General Knowledge Quiz No. 308

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  • 1. In a church a piscina is a: Choirboy's scarf; Basin; Altar cloth; or Medieval organ ?
  • 2. Spell the Japanese rice dish: Sushi; Souchi; ; Sueshy; or Soo shee ?
  • 3. Pitcairn Islands, home to several 1790 'Mutiny on the Bounty' mutineers, are in the Southern: Pacific; Mediterranean; Baltic; or Arctic ?
  • 4. Where are found the Seas of Tranquility, Cleverness, Nectar, and Moisture: Human liver; Superman comics/films; The South Pole; or The Moon ?
  • 5. Shire, Arabian, Mustang, and Hackney are types of: Radish; Taxi; Religious cult; or Horse ?
  • 6. Annealing a metal makes it: Melt; Softer; Vaporize/vapourise; or Convert into diamond ?
  • 7. The Hang Seng is Hong Kong's: Metro; Daily newspaper; Stock market index; or Dog show ?
  • 8. The popular informal term for a circus is The Big: Hat; Ring; Top; or Bottom ?
  • 9. Insert the missing term in this reducing metric prefix sequence: Centi, Milli, Micro, (What ?), Pico, Femto: Nano; Mega; Kilo; or Giga ?
  • 10. Martha's Vinyard, south of Cape Cod, is a famous: Racetrack; Mountain range; Vacation island; or School for Popes ?
  • 11. The Gaelic-originating surname prefix Mac or Mc meant originally: Elder; Son; Daughter; or Red-haired ?
  • 12. What bodily substance containing electrolytes, glycoproteins, and enzymes performs main functions in: Taste, Digestion, and Lubrication ?
  • 13. From Latin meaning 'small room' what are the 'building blocks of life' and smallest units able to replicate independently ?
  • 14. What in the world is at Zero Degrees Latitude and Zero Degrees Longitude: North Pole, South Pole; NATO HQ; or A weather observation buoy ?
  • 15. The name of which famous island borough, also a cocktail and Woody Allen film, derives from Lenape Native American Indian, land owners until Dutch settler acquisition in 1626 ?

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1 Basin
2 Sushi
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4. The moon
5. Horse
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3 Pacific
7 Stock Market
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6. Melt softer
8. Big top
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11 Son
12 Saliva
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15. Manhatten
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13 Cell
14 Weather observation buoy
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ANSWERS
  • 1. In a church a piscina is a: Choirboy's scarf; Basin; Altar cloth; or Medieval organ ? Basin
  • 2. Spell the Japanese rice dish: Sushi; Souchi; ; Sueshy; or Soo shee ? Sushi
  • 3. Pitcairn Islands, home to several 1790 'Mutiny on the Bounty' mutineers, are in the Southern: Pacific; Mediterranean; Baltic; or Arctic ? Pacific
  • 4. Where are found the Seas of Tranquility, Cleverness, Nectar, and Moisture: Human liver; Superman comics/films; The South Pole; or The Moon ? The Moon
  • 5. Shire, Arabian, Mustang, and Hackney are types of: Radish; Taxi; Religious cult; or Horse ? Horse
  • 6. Annealing a metal makes it: Melt; Softer; Vaporize/vapourise; or Convert into diamond ? Softer
  • 7. The Hang Seng is Hong Kong's: Metro; Daily newspaper; Stock market index; or Dog show ? Stock market index
  • 8. The popular informal term for a circus is The Big: Hat; Ring; Top; or Bottom ? Top
  • 9. Insert the missing term in this reducing metric prefix sequence: Centi, Milli, Micro, (What ?), Pico, Femto: Nano; Mega; Kilo; or Giga ? Nano
  • 10. Martha's Vinyard, south of Cape Cod, is a famous: Racetrack; Mountain range; Vacation island; or School for Popes ? Vacation island
  • 11. The Gaelic-originating surname prefix Mac or Mc meant originally: Elder; Son; Daughter; or Red-haired ? Son
  • 12. What bodily substance containing electrolytes, glycoproteins, and enzymes performs main functions in: Taste, Digestion, and Lubrication ? Saliva
  • 13. From Latin meaning 'small room' what are the 'building blocks of life' and smallest units able to replicate independently ? Cell
  • 14. What in the world is at Zero Degrees Latitude and Zero Degrees Longitude: North Pole, South Pole; NATO HQ; or A weather observation buoy ? A weather observation buoy
  • 15. The name of which famous island borough, also a cocktail and Woody Allen film, derives from Lenape Native American Indian, land owners until Dutch settler acquisition in 1626 ? Manhattan

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