General Knowledge Quiz No. 244

[Carl]

• 1. Storing and processing data on a remote unspecified computer server is known as '(what weather feature) computing' ?

• 2. The Syrah grape variety makes wine that is: Red; White; Sparkling; or Rose ?

• 3. Spell the word: Greviance; Greivance; Grievence; or Grievance ?

• 4. From the root Greek words 'against' and 'protection', what medical term refers to a serious human allergic reaction ?

• 5. What is the main cereal constituent of macaroni ?

• 6. In a Japanese restaurant an oshibori is a: Hand towel; Waiter; Waitress; or Griddle ?

• 7. The medical term bariatric refers (increasingly politically correctly) to what human condition ?

• 8. In geometry, where every point of a shape is moved a constant distance and direction, this is called: Translation; Mirroring; Reflection; or Replication ?

• 9. In copyright and trademark law the abbreviation IP stands for what ?

• 10. What 'royal' crop accounts for 70% of the agricultural revenue of the island of Jersey ?

• 11. What chemical element is named from the French for charcoal ?

• 12. Name the chemical process for toughening rubber/polymer typically by adding sulphur using heat and pressure ?

• 13. The brand name 'Surface' was launched by what corporation in 2012 for its new tablet computers ?

• 14. Which country's flag comprises a round blue starry sky in a yellow rhombus, on a green background ?

• 15. What, from Latin 'to milk', is the technical name for a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally unblendable ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

1 Cloud
2 Red

[stowie39]

9. Intellectual property
10. Potatoes

[elcarretero]

3 Grievance

[gail]

4. Anaphylaxis
5. Wheat

[elcarretero]

11 Carbon

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Storing and processing data on a remote unspecified computer server is known as '(what weather feature) computing' ? Cloud

• 2. The Syrah grape variety makes wine that is: Red; White; Sparkling; or Rose ? Red

• 3. Spell the word: Greviance; Greivance; Grievence; or Grievance ? Grievance

• 4. From the root Greek words 'against' and 'protection', what medical term refers to a serious human allergic reaction ? Anaphylaxis

• 5. What is the main cereal constituent of macaroni ? Wheat

• 6. In a Japanese restaurant an oshibori is a: Hand towel; Waiter; Waitress; or Griddle ? Hand towel

• 7. The medical term bariatric refers (increasingly politically correctly) to what human condition ? Obesity

• 8. In geometry, where every point of a shape is moved a constant distance and direction, this is called: Translation; Mirroring; Reflection; or Replication ? Translation

• 9. In copyright and trademark law the abbreviation IP stands for what ? Intellectual Property

• 10. What 'royal' crop accounts for 70% of the agricultural revenue of the island of Jersey ? Potatoes

• 11. What chemical element is named from the French for charcoal ? Carbon

• 12. Name the chemical process for toughening rubber/polymer typically by adding sulphur using heat and pressure ? Vulcanization

• 13. The brand name 'Surface' was launched by what corporation in 2012 for its new tablet computers ? Microsoft

• 14. Which country's flag comprises a round blue starry sky in a yellow rhombus, on a green background ? Brazil

• 15. What, from Latin 'to milk', is the technical name for a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally unblendable ? Emulsion