Random Questions

1. What does the military abbreviation 'Gy Sgt' stand for?
   1. Gallop Sergeant
   2. Gun Sergeant
   3. Gunnery Sergeant
   4. Grip Sergeant
2. The cylindrical roller in a traditional typewriter is a:
   1. Typebar
   2. Shift
   3. Carriage
   4. Platen
3. Expressed traditionally as N s, what in physics is the product of mass and velocity?
   1. Friction
   2. Form
   3. Momentum
   4. Velosity
4. The British term 'The Gnomes of Zurich' originated in the 1960s to disparage?
   1. UN
   2. FIFA
   3. Swiss financiers
   4. NATO
5. Name the UK businessman who ruined his eponymous empire overnight by calling one of his products 'total crap'?
   1. Sam Devlin
   2. Ken Rathers
   3. Gerald Ratner
   4. Bob Hope
6. The Indian wind instrument, the pungi (also been or bin), is associated with what street activity?
   1. Snake charming
   2. Basket Weaving
   3. Firecracker
   4. Pottery Maker
7. What word, from a US dietary reformist, refers to unsifted wholewheat flour?
   1. Graham
   2. Eric
   3. Sam
   4. Kyle
8. What's the food 'head cheese' alternatively called, which separately refers to a man's physical strength?
   1. Manly
   2. Jacked
   3. Brawn
   4. Strong Man
9. The German Imannuel Kant, Englishman Bertrand Russell, and American John Dewey, were notable:
   1. Philosophers
   2. Generals
   3. Footballers
   4. Opera Singers
10. The 17th century mythical French creature, the Hippogryph/Hippogriff is a hybrid of?
    1. Cat-Dog
    2. Horse-Eagle
    3. Man-Horse
    4. Turtle-Dove

Answer Key

1. C) Gunnery Sergeant
2. D) Platen
3. C) Momentum
4. C) Swiss financiers
5. C) Gerald Ratner
6. A) Snake charming
7. A) Graham
8. C) Brawn
9. A) Philosophers
10. B) Horse-Eagle