General Knowledge Quiz No. 252

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  • 1. Whose famous old Brown Ale (still made) was first brewed in Whitechapel, London, in 1902: Fuller's; Young's; Charrington's; or Mann's ?
  • 2. What word technically refers to a micro-organism which produces benefits for a host organism (for example human consumption of certain yogurts) ?
  • 3. What was the first element discovered in space ?
  • 4. The prefix 'neo' (neocon, Neolithic, neo-Nazi, neonatal, etc) means: New; Old; Nearly; or Extreme ?
  • 5. The flammable intoxicating compound Hydroxyethane is better known as what chemical ?
  • 6. In the award-winning 1958 war film Ice Cold In Alex, what is 'Ice Cold' and what is 'Alex' ?
  • 7. What is the common alternative US term for a UK 'estate agent' ?
  • 8. Hydrogen Peroxide is one of several different forms of what commonly named chemical agent ?
  • 9. What term is given in the science of perception used for example in road safety distance gauging or for the expansion of size of an image/object indicating speed and movement towards the observer ?
  • 10. How long (kilometres/miles was the Berlin Wall): 4/2½; 8/5; 28/17½; or 140/87 ?
  • 11. What item of apparel metaphorically with colour prefix, usually black or white refers informally to an internet hacker: Hat; Coat; Cape; or Cap ?
  • 12. Founded as Thames Ironworks FC in 1895 (later renamed), which football club occupies the London 2012 Olympic Stadium ?
  • 13. RB211, Trent, Tay, and Spey, are what all what ?, and manufactured by which corporation ?
  • 14. What are named after English Dr John Braxton Hicks (1823 - 1897): Dental braces; Hiccups/hiccoughs; Cough sweets; or Contractions in pregnancy ?
  • 15. What nationality according to modern geography was Christopher Columbus ?

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4 New
5 Ethanol
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8. Bleach
14. Contractions in pregnancy
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6 Beer and Alexandria
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7. Realator
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9 Spatial awareness
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Whose famous old Brown Ale (still made) was first brewed in Whitechapel, London, in 1902: Fuller's; Young's; Charrington's; or Mann's ? Mann's
  • 2. What word technically refers to a micro-organism which produces benefits for a host organism (for example human consumption of certain yogurts) ? Probiotic
  • 3. What was the first element discovered in space ? Helium
  • 4. The prefix 'neo' (neocon, Neolithic, neo-Nazi, neonatal, etc) means: New; Old; Nearly; or Extreme ? New
  • 5. The flammable intoxicating compound Hydroxyethane is better known as what chemical ? Ethanol
  • 6. In the award-winning 1958 war film Ice Cold In Alex, what is 'Ice Cold' and what is 'Alex' ? Beer and Alexandria
  • 7. What is the common alternative US term for a UK 'estate agent' ? Realtor
  • 8. Hydrogen Peroxide is one of several different forms of what commonly named chemical agent ? Bleach
  • 9. What term is given in the science of perception used for example in road safety distance gauging or for the expansion of size of an image/object indicating speed and movement towards the observer ? Looming
  • 10. How long (kilometres/miles was the Berlin Wall): 4/2½; 8/5; 28/17½; or 140/87 ? 140/87
  • 11. What item of apparel metaphorically with colour prefix, usually black or white refers informally to an internet hacker: Hat; Coat; Cape; or Cap ? Hat
  • 12. Founded as Thames Ironworks FC in 1895 (later renamed), which football club occupies the London 2012 Olympic Stadium ? West Ham United FC
  • 13. RB211, Trent, Tay, and Spey, are what all what ?, and manufactured by which corporation ? Jet engines and Rolls Royce
  • 14. What are named after English Dr John Braxton Hicks (1823 - 1897): Dental braces; Hiccups/hiccoughs; Cough sweets; or Contractions in pregnancy ? Contractions in pregnancy
  • 15. What nationality according to modern geography was Christopher Columbus ? Italian

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