General Knowledge Quiz No. 322
Posted: 19 Feb 2026 21:03
- 1. Assassinated in Broadway, Manhattan, NYC, Malcolm X (Malcolm Little, 1925-65 was a famous Afro-American: Singer; Businessman; Human rights activist; or Footballer ?
- 2. Elohim (also El Shaddai and El Elyon and Krishna), are Hebrew-Christian/Hindu for: Life; Death; God; or Soul ?
- 3. Re-order these territories - earliest to last - in terms of European colonialization (14th-19th centuries): Asia, Africa, The Americas
- 4. How many four-letter country names contain three dotted letters (i and j): None; One; Five; or Twelve ?
- 5. Evaporation is the process in which a what becomes a what (two answers required): Liquid; Solid; Gaseous substance; or Plasma ?
- 6. The German term 'Struw-Welpeter' (Shock-Headed Peter) refers to: Surprise; Headache; ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy; or Uncombable frizzy hair ?
- 7. Cuban nationalist leader Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was a: Social-Democrat; Conservative-Capitalist; Marxist-Leninist; or Buddhist-Environmentalist ?
- 8. A griffin or gryphon is a mythical hybrid 'king of the beasts' respectively consisting of a top and bottom of (two answers required): Eagle; Dragon; Man; Lion; or Elephant ?
- 9. 'Romanization' and 'Latinization' refer to the conversion of what to a 'western' system: Dance; Language and alphabet; Horse-riding; or Cooking ?
- 10. The words 'ute' (Australia/NZ) and 'bakkie' (South Africa) mean: Foreigner; Pick-up truck; Cigarette; or Two people on one bicycle ?
- 11. A Conestoga is a heavy 1700-1800s what used by Eastern US pioneers: Shotgun; Wagon; Building sand; or Flour ?
- 12. Sonar (originally an acronym) commonly refers to detection using: Light; Sound; X-Ray; or Nuclear fission ?
- 13. 'Ganbei' (meaning 'empty your glass') is which nation's equivalent to 'Cheers': Germany; Denmark; China; or Australia ?
- 14. The modern investment scam, outlawed in many countries, encouraging very fast all-or-nothing stock movement gambles is called what Options Trading: Single; Binary; Tertiary; or Multiple ?
- 15. The Sci-Fi device for attracting one object to another, typically in space, and actually created microscopically in the 2010s is called a what beam: Projector; Tractor; Pulsar; or Laser ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.