General Knowledge Quiz No. 319

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General Knowledge Quiz No. 319

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  • 1. A traditional Easter pageant dramatic presentation of the end of Christ's life is also called a: Play; Love; Passion; Pray; or Egg ?
  • 2. German pronunciation for the letter W is usually, loosely: Y (ya); H (ha); V (va); or O (oh) ?
  • 3. Author Chris Van Allsburg and actor Robin Williams asserted what 1981 book/1995 movie about a real-life/jungle-boardgame means 'many effects' in Zulu ?
  • 4. Krav Maga, developed late 1940s by Hungarian-Jewish Emrich 'Imi' Lichtenfeld (1910-98) is a highly efficient system of: Self-defence/defense; Origami; Town planning; or Business accounting ?
  • 5. Who allegedly leapt from his bathtub into the street shouting 'Ureka' (I've found it') seeing his body displace water of equivalent volume: Einstein; Euler; Archimedes; or Plato ?
  • 6. Jamaican Cecil Bustamente Campbell (1938-2016), originator/writer of ska songs such as One Step Beyond, Madness, and Al Capone is better known as: King Basher; Duke Beater; Prince Buster; or Earl Poker ?
  • 7. A substance's mass per unit volume (its 'compactness') is technically its: Weight; Size; Density; or Momentum ?
  • 8. Match these wools to the creatures they come from: Angora, Kashmir, Marino, Qiviut / Muskox, Rabbit, Goat, Sheep
  • 9. Draco (c.650-600BC), the first Ancient Greek/Athenian legislator, is eponymously associated with legal/judgmental: Inconsistency; Leniency; Harshness; or Drunkenness ?
  • 10. French astronomer Nostradamus (Michel de Notredame, 1503-66), is famous for originating: Cathedral architecture; Bell-ringing and bell-making; Stained glass; or Uncannily accurate predictions of the world ?
  • 11. The two famous 'Kinsey Reports' (1948, 1953, books by zoologist Alfred Kinsey), controversially published surveys/theories about: Sport and fitness; Cereal agriculture; Bats and vampires; or Human sexuality ?
  • 12. "The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management.." is called the what 'Principle' - devised by Scott Adams, creator the eponymous work cartoon strip: Engelbert; Dilbert; Albert; or Bertha ?
  • 13. The wine grape Shiraz (Syrah) is widely said to originate from which nation's city of Shiraz: Spain; Iran; Russia; or China ?
  • 14. A lichen is a composite organism arising from the mutual dependence/merging of which two of: Coral; Algae; Fungus; Moss; or Weeds ?
  • 15. The 100-link 'Gunter's Chain', introduced 1620 by English mathematician Edmund Gunter, later replaced by the theodolite, is a distance of what and device for measuring what (two answers required): 50cms; 12 inches; 10 yards; 66 feet; (for measuring Heads for hats; Football pitches; Potatoes; or Parcels of land ?

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Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 319

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1. Passion
10. Predictions
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2. V (va)
5. Archimedes
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7. Density
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ANSWERS
  • 1. A traditional Easter pageant dramatic presentation of the end of Christ's life is also called a: Play; Love; Passion; Pray; or Egg ? Passion
  • 2. German pronunciation for the letter W is usually, loosely: Y (ya); H (ha); V (va); or O (oh) ? V
  • 3. Author Chris Van Allsburg and actor Robin Williams asserted what 1981 book/1995 movie about a real-life/jungle-boardgame means 'many effects' in Zulu ? Jumanji
  • 4. Krav Maga, developed late 1940s by Hungarian-Jewish Emrich 'Imi' Lichtenfeld (1910-98) is a highly efficient system of: Self-defence/defense; Origami; Town planning; or Business accounting ? Self-defence/defense
  • 5. Who allegedly leapt from his bathtub into the street shouting 'Ureka' (I've found it') seeing his body displace water of equivalent volume: Einstein; Euler; Archimedes; or Plato ? Archimedes
  • 6. Jamaican Cecil Bustamente Campbell (1938-2016), originator/writer of ska songs such as One Step Beyond, Madness, and Al Capone is better known as: King Basher; Duke Beater; Prince Buster; or Earl Poker ? Prince Buster
  • 7. A substance's mass per unit volume (its 'compactness') is technically its: Weight; Size; Density; or Momentum ? Density
  • 8. Match these wools to the creatures they come from: Angora, Kashmir, Marino, Qiviut / Muskox, Rabbit, Goat, Sheep Angora = Rabbit, Kashmir = Goat, Marino = Sheep, Qiviut = Muskox
  • 9. Draco (c.650-600BC), the first Ancient Greek/Athenian legislator, is eponymously associated with legal/judgmental: Inconsistency; Leniency; Harshness; or Drunkenness ? Harshness
  • 10. French astronomer Nostradamus (Michel de Notredame, 1503-66), is famous for originating: Cathedral architecture; Bell-ringing and bell-making; Stained glass; or Uncannily accurate predictions of the world ? Uncannily accurate predictions of the world
  • 11. The two famous 'Kinsey Reports' (1948, 1953, books by zoologist Alfred Kinsey), controversially published surveys/theories about: Sport and fitness; Cereal agriculture; Bats and vampires; or Human sexuality ? Human sexuality
  • 12. "The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management.." is called the what 'Principle' - devised by Scott Adams, creator the eponymous work cartoon strip: Engelbert; Dilbert; Albert; or Bertha ? Dilbert
  • 13. The wine grape Shiraz (Syrah) is widely said to originate from which nation's city of Shiraz: Spain; Iran; Russia; or China ? Iran
  • 14. A lichen is a composite organism arising from the mutual dependence/merging of which two of: Coral; Algae; Fungus; Moss; or Weeds ? Algae and Fungus
  • 15. The 100-link 'Gunter's Chain', introduced 1620 by English mathematician Edmund Gunter, later replaced by the theodolite, is a distance of what and device for measuring what (two answers required): 50cms; 12 inches; 10 yards; 66 feet; (for measuring Heads for hats; Football pitches; Potatoes; or Parcels of land ? 66 feet / measuring Parcels of land

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