Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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