General knowledge quiz

24 Sussex Drive, and Harrington Pond in Gatineau Park are the authorized prime ministerial residences of that nation? Canada
An electronic signal/echo examination and a renowned golf brand is: Ping; Wing; Ding; or Bling? Ping
In March 2014 the EU Parliament elected for what solitary European average by 2017: Mobile-cell-phone chargers; Car indicator frequency; Stiletto heel maximum height; or Buck's Fizz recipe? Mobile/cell-phone chargers
What is the acronym denoting to a scale of readiness in the US martial, derived from 'defense readiness condition'? DEFCON
Like the mid 1900s 'thrupney bit', the counseled new British one pound coin exposed in 2014 has how countless factions, excluding its two main faces: Five; Seven; Ten; or Twelve? Twelve
Loosely elucidating as 'volchiy bilet', what Russian slang word mentions to a confidential document that restricts the owner's entitlements or movement: Dog tag; Wolf ticket; Cow paper; or Cat flap? Wolf ticket
Which timeless rocker and cameo pirate co-authored a 2014 children's book alongside his daughter called: 'Gus and me - the report of my Granddad and my early guitar'? Keith Richards
A 2014 UK Newcastle University discover discovered what weekly payment incentive was needed to double the accomplishment rate of people desiring to renounce smoking: £12.50; £25; £125; or £250? £12.50
Which modern-day item of clothing was worn at and shouted afterward the 1853-56 Crimean Fight battle/town, portion of Sevastopol as 1957? Balaclava (after Balaklava - the locale of the Price of the Light Brigade)
The word gladiator derives from the Latin/Roman word for: Pleated skirt; Sword; Happy; or Flower? Sword (from 'gladius', sword, that is additionally the basis of the plant term gladiolus/gladioli because its leaves are sword-shaped)
What was Tesco arranging to promote nationally in 2014 till compelled to annul the crusade because the adverts showcased beef cattle? Milk
In 2014 the British power reversed regulations to report and eliminate that naturalized North American species, due to the aims being hopeless? Grey squirrel
'(What creature?) Day' is celebrated in the US on 2 Feb 2014, whose traditions pre-date the so-named film by at least 150 years? Groundhog Day
What is the German brewery whose term way 'Lion's brew'? Löwenbräu
Spell the Russian host metropolis of the 2014 Winter Olympics: Soczi; Sozche; Sochi; or Czotzscei? Sochi
According to a discover of global Wikipedia articles who did Massachusetts Institute of Knowledge judge the most renowned person of all period (at 2014): Aristotle; Mahatma Gandhi; Diana Princess of Wales; or David Beckham? Aristotle
In the 21st century the actual chance of demise from hovering by plane is roughly one in: 3,000; 30,000; 300,000; or 3 Million? One in 3 Million (or three million to one opposing - in the 1970s it was concerning ten periods larger, concerning one in 300,000)
Clarence Darrow (1857-1938), fictionalized by Tracey, Spacey, and Fonda amid others, was a renowned American libertarian and: Artist; Lawyer; Footballer; or President? Lawyer
The first recognized fragment of Earth's crust (at 2014), a Zircon crystal from Western Australia is how countless years old: 4.4m; 44m; 440m; or 4.4bn? 4.4billion years
What renowned annual 'Roman numeralled' sporting event is an oronym for an 'impressive evening bird'? Super Bowl (Superb Owl)