Which of these is NOT a way heat can be transferred?
A. Convection
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. Insulation
D. Insulation
The name of which soup means 'pepper water' in English?
A. Gazpacho
B. Minestrone
C. Borscht
D. Mulligatawny
D. Mulligatawny
A. Blade Runner
B. Jurassic Park
C. The Matrix
D. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
B. Jurassic Park
What is the world's first registered brand?
A. General Electric
B. Pears Soap
C. Gillette
D. Colgate
B. Pears Soap
What is the name for the end of a horn that projects the sound?
A. Gong
B. Barrel
C. Bell
D. Euphonium
C. Bell
What is the name of the soft tissue of a bone?
A. Farrow
B. Harrow
C. Marrow
D. Narrow
C. Marrow
Which herb is used to flavour Bearnaise sauce?
A. Bay leaf
B. Mint
C. Chili
D. Tarragon
D. Tarragon
A. Saving Private Ryan
B. Pulp Fiction
C. Forrest Gump
D. The Shawshank Redemption
C. Forrest Gump
What was the world's tallest building prior to the completion of the Empire State Building?
A. The Eiffel Tower
B. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
C. The Chrysler Building
D. Washington Monument
C. The Chrysler Building
Which of these is not a type of African drum?
A. Djembe
B. Timpani
C. Talking drum
D. Gudgudu
B. Timpani
Which planet has the longest day? (243 Earth days long)
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Venus
D. Mars
C. Venus
Which bean is the richest natural vegetable food for protein?
A. Baked bean
B. Soya bean
C. Runner bean
D. Broad bean
B. Soya bean
A. Alien
B. Independence Day
C. The Day the Earth Stood Still
D. Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)
B. Independence Day
Who was killed playing poker, holding pairs of aces and eights, leading to the expression 'dead man's hand'?
A. Wyatt Earp
B. Wild Bill Hickok
C. Billy the Kid
D. Ned Kelly
B. Wild Bill Hickok
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 1
A. 3
What is a 'greenstick fracture'?
A. A leg shed by a grasshopper
B. A softwood branch split off a tree
C. An incomplete fracture in a child's bone
D. A freshly broken mineral or rock
C. An incomplete fracture in a child's bone
In WHICH of these countries might you hear carbonated drinks being referred to as 'minerals?
A. France
B. Madagascar
C. Ireland
D. New Zealand
C. Ireland
A. Psycho
B. The Birds
C. Vertigo
D. North by Northwest
A. Psycho
Which of the following was a password used by American forward troops during the 1944 D-Day invasion?
A. Omaha
B. Flash
C. Lombardy
D. Overlord
B. Flash
Which of these instruments requires a reed in order to be played?
A. Flute
B. Lute
C. Clarinet
D. Viola
C. Clarinet
What makes stainless steel 'stainless'?
A. Manganese
B. Chromium
C. Aluminium
D. Silver
B. Chromium
Which of these is a type of edible seaweed?
A. Kombi
B. Wasabi
C. Daikon
D. Kombu
D. Kombu
A. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
B. Signs
C. Arrival
D. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
D. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
What was the nickname of the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima in 1945?
A. Fat Boy
B. Little Boy
C. Big Boy
D. Bad Boy
B. Little Boy
The theremin belongs to this class of musical instruments:
A. Keyboard
B. Electronic
C. Percussion
D. Wind
B. Electronic