General Knowledge Quiz. cassell123. 2-2-2012.

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General Knowledge Quiz.            Cassell123.         2-2-2012.

 

1.                   What ‘D’ is a medical condition characterized by an accumulation of fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity?            DROPSY.

2.                   In cricket, what name describes a ball bowled so that it rolls along the ground?                            DAISY CUTTER.

3.                   What name is given to an edible yellow split pea of Northern India, now much used in curry houses?       DAL. (DAHL)

4.                   Passepartout was the manservant of Verne’s novel character Phileas Fogg. What is the literal translation        of ‘passepartout’?                        THAT WHICH PASSES EVERYEHERE. (MASTER KEY)

5.                   What is the Latin term for ‘something for something’ or ‘one thing for, or in place, of another’?                   QUID PRO QUO.

6.                   Which evergreen shrub with waxy white berries was held in great veneration by the ancient Druids? They believed it held off evil spirits.              MISTLETOE.

7.                   Name the hero of E W. Horning’s novel, ‘The Amateur Cracksman’ (1899) who also shares the same surname with the British colonial founder of Singapore after which the famous hotel in Singapore is named. RAFFLES.

8.                   What name was given to the free schools for destitute English children, first established by John Pounds (1766-1839)? They rapidly died out with the introduction of national compulsory education.        RAGGED SCHOOLS.

9.                   When Americans wish defer or delay an offer they will often say, “I’ll take a rain check”. What is a rain check?        A TICKET STUB. (FOR READMISSION IN THE FUTURE TO A RAIN-CANCELLED BASEBALL MATCH)

10.               What name is given to the leader of a marching band who, through the use of a mace or baton, dictates the tempo of the music and direction of march? DRUM MAJOR.