General Awareness -Miscellaneous
1-In computing there are 8 bits to a byte what are 4 bits called ?- Nibble
2-What is a male camel called ?- Bull
3-In what country did tulips originate ?- Persia
4-What is specifically defined as 1/48th of an inch ?- A Hairsbreadth
5-Name the first British film studio set up in the 1930s ?- Pinewood Studios
6-Where would you find a Dry Bible ?- Heart chamber of a ruminant
7-Poenosis is what medical condition ?- Chilblains
8-Carom is a form of what sport / game ?- Billiards
9-What country invented cheesecake ?- Greece
10-Which mammal has the fewest teeth ?- Armadillo – none
11-On a prescription what does QOD stand for ?- Take every other day
12-An IVP is used to detect what medical condition ?- Kidney Stones Intravenuspylorigram
13-Don Quixote was the man of La Mancha what’s it in English ?- The Stain
14-Who was the first woman to win an Academy Award ?- Janet Gaynor 1929
15-What is a mud puppy ?- American Salamander
16-What is the main flavouring in a Greek Tzataili sauce ?- Garlic
17-What colour is iridium ?- Steel Grey
18-Who founded ASH ( Action on Smoking and Health ) in 1971 ?- Royal College of Physicians
19-What organisation opposes ASH ?- FOREST
20-Which cathedral has 4440 statues ?- Milan
21-Tarom Airlines is the national carrier of which country ?- Romania
22-What does an armadillo taste like ?- Pork
23-What European nation was the first to drink tea ?- The Dutch
24-What’s the worlds longest rail journey made no train change ?- Moscow Peking
25-What was first built in the Place de Greve in 1792 ?- The Guillotine
26-Who was called The Man of Destiny Napoleon Bonaparte
27-The flower convallaria is better known as what ?- Lily of the Valley
28-Who invented the rocking chair ?- Benjamin Franklin
29-What did composer Berlioz originally study ?- Medicine
30-Ocean is NOT recognised International Hydrographic Bureau ?- Antarctic Ocean