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General Knowledge Quiz No. 246
Posted: 05 Sep 2024 21:02
by Carl
- 1. Name the three colours of Norway's flag, in order of its background, cross, and cross outline ?
- 2. In the Christian Church of England, the title 'The Very Reverend' usually suggests what job title, also called a 'cathedral provost' ?
- 3. What, alternatively called milk acid, is produced in the human body in power exercises ?
- 4. The word 'salubrious' means: Healthy; Pornographic; Secretive; or Cheap ?
- 5. The Latin term meaning 'among other things' is: Inter vivos; Intra muros; Inter alia; or Inter milan ?
- 6. What prestigious learning institution is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US ?
- 7. Yaws is a: Tropical skin disease; South American language; Northern England pudding; or US Military ceremony ?
- 8. The (commonly Greek/Turkish) foodstuff tzatziki (or tzadziki) comprises chiefly what two ingredients: Yogurt and cucumber; Cream and strawberries; Chickpeas and onion; or Tomato and beans ?
- 9. Re-order these elements of the human digestive system according to the passage of food: small intestine, stomach, esophagus/oesophagus, large intestine
- 10. The conium plant genus is better known as what poison ?
- 11. Spell the dessert of egg whites and sugar: Merangue; Merringue; Meringue; or Merang ?
- 12. An 'R' in the educational abbreviation 'The three Rs' was historically alternatively and phonetically what, referring to 'making things' ?
- 13. Tuber aestivum is better known as a type of what foodstuff delicacy ?
- 14. Nexus is a brandname for a tablet computer belonging to which corporation ?
- 15. The French word 'peloton' usually refers to a bunched group of competitors in what sport ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 246
Posted: 05 Sep 2024 23:20
by elcarretero
3 Lactic Acid
5 Inter Alia
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 246
Posted: 06 Sep 2024 15:25
by stowie39
8. Yoghurt and cucumber
15. Cycling
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 246
Posted: 06 Sep 2024 17:05
by elcarretero
9 esophagus/oesophagus, stomach, Small intestine, large intestine
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 246
Posted: 08 Sep 2024 04:35
by gail
11. Meringue
12. Reading, writing and arithmetic
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 246
Posted: 08 Sep 2024 09:05
by elcarretero
1 Red,blue, white
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 246
Posted: 12 Sep 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Name the three colours of Norway's flag, in order of its background, cross, and cross outline ? Red, blue and white
- 2. In the Christian Church of England, the title 'The Very Reverend' usually suggests what job title, also called a 'cathedral provost' ? Dean
- 3. What, alternatively called milk acid, is produced in the human body in power exercises ? Lactic acid
- 4. The word 'salubrious' means: Healthy; Pornographic; Secretive; or Cheap ? Healthy
- 5. The Latin term meaning 'among other things' is: Inter vivos; Intra muros; Inter alia; or Inter milan ? Inter alia
- 6. What prestigious learning institution is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US ? Harvard University
- 7. Yaws is a: Tropical skin disease; South American language; Northern England pudding; or US Military ceremony ? Tropical skin disease
- 8. The (commonly Greek/Turkish) foodstuff tzatziki (or tzadziki) comprises chiefly what two ingredients: Yogurt and cucumber; Cream and strawberries; Chickpeas and onion; or Tomato and beans ? Yogurt and cucumber
- 9. Re-order these elements of the human digestive system according to the passage of food: small intestine, stomach, esophagus/oesophagus, large intestine Esophagus/oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine
- 10. The conium plant genus is better known as what poison ? Hemlock
- 11. Spell the dessert of egg whites and sugar: Merangue; Merringue; Meringue; or Merang ? Meringue
- 12. An 'R' in the educational abbreviation 'The three Rs' was historically alternatively and phonetically what, referring to 'making things' ? Wroughting
- 13. Tuber aestivum is better known as a type of what foodstuff delicacy ? Truffle
- 14. Nexus is a brandname for a tablet computer belonging to which corporation ? Google
- 15. The French word 'peloton' usually refers to a bunched group of competitors in what sport ? Cycling