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General Knowledge Quiz No. 326
Posted: 19 Mar 2026 21:03
by Carl
- 1. Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz founded the extraordinary international what "Cafe" movement in Neuchâtel Switzerland in 2004, to promote understanding and dispel negativity and fear towards the subject ?
- 2. Mesocarp, albedo and medulla in plants/fruit are different words for what, used to make a type of helmet ?
- 3. Bismuth (Bi) is a: Metallic element; Gas element; Iron alloy; or Salt ?
- 4. Coal, oil and natural gas are commonly called what fuels, being originally organic material preserved in sedimentary rock ?
- 5. An allele (fully allelomorph), often referenced in human eye colour/color, is a variant form of what DNA part ?
- 6. What unit of enormous distance has the symbol pc and equates to about 3.26 light-years or 19.2 trillion miles ?
- 7. How fast is 62.14 miles per hour in kilometres per hour ?
- 8. Mydriasis normally is the widening of a what ?
- 9. What note is played on a guitar at the fifth fret of the first (highest pitch) string (conventional six-string guitar with standard tuning) ?
- 10. Whale Belly, Tippler, Schnabel, Modalohr, Gondola and Flat are types of what vehicle ?
- 11. Spell the legal term: Subpoena; Suppoena; Supaena; Supena ?
- 12. The traditional curly twisted Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis) produced by drying in the sun is called: Uulung; Oolong; Aalang; Eeleng; or Iiling ?
- 13. From the words well and live, what French term is used in English to mean a high-living socialite ?
- 14. In what language do the words 'beminnen', 'ja', and 'zon', mean 'love', 'yes', and 'sun' ?
- 15. The industrial Wohlwill and Miller processes are different ways to refine what commodity to near-100% purity ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 326
Posted: 20 Mar 2026 07:36
by stowie39
4. Fossile
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 326
Posted: 20 Mar 2026 08:24
by gail
7. 100
11. Subpoena
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 326
Posted: 20 Mar 2026 19:50
by freddo
3 Metallic Element
12 Bon Vivant
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 326
Posted: 21 Mar 2026 08:21
by gail
13. Bon viveur
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 326
Posted: 26 Mar 2026 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz founded the extraordinary international what "Cafe" movement in Neuchâtel Switzerland in 2004, to promote understanding and dispel negativity and fear towards the subject ? Death
- 2. Mesocarp, albedo and medulla in plants/fruit are different words for what, used to make a type of helmet ? Pith
- 3. Bismuth (Bi) is a: Metallic element; Gas element; Iron alloy; or Salt ? Metallic element
- 4. Coal, oil and natural gas are commonly called what fuels, being originally organic material preserved in sedimentary rock ? Fossil
- 5. An allele (fully allelomorph), often referenced in human eye colour/color, is a variant form of what DNA part ? Gene
- 6. What unit of enormous distance has the symbol pc and equates to about 3.26 light-years or 19.2 trillion miles ? Parsec
- 7. How fast is 62.14 miles per hour in kilometres per hour ? 100 kmph
- 8. Mydriasis normally is the widening of a what ? Pupil
- 9. What note is played on a guitar at the fifth fret of the first (highest pitch) string (conventional six-string guitar with standard tuning) ? A
- 10. Whale Belly, Tippler, Schnabel, Modalohr, Gondola and Flat are types of what vehicle ? Railway rolling stock
- 11. Spell the legal term: Subpoena; Suppoena; Supaena; Supena ? Subpoena
- 12. The traditional curly twisted Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis) produced by drying in the sun is called: Uulung; Oolong; Aalang; Eeleng; or Iiling ? Oolong
- 13. From the words well and live, what French term is used in English to mean a high-living socialite ? Bon vivant
- 14. In what language do the words 'beminnen', 'ja', and 'zon', mean 'love', 'yes', and 'sun' ? Dutch
- 15. The industrial Wohlwill and Miller processes are different ways to refine what commodity to near-100% purity ? Gold