General Knowledge Quiz No. 308
Posted: 13 Nov 2025 21:02
- 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 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.