Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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