“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Hi and welcome to another fasab quiz.
Today’s selection features those things mentioned in the title plus a lot more to test your general knowledge.
As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What type of animal is a ‘cottontail’?
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Q. 2: What is a group of cats called?
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Q. 3: What do your platelets do?
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Q. 4: Which is the only vertebrate capable of sustained flight?
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Q. 5: Dulles International Airport serves which American city?
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Q. 6: What is the chemical symbol for Potassium?
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Q. 7: What is ‘Vermicide’ used to kill?
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Q. 8: On which Caribbean island can you find the Blue Mountains?
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Q. 9: What are the three forms of heat transference? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you can correctly name all three.)
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Q. 10: Steel is an alloy of which 2 substances?
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Q. 11: And a related question, what is added to steel to make it ‘stainless’?
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Q. 12: What term is given to the activity of researching one’s family tree?
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Q. 13: In tenpin bowling, what is a ‘Turkey’?
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Q. 14: What flavor is a traditional satay sauce?
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Q. 15: Which famous motor car rally was first held in January 1911 and won by Henri Rougier?
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Q. 16: What name is given to the art of pruning hedges and trees into shapes?
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Q. 17: What was the name for the multi-stranded knotted rope used for flogging in days gone by?
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Q. 18: Who holds the record for the highest scoring average per game in NBA basketball?
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Q. 19: Which future President was defeated by John F Kennedy in the 1960 election?
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Q. 20: Which singer sang the song ‘Hanky Panky’ form the ‘I’m Breathless’ album?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What type of animal is a ‘cottontail’?
A. 1: It’s a Rabbit.
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Q. 2: What is a group of cats called?
A. 2: They are called a ‘Clowder’.
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Q. 3: What do your platelets do?
A. 3: They assist in blood clotting.
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Q. 4: Which is the only vertebrate capable of sustained flight?
A. 4: The Bat.
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Q. 5: Dulles International Airport serves which American city?
A. 5: Washington.
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Q. 6: What is the chemical symbol for Potassium?
A. 6: The chemical symbol for Potassium is ‘K’.
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Q. 7: What is ‘Vermicide’ used to kill?
A. 7: Vy ‘verms’ of course… sorry, the correct answer is ‘Worms’.
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Q. 8: On which Caribbean island can you find the Blue Mountains?
A. 8: Jamaica.
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Q. 9: What are the three forms of heat transference? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you can correctly name all three.)
A. 9: There are three forms of heat transference a) conduction, b) convection, and c) radiation.
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Q. 10: Steel is an alloy of which 2 substances?
A. 10: Carbon and Iron.
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Q. 11: And a related question, what is added to steel to make it ‘stainless’?
A. 11: Chrome.
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Q. 12: What term is given to the activity of researching one’s family tree?
A. 12: Genealogy.
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Q. 13: In tenpin bowling, what is a ‘Turkey’?
A. 13: Three strikes.
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Q. 14: What flavor is a traditional satay sauce?
A. 14: Peanut.
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Q. 15: Which famous motor car rally was first held in January 1911 and won by Henri Rougier?
A. 15: The Monte Carlo rally.
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Q. 16: What name is given to the art of pruning hedges and trees into shapes?
A. 16: It is called ‘Tiopary’.
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Q. 17: What was the name for the multi-stranded knotted rope used for flogging in days gone by?
A. 17: It was the famous, or infamous, ‘Cat o’ Nine Tails’.
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Q. 18: Who holds the record for the highest scoring average per game in NBA basketball?
A. 18: Michael Jordan.
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Q. 19: Which future President was defeated by John F Kennedy in the 1960 election?
A. 19: Richard Nixon.
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Q. 20: Which singer sang the song ‘Hanky Panky’ form the ‘I’m Breathless’ album?
A. 20: Madonna.
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