    Rodrigo y Gabriela
43. The usual graph shape for product failure rate, starting and ending high with a long flat bottom in between, is known as what sort of curve?

    Bathtub
44. Who released a 1995 album called Stanley Road?

    Paul Weller
45. In which decade did Queen Victoria's husband die?

    1860s
46. Which writer created the fictional detective Auguste Dupin?

    Edgar Allen Poe
47. What is a female ferret called?

    Gill (or Jill)
48. What is an animal called whose diet consists mainly of leaves?

    Folivore
49. What satirical US tabloid magazine closed in 2007 after 28 years of publishing?

    The Weekly World News
50. Carceral relates to what type of building?

    A prison
51. How many vertebrae bones does a human usually have?

    Thirty three
52. What type of headwear is named after a hero in a Robert Burns poem?

    Tam O'Shanter