Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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