General Knowledge Quiz No. 307

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Carl
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General Knowledge Quiz No. 307

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  • 1. Teutonic generally historically refers to people of which characteristic: Bearded; Strong; Germanic; or Indestructible ?
  • 2. A billhook is a traditional forestry tool which combines which two of these: Saw; Knife; Hammer; Axe; or Drill ?
  • 3. Hornblende is a composite: Country dance; Rock mineral; Cider-beer; or Leather hat ?
  • 4. Tinnitus is: Blood poisoning; Ringing in ears; Toothache; or Wrinkly skin ?
  • 5. The iconic symbol of Kathmandu is in Nepal; Iraq; France; or the Lord of the Rings ?
  • 6. A popular old English idiom refers to a suspicious or dubious situation being: Snakey; Wormy; Fishy; or Spidery ?
  • 7. The ancient pre-scientific system of classifying all universal matter as Water/Air/Fire/Earth/Aether is called the Classical: Constituents; Elements; Energies; or Isotopes ?
  • 8. A plantar wart or myrmecia is better known as a: Beauty spot; Blood blister; Veruca; or Mole ?
  • 9. What human organ makes four new words when prefixing Head, Diver, Flint and Tight ?
  • 10. The porbeagle is a: Vulture; Shark; Monkey; or Dog ?
  • 11. Sepals and Tepals are decorative protective elements of many old: Churches; Sailing ships; Rifles; or Flowers ?
  • 12. Match these islands to their capitals: Isle of Wight, Sri Lanka, Tasmania, Madagascar - Colombo, Antananarivo, Hobart, Newport ?
  • 13. The Poaceae or Gramineae family of organisms is better known as: Dogs; Grasses; Fish; or People ?
  • 14. Arrange in chronological order, oldest first, these architectural periods: Victorian, Gothic, Neolithic, Baroque
  • 15. Flared trousers were originated in the early 1800s by: Sailors; Clergymen; Circus ring-masters; or Rat-catchers ?

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

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Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 307

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4. Ringing in the ears
6. Fishy
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1 Germans
5 Nepal
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9. Skin

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