AK’s General Knowledge A-Z #40

A – follows here, precedes noon

B – an elastic cord tied to your ankles in _____ jumping

C – an association of members joining together for some common purpose, or a suit of playing cards

D – Disney film from 1941 (and 2019), where the main character’s real name is Jumbo Jr.

E – Code of Hammurabi “___ for an ___”, or what the giant whom Odysseus met in a cave had only one in the first place

F – 0.0001894 miles, or 0.0003048 km

G – the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning

H – Ishirō who directed Godzilla, or a car

I – I in CSI

J – the island with the largest population, or a programming language

K – Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz movie ______ and Day, or what has been done to a Dame or Sir

L – American sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events frequently in the 80s

M – a strongly scented herb, or near-perfect (condition)

N – Alfred who patented an explosive and profitable invention in 1867

O – archipelago in Scotland whose indigenous inhabitants are called Orcadians

P – U.S. band Linkin ____ (“One Step Closer”, “What I’ve Done”)

Q – a wharf, like Singapore’s Boat ____

R – country whose capital is Kigali

S – Sesame ______, an American educational children's television series

T – to touch your finger on a surface repeatedly, or a British term for faucet

U – a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia and abused by the Chinese government

V – Mary in the Bible, or extra ______ olive oil

W – sources of water, or H. G. who wrote The War of the Worlds

X – a Vietnamese currency no longer in use; the word comes from French “sous” meaning penny

Y – the world’s oldest national park

Z – band Babylon ___ with hit “Spaceman”