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General Knowledge 141209 is a selection of 10 questions. General Knowledge 141209 is the filename to differentiate it from other general knowledge quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 Pied is French for which part of the body?
A Foot
2 What type of hat does a Chelsea Pensioner traditionally wear?
A Tricorne – they have a rather broad brim, pinned up on either side of the head and at the back, producing a triangular shape.
3 The previous £20 note featured Adam Smith and depicts the manufacture of which household object?
A Issued 13 March 2007 – Pins (“The division of labour in pin manufacturing -and the great increase in the quality of work that results”)
4 In which year did Edward Heath’s government introduce VAT as a replacement for Purchase Tax?
A 1 April 1973 (then set at 10%)
5 What did the Nepalese government complain there was too much of on the face of Mount Everest?
A Human faeces (Instead of using the makeshift toilets, many climbers dig a hole in the snow, letting the waste fall into small crevasses. However, rising temperatures have thinned the glacier, leaving fewer and smaller crevasses. The overflowing waste then spills downhill toward Base Camp and even communities below the mountain.24 Jun 2019)
6 In which year did a Labour government hold the UK European Community continued membership referendum?
A 1975 (the vote was a 67.23% Yes – Referendum held: 5 June 1975)
7 Which letter of the alphabet prefixes the registration marks of British owned and operated commercial and private aircraft?
A G
8 What is a military officer called who is the senior administrator of a military unit?
A Adjutant (not Aide-de-camp, who is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank)
9 Name one of the fire signs of the Zodiac.
A Aries, Leo or Sagittarius
10 What is the name of the phobia that defines an extreme or irrational fear of heights?
A Acrophobia (Vertigo is wrong, because it’s a sensation of whirling and loss of balance – you might get it high up as you might get it just standing on a beach or outside M&S)