General Knowledge Quiz
- Frenchman Maurice André, who attributed his stamina and breath control to his teenage years as a coal miner, was a famous virtuoso player of what instrument?
- Drums
- Flute
- Trumpet
- Bass
- What is Germany's biggest selling newspaper (at 2012)?
- Bild
- Un Papper
- German News
- The Rag
- The term photovoltaic refers to technology in what renewable energy?
- Coal Energy
- Wind Energy
- Steam Energy
- Solar Energy
- Baselworld in Switzerland is the world's biggest annual tradeshow event for:
- Watches and Jewellery
- Cheese
- Cats
- Motorbikes
- At 2012 what mobile broadband service is/was the next major upgrade for most of Europe:
- 3G
- GSM
- 2G
- 4G
- Press-ups and squat-thrusts were reportedly introduced in 2012 as staff punishments at what major retailer's Milan branch:
- Google
- Walmart
- Apple
- Abercrombie and Fitch
- Rust on metal is caused by the action of:
- Salt and Moisture
- Heat and Moisture
- Moisture and Oxygen
- Hot and Cold
- Name the famous cartoonist whose strip was rejected in Mar 2012 by several US newspapers for satirising anti-abortion measures adopted in Texas?
- Garry Trudeau
- Oscar Grant
- Dear Abby
- Sam Totteli
- Hygroscopic refers to substances which do what to water:
- Freeze
- Heat
- Absorb/Adsorb
- Repel
- Spell the word:
- Auxillary
- Auxiliary
- Auxiliary
- Auxilliary
Answer Key
- C) Trumpet
- A) Bild
- D) Solar Energy
- A) Watches and Jewellery
- D) 4G
- D) Abercrombie and Fitch
- C) Moisture and Oxygen
- A) Garry Trudeau
- C) Absorb/Adsorb
- C) Auxiliary