Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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