General Knowledge Pub Quiz 260324 (Free Printable)

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1. Q: The Bank of Italy, founded in 1904, changed its name in 1930 to what?
   A: Bank of America. Following a merger with the smaller Bank of America.
2. Q: Which corporation opened its new headquarters in Portland Place, London, in May 1932?
   A: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Designed by George Val Myer in an Art Deco style, the building served as the corporation’s first purpose-built broadcasting centre and remains its headquarters today.
3. Q: Which British coin ceased to be legal at midnight on December 31st 1960?
   A: The British farthing (worth a quarter of an old penny). Initially, the British farthing represented only a quarter of an old penny. Although the coin featured a charming wren on its reverse side, the Royal Mint halted production as early as 1956. Ultimately, the government demonetised the coin because it lost its purchasing power, rather than as a planned step of the 1971 decimalisation.
4. Q: The standard for pricing crude oil is by barrel. What is the volume of a barrel?
   A: 35 imp. Gallons (34.9723). 159 litres (158.987). Within the oil industry, professionals use the barrel (symbol: bbl) as the standard unit of volume for measuring oil. Specifically, the industry defines one barrel as exactly 42 US gallons. Furthermore, this quantity equals approximately 159 litres (158.987) or 35 imperial gallons (34.9723).
5. Q: From which country did the practice of “trick-or-treating” originate?
   A: Ireland and Scotland, as well as parts of England and Wales. A merger of Guising (Scotland and Ireland) and Souling (England and Ireland). Irish and Scottish immigrants brought these customs to North America in the 19th century, where “guising” and “Souling” merged. The specific term “trick or treat” was first recorded in Canada in the 1920s, and it became a widespread, candy-focused tradition in the US after World War II.
6. Q: Approximately how many inches are there in a metre?
   A: 39.37. A standard conversion used to change between the metric and imperial systems, calculated by dividing 100 centimetres by 2.54 (the number of centimetres in an inch).
7. Q: In the English legal system, how many judges form a quorum in the Court of Appeal for substantive appeals?
   A: Three. Exceptions: In certain circumstances, two judges can sit to hear appeals. The Court of Appeal is the second-highest court in England and Wales, with the Master of the Rolls heading the Civil Division and the Lady Chief Justice heading the Criminal Division.
8. Q: What is measured by a chronometer?
   A: Time. A “chronometer” generally refers to a certified high-precision watch, historically and functionally.
9. Q: What word is spelt out in Morse code as .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-?
   A: I LOVE YOU. .. = I/.-.. --- …-. = LOVE/-.– — ..- = YOU. It is a common phrase often used in Morse code examples. https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html
10. Q: The dot over a lowercase letter ‘i’ (as well as ‘j’) is called what?
    A: Tittle. It is a diacritical mark, or superscript dot, that originated in Latin manuscripts to distinguish the letter from surrounding vertical strokes. The word is derived from the Latin titulus.