General Knowledge Mark 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cell Wall

The cell wall is a layer outside of the plasma membrane of a plant cell that is used to give the plant resistance and to protect the inside of the cell. The cell wall was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665.

Answer: Increase shutter speed

The shutter speed in a camera determines how long the shutter of the camera stays open to expose the image to the film (or in a digital camera, the image sensor). The more light you have, the faster this speed should be. A low shutter speed also means you have to keep very still not to distort the image while the shutter is open.

Answer: Frank

"Donnie Darko" is a 2001 Richard Kelly film in which the title character experiences strange paranormal events. The bunny rabbit that appears to him in the mirror is called Frank and bridges the gap between the universes of the story. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Answer: Naples

Dishes similar to pizza had been documented before pizza, but they were essentially bread with toppings. It's said that pizza was created by Raffaele Esposito in the region of Campania.

Answer: 2:1

In a 4 strike engine there are four phases: Admission, Compression, Combustion and Exhaustion. Admission and compression take one down and one up stroke and combustion and exhaustion take another down and up. For both these pairs of movements there is only one valve cycle, thus there needs to be a 2:1 gear ratio.

Answer: Johnny Slammer

Johnny Cash and Johnny Paycheck were country music stars and Johnny Rotten was the lead singer of the punk band The Sex Pistols.

Answer: Centistoke

Centistoke is a unit of kinematic viscosity of a fluid. It's actually a Stoke but you tend to see it in its most common form with a "centi" in front, indicating 1/100. It is named after Irish mathematician and physicist Sir George Gabriel Stokes, who worked with fluid dynamics.

Answer: whiskey and rye

From the song "American Pie" from the album with the same name. The song tells a story about music, referring to real events in metaphors.

Answer: Mexico

The Mexican state of Tabasco is a south-east state which shares borders with Guatemala and has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. The peppers which make the famous Tabasco sauce made by McIlhenny Co. were named after this state.

Answer: Brazil

Embraer is the third largest producer of civil aircraft in the world. Chances are you have probably flown in one of their planes. Many airlines worldwide, from Delta, American and United to Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa fly these planes. Embraer planes are designed and built in Brazil, at São José dos Campos, São Paulo.