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General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 19 Dec 2024 21:04
by Carl
- 1. On a QWERTY keyboard the backslash (\) shares the key with the: Colon; Asterisk; Hash; or Vertical bar ?
- 2. What regal name is capital of Seychelles, and British Columbia, and is an Australian state ?
- 3. The saying to have one's "head in the sand" (meaning deny a threat exists) refers to the mythical antics of the: Elephant; Ostrich; Snake; or Meerkat ?
- 4. Weimaraner ('vymaraana') pointer/gun dogs are typically distinctively: Spotted; Striped; Grey; or Hairless ?
- 5. A scimitar (pronounced 'simmitar') is a: Shooting star; Sea turtle; Curved sword; or Indian stringed instrument ?
- 6. The Japanese 'chukanabe' (Chinese pot) is known popularly in Western/Chinese culture as a: Karai; Wok; Skillet; or Tagine ?
- 7. A staggered junction or golf hole (basically 'ahead-sideways-ahead') is called a What '.... Leg': Cat; Dog; Frog; or Broken ?
- 8. Formed 1950 and dissolved 1990, the Stasi was the secret police of: USSR (Soviet Union; East Germany; Australia; or Scotland ?
- 9. Englishman Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, (1716 - 1783) is a globally famous: Landscape/garden architect; Boxer; Genetic scientist; or IQ test developer ?
- 10. The most common material used in lightning protection is ?
- 11. A spoken error, considered perhaps more truthful than the intended word(s), is called a what '.... slip': Jungian; Freudian; Dickensian; or Shakespearian ?
- 12. Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), author of 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Green Eggs and Ham', is most famous in what literary genre: Crime/thrillers; Chick lit; Horror; or Children's ?
- 13. Roughly what is the volume of a ball 10 inches wide in cubic inches: 105; 162; 524; or 2,500 ?
- 14. The US-originating term 'prom' (school dance) is an informal abbreviation of: Promotion; Promenade; Promise; or Promiscuous ?
- 15. Large lightweight bricks called 'breeze blocks' (also CMUs - concrete masonry units) were traditionally made/named from: Ash/cinders; Bones; Wood; or Broken crockery ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 20 Dec 2024 00:29
by elcarretero
2 Victoria
3 Ostrich
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 20 Dec 2024 08:40
by gail
1. Vertical bar
4. Grey
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 20 Dec 2024 17:18
by elcarretero
5 Curved sword
6 Wok
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 21 Dec 2024 06:28
by gail
9. Landscape/garden architect
11. Freudian
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 21 Dec 2024 08:22
by elcarretero
7 Dog
8 Eat Germany
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 23 Dec 2024 07:24
by stowie39
10. Copper
15. Ash
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 23 Dec 2024 08:02
by elcarretero
12 Children
13 524
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 261
Posted: 26 Dec 2024 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. On a QWERTY keyboard the backslash (\) shares the key with the: Colon; Asterisk; Hash; or Vertical bar ? Vertical bar
- 2. What regal name is capital of Seychelles, and British Columbia, and is an Australian state ? Victoria
- 3. The saying to have one's "head in the sand" (meaning deny a threat exists) refers to the mythical antics of the: Elephant; Ostrich; Snake; or Meerkat ? Ostrich
- 4. Weimaraner ('vymaraana') pointer/gun dogs are typically distinctively: Spotted; Striped; Grey; or Hairless ? Grey
- 5. A scimitar (pronounced 'simmitar') is a: Shooting star; Sea turtle; Curved sword; or Indian stringed instrument ? Curved sword
- 6. The Japanese 'chukanabe' (Chinese pot) is known popularly in Western/Chinese culture as a: Karai; Wok; Skillet; or Tagine ? Wok
- 7. A staggered junction or golf hole (basically 'ahead-sideways-ahead') is called a What '.... Leg': Cat; Dog; Frog; or Broken ? Dog
- 8. Formed 1950 and dissolved 1990, the Stasi was the secret police of: USSR (Soviet Union; East Germany; Australia; or Scotland ? East Germany
- 9. Englishman Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, (1716 - 1783) is a globally famous: Landscape/garden architect; Boxer; Genetic scientist; or IQ test developer ? Landscape/garden architect
- 10. The most common material used in lightning protection is ? Copper
- 11. A spoken error, considered perhaps more truthful than the intended word(s), is called a what '.... slip': Jungian; Freudian; Dickensian; or Shakespearian ? Freudian
- 12. Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), author of 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Green Eggs and Ham', is most famous in what literary genre: Crime/thrillers; Chick lit; Horror; or Children's ? Children's
- 13. Roughly what is the volume of a ball 10 inches wide in cubic inches: 105; 162; 524; or 2,500 ? 524
- 14. The US-originating term 'prom' (school dance) is an informal abbreviation of: Promotion; Promenade; Promise; or Promiscuous ? Promenade
- 15. Large lightweight bricks called 'breeze blocks' (also CMUs - concrete masonry units) were traditionally made/named from: Ash/cinders; Bones; Wood; or Broken crockery ? Ash/cinders