Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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