Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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