General Knowledge - A-Z #1

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Letter	Hint	Answer
A	Which enzyme is produced in the salivary glands and breaks down carbohydrates?	Amylase
B	What type of firmware does a computer use to turn on?	BIOS
C	Treble and Bass are both types of what musical notation?	Clef
D	Which character in a story follows the protagonist in rank of importance?	Deuteragonist
E	Which term refers to art of a human or other animal with muscles on display outside the skin?	Ecorche
F	Which comedy series, which ran from 1995 to 1998, takes place on Craggy Island?	Father Ted
G	Which group of plant hormones are reponsible for growth, development, and seed germination?	Gibberellin
H	Which 2012 animated monster/comedy film was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky?	Hotel Transylvania
I	Which sport held its first World Championship in 1999?	Intercrosse
J	Which unit is equal to one newton being applied to a distance of one meter?	Joule
K	Which part of a computer is the core of an operating system?	Kernel
L	Which west Asian country features a cedar on its flag?	Lebanon
M	On which inner planet would you find the Caloris Montes?	Mercury

Letter	Hint	Answer
N	Which clause contains a verb without a tense?	Non-finite
O	Which name was accepted in 2016 for Element 118; which had been discovered in 2002?	Oganesson
P	Which word refers to a follower of Aristotle?	Peripatetic
Q	Which minor planet of the outer Solar system is believed to possess a ring system?	Quaoar
R	Which North American bird's scientific name translates in English to 'giant ground cuckoo'?	Roadrunner
S	Which chemical element was the first to be named when its namesake was still alive?	Seaborgium
T	Which classic video game has had, since 2010, an international championship dedicated to it?	Tetris
U	Which moon of Uranus is darkest in colour?	Umbriel
V	Which Pacific Island country has only three official languages but more than 100 spoken ones?	Vanuatu
W	Which species of ibis' natural range has been limited to only Morocco?	Waldrapp
X	Which term could refer to beavers, woodlice, or termites?	Xylophagous
Y	By which English grammar process does 'dj' become 'sj'?	Yod coalescence
Z	Which chemical element is used as cladding for nuclear fuel rods?	Zirconium