General Knowledge Quiz No. 257

[Carl]

• 1. What media term refers to a pundit on TV, etc: Lip shtick; Talking head; Nodding dog; or Waffle gob ?

• 2. The ancient symbol called the Eye of Providence (or the 'All-seeing Eye of God') is typically an eye in a what shaped frame: Circular; Triangular; Square; or Diamond ?

• 3. Which religious belief concept was developed by American writer L Ron Hubbard (1911 – 1986) ?

• 4. Where is the hottest ever natural earth surface temperature recorded: Death Valley, USA; Basra, Iraq; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; or Alice Springs, Australia ?

• 5. What does the Latin abbreviation 'i.e.' (meaning 'that is..') stand for in full ?

• 6. Lingettes, feuchttucher, and babydoekjes are known in English as 'Baby... what: Carrots; Steps; Teeth; or Wipes ?

• 7. A temporary electrical connector is known as a what clip: Lion; Tiger; Hippo; or Alligator/Crocodile ?

• 8. Vostok Station, the coldest place on Earth is in: Siberia; The North Pole; Tibet; or Antarctica ?

• 9. What is the chemical name of the highly poisonous Prussic Acid (formula HCN), which in part reflects its discovery in blue paint pigment ?

• 10. The sport of curling uses stones conventionally made of what material: Rubber; Steel; Granite; or Acrylic ?

• 11. The abbreviation ECT (electric shock treatment) of psychiatric illness stands for what ?

• 12. A Roman theatre exit passageway (also mistakenly believed to be where diners made themselves sick to enable more eating) is a: Nauseaum; Evacuatium; Exitorum; or Vomitorium ?

• 13. The Attacama Desert in Chile is considered the planet's most what place: Humid; Dry; Hot; or Noiseless ?

• 14. In many Arabic and Asian languages Memsab and Sahib (and variants) mean: Please/Thank-you; Hello/Goodbye; Madam/Mister; or Day/Night ?

• 15. According to the apochryphal quote, "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the (what ?) of Eton": Orders; Horses; Playing fields; or Croquet lawns ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Talking head
2 Triangular

[stowie39]

10. Granite

[elcarretero]

6 Wipes

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What media term refers to a pundit on TV, etc: Lip shtick; Talking head; Nodding dog; or Waffle gob ? Talking head

• 2. The ancient symbol called the Eye of Providence (or the 'All-seeing Eye of God') is typically an eye in a what shaped frame: Circular; Triangular; Square; or Diamond ? Triangular

• 3. Which religious belief concept was developed by American writer L Ron Hubbard (1911 – 1986) ? Scientology

• 4. Where is the hottest ever natural earth surface temperature recorded: Death Valley, USA; Basra, Iraq; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; or Alice Springs, Australia ? Death Valley, USA

• 5. What does the Latin abbreviation 'i.e.' (meaning 'that is..') stand for in full ? Id Est

• 6. Lingettes, feuchttucher, and babydoekjes are known in English as 'Baby... what: Carrots; Steps; Teeth; or Wipes ? Wipes

• 7. A temporary electrical connector is known as a what clip: Lion; Tiger; Hippo; or Alligator/Crocodile ? Alligator/Crocodile

• 8. Vostok Station, the coldest place on Earth is in: Siberia; The North Pole; Tibet; or Antarctica ? Antarctica

• 9. What is the chemical name of the highly poisonous Prussic Acid (formula HCN), which in part reflects its discovery in blue paint pigment ? Hydrogen cyanide

• 10. The sport of curling uses stones conventionally made of what material: Rubber; Steel; Granite; or Acrylic ? Granite

• 11. The abbreviation ECT (electric shock treatment) of psychiatric illness stands for what ? Electroconvulsive Therapy

• 12. A Roman theatre exit passageway (also mistakenly believed to be where diners made themselves sick to enable more eating) is a: Nauseaum; Evacuatium; Exitorum; or Vomitorium ? Vomitorium

• 13. The Attacama Desert in Chile is considered the planet's most what place: Humid; Dry; Hot; or Noiseless ? Dry

• 14. In many Arabic and Asian languages Memsab and Sahib (and variants) mean: Please/Thank-you; Hello/Goodbye; Madam/Mister; or Day/Night ? Madam/Mister

• 15. According to the apochryphal quote, "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the (what ?) of Eton": Orders; Horses; Playing fields; or Croquet lawns ? Playing fields