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1. Devised by Alan Turing in 1950, the Turing test is a test of what in a computer ? Speed; Reliability; Capacity; or Artificial Intelligence ?
2. New South Wales Australia announced in 2016 it would ban what due to abuses being 'beyond reform' ? Greyhound racing; Slot machines; Lager; or Facebook ?
3. The metaphorical expression meaning self-promotion is "Blow your own ...." what ? Balloon; Trumpet; Bugle; or Kiss ?
4. Internecine refers to what sort of destruction ? Global; Mutual; Reputational; or Biblical ?
5. Name the Asian country, the South American capital city, and Canadian province in the NATO phonetic alphabet
6. Irrespective of volume, human muscle weighs what compared with human fat ? The same; Less; More; or Twice as much ?
7. According to the popular saying, "Necessity is the mother of ....." what ? Nature; Disaster; Invention; or Hungry children ?
8. Vesper refers to what sort of religious service ? Morning; Evening; Winter; or Outdoor ?
9. The human clinical condition 'edema' (also called oedema, dropsy, and hydropsy) generally occurs as what effect ? Insomnia; Sweating; Swelling; or Uncontrollable laughter ?
10. Ganesha (also Ganapati/Vinayaka) the highly revered Hindu god of beginnings, wisdom, arts, writing, etc., is typically shown as the head of what animal ? Lion; Tiger; Elephant; or Rabbit ?
11. What 1960s-invented garden cutter is a portmanteau (combination of 'string' with a word describing its purpose) ?
12. Which one of these is not on average among the three brightest objects in the night sky ? The Moon; Jupiter, Venus; or Neptune ?
13. Which great Indian statesman and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948) said: "We must become the change we want to see." ?
14. The English tradition of wassailing (or wasselling) is singing carols for money, and also singing to what to prompt healthy growth and productivity ? Cows; Sheep; Cider-apple orchards; or Human babies ?
15. Litotes (pronounced 'lie-toe-tees') refers to an ironic or understated expression using a ? Weather feature; Double negative; Metaphorical animal; or Ridiculously high humber ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
1. Devised by Alan Turing in 1950, the Turing test is a test of what in a computer ? Speed; Reliability; Capacity; or Artificial Intelligence ? Artificial Intelligence
2. New South Wales Australia announced in 2016 it would ban what due to abuses being 'beyond reform' ? Greyhound racing; Slot machines; Lager; or Facebook ? Greyhound racing
3. The metaphorical expression meaning self-promotion is "Blow your own ...." what ? Balloon; Trumpet; Bugle; or Kiss ? Trumpet
4. Internecine refers to what sort of destruction ? Global; Mutual; Reputational; or Biblical ? Mutual
5. Name the Asian country, the South American capital city, and Canadian province in the NATO phonetic alphabet India, Lima, Quebec
6. Irrespective of volume, human muscle weighs what compared with human fat ? The same; Less; More; or Twice as much ? The same
7. According to the popular saying, "Necessity is the mother of ....." what ? Nature; Disaster; Invention; or Hungry children ? Invention
8. Vesper refers to what sort of religious service ? Morning; Evening; Winter; or Outdoor ? Evening
9. The human clinical condition 'edema' (also called oedema, dropsy, and hydropsy) generally occurs as what effect ? Insomnia; Sweating; Swelling; or Uncontrollable laughter ? Swelling
10. Ganesha (also Ganapati/Vinayaka) the highly revered Hindu god of beginnings, wisdom, arts, writing, etc., is typically shown as the head of what animal ? Lion; Tiger; Elephant; or Rabbit ? Elephant
11. What 1960s-invented garden cutter is a portmanteau (combination of 'string' with a word describing its purpose) ? Strimmer
12. Which one of these is not on average among the three brightest objects in the night sky ? The Moon; Jupiter, Venus; or Neptune ? Neptune
13. Which great Indian statesman and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948) said: "We must become the change we want to see." ? Gandhi
14. The English tradition of wassailing (or wasselling) is singing carols for money, and also singing to what to prompt healthy growth and productivity ? Cows; Sheep; Cider-apple orchards; or Human babies ? Cider-apple orchards
15. Litotes (pronounced 'lie-toe-tees') refers to an ironic or understated expression using a ? Weather feature; Double negative; Metaphorical animal; or Ridiculously high humber ? Double negative
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