General Knowledge Quiz No. 301

[Carl]

• 1. What is the correct spelling of a Cadbury Cream/Creme/Creem/Creame Egg ?

• 2. The popularly used drug Simvastatin is prescribed to counter what human condition ?

• 3. What is the substance made from petroleum used for road surfacing, whose name derives from Greek meaning 'of foreign origin' ?

• 4. The Law of Large Numbers is a principle which seeks to explain what, commonly considered inexplicable ?

• 5. What is the correct spelling of the word: Reminisance; Reminiscence; Remanisense; or Remenissance ?

• 6. Where mega means a million what commonly used prefix means a millionth ?

• 7. Who wrote the poems If, Gunga Din, Mandalay, and The Female of the Species ?

• 8. Dating back to 1801, what is the more common name for a circle graph, said to be the most commonly used graph in business and media ?

• 9. Which international statesman was voted 'Left-Hander of the Year' in 2008 by the Left-Handers Club ?

• 10. In motoring in the UK, when road tax is not required for a vehicle because it is not in use, what does SORN stand for ?

• 11. In the children's stories of Thomas the Tank Engine, what is the name of the Fat Controller ?

• 12. What is both an ancient twisted metal necklace and a force causing rotation ?

• 13. What type of creature is a Storm-petrel ?

• 14. Podophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body ?

• 15. Mento, a style of folk music similar to Calypso which has influnced ska and reggae, originated in which country ?

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

[stowie39]

8. Pie

[gail]

1. Creme
2. High cholesterol

[elcarretero]

6 Micro
7 Rudyard Kipling

[gail]

10. Statutory off road notification
13. Bird

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the correct spelling of a Cadbury Cream/Creme/Creem/Creame Egg ? Creme

• 2. The popularly used drug Simvastatin is prescribed to counter what human condition ? High cholesterol

• 3. What is the substance made from petroleum used for road surfacing, whose name derives from Greek meaning 'of foreign origin' ? Asphalt

• 4. The Law of Large Numbers is a principle which seeks to explain what, commonly considered inexplicable ? Coincidences

• 5. What is the correct spelling of the word: Reminisance; Reminiscence; Remanisense; or Remenissance ? Reminiscence

• 6. Where mega means a million what commonly used prefix means a millionth ? Micro

• 7. Who wrote the poems If, Gunga Din, Mandalay, and The Female of the Species ? Rudyard Kipling

• 8. Dating back to 1801, what is the more common name for a circle graph, said to be the most commonly used graph in business and media ? Pie Chart

• 9. Which international statesman was voted 'Left-Hander of the Year' in 2008 by the Left-Handers Club ? Barack Obama

• 10. In motoring in the UK, when road tax is not required for a vehicle because it is not in use, what does SORN stand for ? Statutory Off Road Notification

• 11. In the children's stories of Thomas the Tank Engine, what is the name of the Fat Controller ? Sir Topham Hatt

• 12. What is both an ancient twisted metal necklace and a force causing rotation ? Torque

• 13. What type of creature is a Storm-petrel ? Bird

• 14. Podophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body ? Feet

• 15. Mento, a style of folk music similar to Calypso which has influnced ska and reggae, originated in which country ? Jamaica