General Knowledge Quiz No. 268

[Carl]

• 1. Apples, plums, cherries, apricots, raspberries and strawberries all belong to which plant family: Honeysuckle; Lily; Magnolia; or Rose ?

• 2. The UK-based ASOS corporation is a leading international online provider in which sector: Education; Fashionwear; Holidays; or Mapping ?

• 3. The common vocal sound produced by blocking exhaled airflow (when voicing a vowel) by suddenly closing the vocal tract is called a what 'stop' ?

• 4. Where is the Barbary Coast: Mexico; Spain and Portugal; India; or North Africa ?

• 5. In 17th century England what were Happy, Useless, Addled, Short, Long, Rump and Barebones ?

• 6. What Olympic event entails disqualification if both feet of a competitor are seen to be off the ground at the same time ?

• 7. A sarcophagus traditionally contains a: Telescope; Compass; Corpse; or Fine brandy ?

• 8. In Indian cuisine, the term pakora refers to what aspect of meat/vegetable cooking: Deep-fried in batter; Griddle; Clay oven; or Kebab ?

• 9. A ewer is a large: Knife; Spoon; Fork; or Jug ?

• 10. The human brain's frontal lobe, chiefly processing cognitive functions relating to reward, attention, short-term memory tasks, planning, motivation, etc., is fully mature at (very) approximately what age: Five; Ten; Fifteen; or Thirty ?

• 11. Which country's name, existing 1929 - 2003, meant 'South Slavs' ?

• 12. Which country, the world's fifth-largest, is named after its first export ?

• 13. What plant, named Olea europaea, is an ancient widely used metaphor for peace ?

• 14. Meaning continuing unpleasantly, spell the word: Insessant; Inscesant; Incescant; or Incessant ?

• 15. Static electricity is fundamentally produced by: Magnetism; Humidity; Friction; or Heat ?

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

[stowie39]

6. Walking
7. Corpse

[elcarretero]

3 Glottal
8 Deep fried in batter

[gail]

9. Jug
13. Olive

[elcarretero]

15 Friction

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Apples, plums, cherries, apricots, raspberries and strawberries all belong to which plant family: Honeysuckle; Lily; Magnolia; or Rose ? Rose

• 2. The UK-based ASOS corporation is a leading international online provider in which sector: Education; Fashionwear; Holidays; or Mapping ? Fashionwear

• 3. The common vocal sound produced by blocking exhaled airflow (when voicing a vowel) by suddenly closing the vocal tract is called a what 'stop' ? Glottal stop

• 4. Where is the Barbary Coast: Mexico; Spain and Portugal; India; or North Africa ? North Africa

• 5. In 17th century England what were Happy, Useless, Addled, Short, Long, Rump and Barebones ? Parliaments

• 6. What Olympic event entails disqualification if both feet of a competitor are seen to be off the ground at the same time ? Racewalking

• 7. A sarcophagus traditionally contains a: Telescope; Compass; Corpse; or Fine brandy ? Corpse

• 8. In Indian cuisine, the term pakora refers to what aspect of meat/vegetable cooking: Deep-fried in batter; Griddle; Clay oven; or Kebab ? Deep-fried in batter

• 9. A ewer is a large: Knife; Spoon; Fork; or Jug ? Jug

• 10. The human brain's frontal lobe, chiefly processing cognitive functions relating to reward, attention, short-term memory tasks, planning, motivation, etc., is fully mature at (very) approximately what age: Five; Ten; Fifteen; or Thirty ? Thirty

• 11. Which country's name, existing 1929 - 2003, meant 'South Slavs' ? Yugoslavia

• 12. Which country, the world's fifth-largest, is named after its first export ? Brazil

• 13. What plant, named Olea europaea, is an ancient widely used metaphor for peace ? Olive

• 14. Meaning continuing unpleasantly, spell the word: Insessant; Inscesant; Incescant; or Incessant ? Incessant

• 15. Static electricity is fundamentally produced by: Magnetism; Humidity; Friction; or Heat ? Friction