General Knowledge Quiz No. 329

[Carl]

• 1. What state territory is named in Latin, meaning 'New Scotland' ?

• 2. Brad, finish, clout, casing and horseshoe are types of what ?

• 3. In mathematics, a Markov chain is a sequence in which each event is determined by the: Immediately preceding event; Previous two events; Previous total sequence; or Next event ?

• 4. The Kabbalah wristband, in Yiddish 'roite bindele', is normally what colour ?

• 5. What creatures are T S Eliot's characters Mr Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer, and Bustopher Jones, and what musical was inspired by the poem book in which they feature ?

• 6. In a block and tackle lifting system, what is a sheave: Pulley; Rope; Hook; or Brake ?

• 7. What two letters do not appear in any symbols of the official list of chemical elements ?

• 8. 'Normal' or Gaussian distribution in a graph is informally called a what shape ?

• 9. Name the four basic types of human/animal bodily tissue ?

• 10. The term 'brogued' technically refers to a shoe with: Perforations; Leather soles; Layered uppers; or Between 8-12 lace-holes ?

• 11. What is the least densely populated country or dependency in the world ?

• 12. What colour traditionally is the Michelin Guide for hotels/restaurants ?

• 13. What single word does the French 'Clair de lune' mean in English ?

• 14. Toothpaste, turtle, oxblood, oilie/oily, ade, and swirly are types of what ?

• 15. The word bucolic refers to pleasant/positive aspects of: Human mood; Religious authority/duty; Food digestion; or Countryside/life ?

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

[stowie39]

2. Nails
6. Pulley

[gail]

1. Nova Scotia
10. Perforations

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What state territory is named in Latin, meaning 'New Scotland' ? Nova Scotia

• 2. Brad, finish, clout, casing and horseshoe are types of what ? Nails

• 3. In mathematics, a Markov chain is a sequence in which each event is determined by the: Immediately preceding event; Previous two events; Previous total sequence; or Next event ? Immediately preceding event

• 4. The Kabbalah wristband, in Yiddish 'roite bindele', is normally what colour ? Red

• 5. What creatures are T S Eliot's characters Mr Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer, and Bustopher Jones, and what musical was inspired by the poem book in which they feature ? Cats

• 6. In a block and tackle lifting system, what is a sheave: Pulley; Rope; Hook; or Brake ? Pulley

• 7. What two letters do not appear in any symbols of the official list of chemical elements ? J and Q

• 8. 'Normal' or Gaussian distribution in a graph is informally called a what shape ? Bell curve

• 9. Name the four basic types of human/animal bodily tissue ? Connective, Muscle, Nervous, Epithelial

• 10. The term 'brogued' technically refers to a shoe with: Perforations; Leather soles; Layered uppers; or Between 8-12 lace-holes ? Perforations

• 11. What is the least densely populated country or dependency in the world ? Greenland

• 12. What colour traditionally is the Michelin Guide for hotels/restaurants ? Red

• 13. What single word does the French 'Clair de lune' mean in English ? Moonlight

• 14. Toothpaste, turtle, oxblood, oilie/oily, ade, and swirly are types of what ? Marbles

• 15. The word bucolic refers to pleasant/positive aspects of: Human mood; Religious authority/duty; Food digestion; or Countryside/life ? Countryside/life