General Knowledge Quiz No. 276

[Carl]

• 1. The site/name of which Napoleonic victory gave its name to a chicken/veal dish served with tomato, egg and crayfish ?

• 2. What body-part and lubricant are a traditional metaphor for physical effort such as scrubbing and polishing ?

• 3. Millefiore is a highly detailed and colourful decorative art of what material ?

• 4. A pipistrelle is a type of: Bat; Cat; Rat; or Gnat ?

• 5. In what modern country substantially were the Hittite people ?

• 6. A sous-chef is what sort of chef: Pastry; Trainee; Deputy; or Breakfast ?

• 7. What resin is secreted by India's female Kerria lacca insect, used in old 78rpm records and a cosmetic nail treatment ?

• 8. In language/text a 'tittle' commonly refers to what feature of a letter: Crossbar; Point; Dot; or Tail ?

• 9. A 'Passion Play' is a dramatic work about whose life ?

• 10. The word 'pukka', referring to genuine/good quality, is from which language: Japanese; Hindustani; Finnish; or Hebrew ?

• 11. Which trade is historically associated with Flamenco music and dance: Plumber; Blacksmith; Roofer; or Fisherman ?

• 12. Dassault, Embraer, Grob, and Sino Swearingen are makers of which high-end transport: Blimps; Executive jets; Commuter bicycles; or Snow-mobiles ?

• 13. What originally and literally is a margherita in the Italian language ?

• 14. What three-letter word prefixes these words to create four new words: Lance; Rot, Snip; Son ?

• 15. Which European city failed in 2013 for the third time in succession to win its bid to host the Olympic Games: Lisbon; Berlin; Madrid; or Dublin ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Elbow grease
4 Bat

[gail]

6. Deputy
14. Par

[elcarretero]

7 Shellac
8 Dot

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. The site/name of which Napoleonic victory gave its name to a chicken/veal dish served with tomato, egg and crayfish ? Marengo

• 2. What body-part and lubricant are a traditional metaphor for physical effort such as scrubbing and polishing ? Elbow grease

• 3. Millefiore is a highly detailed and colourful decorative art of what material ? Glass

• 4. A pipistrelle is a type of: Bat; Cat; Rat; or Gnat ? Bat

• 5. In what modern country substantially were the Hittite people ? Turkey

• 6. A sous-chef is what sort of chef: Pastry; Trainee; Deputy; or Breakfast ? Deputy

• 7. What resin is secreted by India's female Kerria lacca insect, used in old 78rpm records and a cosmetic nail treatment ? Shellac

• 8. In language/text a 'tittle' commonly refers to what feature of a letter: Crossbar; Point; Dot; or Tail ? Dot

• 9. A 'Passion Play' is a dramatic work about whose life ? Jesus Christ

• 10. The word 'pukka', referring to genuine/good quality, is from which language: Japanese; Hindustani; Finnish; or Hebrew ? Hindustani

• 11. Which trade is historically associated with Flamenco music and dance: Plumber; Blacksmith; Roofer; or Fisherman ? Blacksmith

• 12. Dassault, Embraer, Grob, and Sino Swearingen are makers of which high-end transport: Blimps; Executive jets; Commuter bicycles; or Snow-mobiles ? Executive jets

• 13. What originally and literally is a margherita in the Italian language ? Daisy

• 14. What three-letter word prefixes these words to create four new words: Lance; Rot, Snip; Son ? Par

• 15. Which European city failed in 2013 for the third time in succession to win its bid to host the Olympic Games: Lisbon; Berlin; Madrid; or Dublin ? Madrid