General Knowledge
A fragrance by Christian Dior, Fahrenheit 32 gets its name from the temperature at which what happens?
Water freezes
What is the oldest university in Britain?
a) Edinburgh
b) St Andrews
c) Cambridge
d) Oxford
d) Oxford
Which desert's name translates to 'go in and you'll never come out'?
a) Gobi
b) Kalahari
c) Mojave
d) Taklamakan
d) Taklamakan
What term applies to the training of fruit trees and shrubs to grow flat against a wall?
a) Assurgency
b) Branching
c) Permaculture
d) Espalier
d) Espalier
Which of these breeds of cow is most commonly used for milk production?
a) Angus
b) Friesian
c) Murray Grey
d) Hereford
b) Friesian
A person who gets upset over something that’s not really so shocking is often said to be “clutching” what?
Their pearls
In 1945, which US President famously met with Churchill and Stalin at the Yalta Conference?
a) John F Kennedy
b) Dwight D Eisenhower
c) Harry S Truman
d) Franklin D Roosevelt
d) Franklin D Roosevelt
Which country gets its name from the Latin word for silver?
a) Argentina
b) Andorra
c) Singapore
d) Sierra Leone
a) Argentina
Which is the world's largest rodent?
a) Beaver
b) Capybara
c) Guinea pig
d) Chinchilla
b) Capybara
Which country is the world's largest producer of watermelons?
a) Spain
b) Iran
c) Turkey
d) China
d) China
A popular four-digit passcode on the iPhone is 5683,which turns out to be the keyboard representation of what word?
Love
How many British popes have there been?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) 11
b) 1
Over 17000 feet tall, Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain on what continent?
Africa
Vitamin C is also known by which name?
a) Ascorbic acid
b) Thiamin
c) Niacin
d) Retinol
a) Ascorbic acid
'Vodka' in Russian roughly means what?
a) Mighty warrior
b) Fur hat
c) Big smoke
d) Little water
d) Little water
A musician can play notes on which of these instruments while inhaling?
a) Trumpet
b) Harmonica
c) Clarinet
d) Recorder
b) Harmonica
Which of the following did the famous English explorer, Sir Francis Drake, die of?
a) Polio
b) Hanging
c) Dysentery
d) Heartache
c) Dysentery
Other than Antarctica, what continent has the smallest population?
Australia
What is the name of the protein in blood that carries oxygen?
Hemoglobin
In a traditional British dish of 'bangers and mash', what are the 'bangers'?
Sausages
A person wearing specialized Capezio shoes is most likely engaging in which of these activities?
a) Figure skating
b) Tap dancing
c) Ballet dancing
d) Horseback riding
c) Ballet dancing
A person can drink red wine by the Red Sea if they are standing on the coast of Egypt and they can drink white wine by the White Sea if they are on the coast of what country?
Russia
What's the name of the phenomenon where light changes direction when it passes from one medium to another?
Refraction
What cheese is typically used to make a caprese salad?
Mozzarella cheese
The Maldives is an island nation off the coast of which of these countries?
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Thailand
d) Indonesia
a) India
A nurse will take a person’s radial pulse by feeling what part of their body?
A cut of beef is said to be "marbled" if it is what?
A plant or animal that grows and feeds on or in another organism is called a what?
Parasite
A traditional food for the Japanese New Year, mochi is a cake primarily made of what ingredient?
Rice
A whetstone is an old-fashioned kitchen device with a hard, flat surface designed to do what?
Sharpen knives
A popular New England appetizer, clams casino combines clams with breadcrumbs and what meat?
a) Ham
b) Sausage
c) Bacon
d) Prosciutto
c) Bacon