Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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