General Knowledge Quiz

1. At 2012 what mobile broadband service is/was the next major upgrade for most of Europe:
   1. GSM
   2. 4G
   3. 3G
   4. 2G
2. Baselworld in Switzerland is the world's biggest annual tradeshow event for:
   1. Cheese
   2. Motorbikes
   3. Cats
   4. Watches and Jewellery
3. Spell the word:
   1. Auxiliary
   2. Auxiliary
   3. Auxilliary
   4. Auxillary
4. The term photovoltaic refers to technology in what renewable energy?
   1. Wind Energy
   2. Solar Energy
   3. Coal Energy
   4. Steam Energy
5. Press-ups and squat-thrusts were reportedly introduced in 2012 as staff punishments at what major retailer's Milan branch:
   1. Apple
   2. Google
   3. Abercrombie and Fitch
   4. Walmart
6. Name the famous cartoonist whose strip was rejected in Mar 2012 by several US newspapers for satirising anti-abortion measures adopted in Texas?
   1. Dear Abby
   2. Oscar Grant
   3. Garry Trudeau
   4. Sam Totteli
7. Hygroscopic refers to substances which do what to water:
   1. Absorb/Adsorb
   2. Heat
   3. Freeze
   4. Repel
8. Rust on metal is caused by the action of:
   1. Salt and Moisture
   2. Heat and Moisture
   3. Moisture and Oxygen
   4. Hot and Cold
9. 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?
   1. Trumpet
   2. Flute
   3. Bass
   4. Drums
10. What is Germany's biggest selling newspaper (at 2012)?
    1. German News
    2. Bild
    3. The Rag
    4. Un Papper

Answer Key

1. B) 4G
2. D) Watches and Jewellery
3. A) Auxiliary
4. B) Solar Energy
5. C) Abercrombie and Fitch
6. C) Garry Trudeau
7. A) Absorb/Adsorb
8. C) Moisture and Oxygen
9. A) Trumpet
10. B) Bild