Random Questions

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

Answer Key

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