Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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