Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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