No More Quizzes – Not This June Anyway. (Except For This One!)

June 29, 2015June 24, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests America, ballet dancer, Bewick, bird, Black, books literature, born, British prime minister, calfskin, Calvados, canada, chief lawyer, city, classics of American literature, Colombia, countries, dancer, died, discoveries, distilled, dracula, education, Entertainment, Euxine Sea, FIFA, France, French city, fruit, general knowledge, Geography, history, Hooper, Idaho, Illinois, invented, inventions, Joan of Arc, leader of the Soviet Union, modern ballet, movies, music, nature, Nobel Prize, non-fiction, novels, organization, People, places, popular sports, published, Pulitzer Prize, put to death, questions, quiz, quizzes, rabies vaccination, Radar, represent, Russian, Saruman, Scaramanga, science, Scooby, Scooby-Doo, sea, short story collections, South America, sport, test, tests, The City Of The Kings, U S government, United States, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, wrong reasons

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Welcome to final fasab quiz for June 2015.

Half the year almost gone, but not before you get the chance to try out these questions.

As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. What was bought by the United States from France in 1803?

Q. 2. ‘Black’, ‘Hooper’ and ‘Bewick’ are all types of what bird?

Q. 3. What city in South America is known as ‘The City Of The Kings’ ?

Q. 4. Very recently in the news for all the wrong reasons, what organization do the letters ‘FIFA’ represent?

Q. 5. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953?

Q. 6. What did Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discover by accident on November 8 1895?

Q. 7. He was born in Illinois and died in Idaho and during his lifetime he published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. Who was he?

Q. 8. What name is given to calfskin, dressed and prepared for writing on?

Q. 9. Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine Sea?

Q. 10. What is the name given to the person who is appointed the chief lawyer of the U.S. government?

Q. 11. Name the famous Russian ballet dancer who changed the face of modern ballet?

Q. 12. Who invented the rabies vaccination?

Q. 13. Who is the current (2015) British Prime Minister?

Q. 14. Big points opportunity. How many countries lie between Canada and Colombia? (A point for the correct number and a bonus point for each one you can name correctly.)

Q. 15. What fruit is ‘Calvados’ distilled from?

Q. 16. What is ‘Scooby’ short for in the name ‘Scooby Doo’ ?

Q. 17. What does ‘RADAR’ stand for?

Q. 18. In which French city was Joan of Arc put to death?

Q. 19. What are the seven most popular sports in America? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you can name them in the correct order.)

Q. 20. He was famous as ‘Dracula’, ‘Scaramanga’ and ‘Saruman’. Who was he?

ANWERS

Q. 1. What was bought by the United States from France in 1803?

A. 1. The Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles).

Q. 2. ‘Black’, ‘Hooper’ and ‘Bewick’ are all types of what bird?

A. 2. Swans.

Q. 3. What city in South America is known as ‘The City Of The Kings’ ?

A. 3. Lima, Peru. (Ciudad de los Reyes)

Q. 4. Very recently in the news for all the wrong reasons, what organization do the letters ‘FIFA’ represent?

A. 4. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer.

Q. 5. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953?

A. 5. Joseph Stalin.

Q. 6. What did Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discover by accident on November 8 1895?

A. 6. X-rays.

A. 7. Ernest Hemmingway.

Q. 8. What name is given to calfskin, dressed and prepared for writing on?

A. 8. It is known as ‘Vellum’.

Q. 9. Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine Sea?

A. 9. The Black Sea.

Q. 10. What is the name given to the person who is appointed the chief lawyer of the U.S. government?

A. 10. He/she is known as the ‘Attorney General’.

Q. 11. Name the famous Russian ballet dancer who changed the face of modern ballet?

A. 11. Rudolf Nureyev.

Q. 12. Who invented the rabies vaccination?

A. 12. Louis Pasteur.

Q. 13. Who is the current (2015) British Prime Minister?

A. 13. David Cameron.

Q. 14. Big points opportunity. How many countries lie between Canada and Colombia? (A point for the correct number and a bonus point for each one you can name correctly.)

A. 14. There are 9 countries that lie between Canada and Colombia – they are The United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

Q. 15. What fruit is ‘Calvados’ distilled from?

A. 15. Apples.

Q. 16. What is ‘Scooby’ short for in the name ‘Scooby Doo’ ?

A. 16. Scoobert.

Q. 17. What does ‘RADAR’ stand for?

A. 17. ‘RADAR’ stand for ‘Radio Detection and Ranging’.

Q. 18. In which French city was Joan of Arc put to death?

A. 18. Rouen.

Q. 19. What are the seven most popular sports in America? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you can name them in the correct order.)

A. 19. 1. American Football 2. Baseball 3. Basketball 4. Ice Hockey 5. Soccer 6. Tennis and 7. Golf

Q. 20. He was famous as ‘Dracula’, ‘Scaramanga’ and ‘Saruman’. Who was he?

A. 20. He was the wonderful actor Sir Christopher Lee.

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A Mish Mash Quiz Today.

June 22, 2015June 21, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests actresses, Alfred Pennyworth, almonds, Amazon, American Odyssey, art, Asia, Australian actor, Australian movie character, aviation sunglasses, ban, Bausch & Lomb, Bible, book, books of the New Testament, britain, cabbage, characters, China, city, Controversial, countries, country, creatures, currencies, devil on two sticks, dust, earth, education, Entertainment, Europe, fictional character, first, first names, flamboyant, food, former name, fruit cake, game, general knowledge, Geography, George Custer, group, headaches, history, internet users, irish, Japan, John Lennon, juggling, La Gioconda, largest American retailer of lingerie, last, legendary city, Lieutenant General John MacCready, literature, M A S H, M*A*S*H, medical equipment manufacturer, movie, movies, music, nature, nausea, new york, painting, Paul McCartney, pilots, Potato, questions, quiz, quizzes, Ring of Bright Water, Robin Hood, Sahara, science, Scotland, sport, sun rays, television, test, tests, The Beatles, The City Of Tigers, The Golden Girls, Timbuktu, town, traditional, transports, TV series, US Army Air Corps, USA, video, widow, wind

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Welcome to today’s quiz on the fasab blog.

Another challenging selection of questions for you.

And if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. M*A*S*H was a famous book, movie and TV series, but what do the letters M A S H stand for?

Q. 2. Wind transports approximately how many millions of tonnes of dust from the Sahara to the Amazon every year?

a) 4 million tonnes b) 40 million tonnes c) 400 million tonnes

Q. 3. What city is known as ‘The City Of Tigers’ ? (HINT: it is not in Asia.)

Q. 4. ‘Ring of Bright Water’ is a book about which creatures?

Q. 5. This one is the name of a rich fruit cake decorated with almonds, a town in Scotland, and the last name of a comic Australian movie character. What is it?

Q. 6. In which country is the legendary city of Timbuktu? (If you have been following the TV series American Odyssey you’ll know this one.)

Q. 7. A multi-point question. What currencies are used in the following countries?

a) USA b) Britain c) Japan d) Europe e) China

Q. 8. What percentage of internet users quit waiting for a video to load after 10 seconds?

a) 10% b) 20% c) 30% d) 40% e) 50% f) 60%

Q. 9. What were the first names of the four main characters of the long running and highly successful TV series ‘The Golden Girls’ ? (Bonus points if you can also correctly name the actresses who played them.)

Q. 10. In 1929, US Army Air Corps Lieutenant General John MacCready asked Bausch & Lomb, a New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create aviation sunglasses that would ban the sun rays and reduce the headaches and nausea experienced by his pilots. What name were they given?

Q. 11. “The devil on two sticks” is a former name for which juggling-like game?

Q. 12. What are the four largest countries on Earth by area? (A point for each you name correctly and a bonus point if you get them in the correct order, starting with the largest.)

Q. 13. What is the painting, ‘La Gioconda’, more usually known as?

Q. 14. What is the name of the traditional Irish potato and cabbage dish?

Q. 15. What is the name of John Lennon’s widow?

Q. 16. With whom is the fictional character ‘Alfred Pennyworth’ associated?

Q. 17. Who is the largest American retailer of lingerie?

Q. 18. In the Bible what are the names of the first and last books of the New Testament?

Q. 19. What was the name of the flamboyant and controversial Australian actor who starred in many movies during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and played characters like ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘George Custer’?

Q. 20. What was the name of the group that Paul McCartney went on to form in 1970 after The Beatles split up?

ANSWERS

Q. 1. M*A*S*H was a famous book, movie and TV series, but what do the latters M A S H stand for?

A. 1. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.

Q. 2. Wind transports approximately how many millions of tonnes of dust from the Sahara to the Amazon every year?

a) 4 million tonnes b) 40 million tonnes c) 400 million tonnes

A. 2. The correct answer is b) 40 million tonnes.

Q. 3. What city is known as ‘The City Of Tigers’ ? (HINT: it is not in Asia.)

A. 3. It’s Oslo, Norway. (Apparently because the city was referred to as ‘Tigerstaden’ (the City of Tigers) by the author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson around 1870, due to his perception of the city as a cold and dangerous place.

Q. 4. ‘Ring of Bright Water’ is a book about which creatures?

A. 4. Otters.

Q. 5. This one is the name of a rich fruit cake decorated with almonds, a town in Scotland, and the last name of a comic Australian movie character. What is it?

A. 5. It is ‘Dundee’.

Q. 6. In which country is the legendary city of Timbuktu? (If you have been following the TV series American Odyssey you’ll know this one.)

A. 6. Mali, Africa.

Q. 7. A multi-point question. What currencies are used in the following countries?

a) USA b) Britain c) Japan d) Europe e) China

A. 7. a) Dollar b) Pound c) Yen d) Euro e) Yuan Renminbi

Q. 8. What percentage of internet users quit waiting for a video to load after 10 seconds?

a) 10% b) 20% c) 30% d) 40% e) 50% f) 60%

A. 8. The correct answer is e) 50%.

A. 9. They were Dorothy Zbornak (played by Bea Arthur); Rose Nylund (played by Betty White); Blanche Devereaux (played by Rue McClanahan); and Sophia Petrillo (played by Estelle Getty).

A. 10. They were called Ray Ban.

Q. 11. “The devil on two sticks” is a former name for which juggling-like game?

A. 11. Diabolo.

Q. 12. What are the four largest countries on Earth by area? (A point for each you name correctly and a bonus point if you get them in the correct order, starting with the largest.)

A. 12. 1) Russia 2) Canada 3) United States 4) PR China

Q. 13. What is the painting, ‘La Gioconda’, more usually known as?

A. 13. The Mona Lisa.

Q. 14. What is the name of the traditional Irish potato and cabbage dish?

A. 14. Colcannon.

Q. 15. What is the name of John Lennon’s widow?

A. 15. Yoko Ono.

Q. 16. With whom is the fictional character ‘Alfred Pennyworth’ associated?

A. 16. He is butler to Bruce Wayne, aka Batman.

Q. 17. Who is the largest American retailer of lingerie?

A. 17. Victoria’s Secret.

Q. 18. In the Bible what are the names of the first and last books of the New Testament?

A. 18. They are the book of Matthew and the book of Revelation.

A. 19. He was Errol Flynn.

Q. 20. What was the name of the group that Paul McCartney went on to form in 1970 after The Beatles split up?

A. 20. It was called ‘Wings’, have a taste….

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Hope You Know A Couple Of Fast Birds – It’s Quiz Time!

June 15, 2015June 9, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests 100 meter dash, acronym, actors, Africa, all-time world record, animal, animals, Aztec empire, birds, books, British Museum, canada, Captains, children's story, contiguous time zones, education, Entertainment, famous English politician, fast birds, fastest running bird, ferry, first sport, founder, four knees, Geography, history, J C Penney, knowledge, large group of islands, leave your lover, Lego, literature, located close together, Manitoba, middle name, modern country, movies, music, nationality, nature, on display, Paul Simon, People, places, Polar Bear Capital of the World, Prime Minister, proportion, questions, quiz, quiz questions, quizzes, Robert Southey, South America, spain, Sports Illustrated, Star Trek - The Next Generation, Star Trek - The Original Series, store chain, Taoiseach, television, test, tests, town, toy company, UNICEF, USS Enterprise, woman, word, world’s first supercomputer, world’s largest retail chain store

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Yes, today’s quiz questions include a couple about fast birds.

That and a lot more to test your knowledge.

But don’t worry, if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, however NO cheating please!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. What proportion of the items kept at the British Museum are actually on display?

a) 1% b) 10% c) 20% d) 30%

Q. 2. What was the name of the world’s first supercomputer and in what year was it installed? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 3. In what modern country was the Aztec empire based?

Q. 4. What is the only animal with four knees?

Q. 5. What town in Manitoba, Canada, and named after perhaps the most famous English politician of all time, is known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”?

Q. 6. What word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together?

Q. 7. Robert Southey wrote what famous children’s story in 1834?

Q. 8. What country spans the greatest number of contiguous time zones, and how many? (You get a point for each correct answer.)

Q. 9. What is the fastest running bird in the world?

Q. 10. What does the acronym ‘UNICEF’ stand for?

Q. 11. The names of how many countries in South America end in the letter ‘a’ ? (A point for the correct number and an additional point for each one you can name correctly.)

Q. 12. What was the middle name of the founder of the store chain J C Penney?

Q. 13. By ferry, approximately how long will it take you to reach Africa from Spain?

a) 30 minutes b) 1 hour c) 90 minutes d) 2 hours

Q. 14. What nationality is the toy company ‘Lego’ ?

Q. 15. What was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated?

Q. 16. What is the world’s largest retail chain store?

Q. 17. In what country is the prime minister known by the name ‘Taoiseach’ ?

Q. 18. What were the names of the Captains of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek – The Original Series and Star Trek – The Next Generation; and the actors who played them? (A point for each correct answer, so a total of four points up for grabs.)

Q. 19. What woman holds the all-time world record for the 100 meter dash?

Q. 20. How many ways did Paul Simon say there were to leave your lover?

ANSWERS

Q. 1. What proportion of the items kept at the British Museum are actually on display?

a) 1% b) 10% c) 20% d) 30%

A. 1. The correct answer is a) 1%.

Q. 2. What was the name of the world’s first supercomputer and in what year was it installed? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 2. It was called the Cray-1 (you get the point if you said ‘Cray’), and was installed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States in 1976 at a cost of $8.8 million.

Q. 3. In what modern country was the Aztec empire based?

A. 3. Mexico.

Q. 4. What is the only animal with four knees?

A. 4. The elephant.

Q. 5. What town in Manitoba, Canada, and named after perhaps the most famous English politician of all time, is known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”?

A. 5. It is the town of Churchill.

Q. 6. What word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together?

A. 6. Archipelago.

Q. 7. Robert Southey wrote what famous children’s story in 1834?

A. 7. “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.

Q. 8. What country spans the greatest number of contiguous time zones, and how many? (You get a point for each correct answer.)

A. 8. The correct answers are ‘Russia’ and it has ‘9’ time zones.

Q. 9. What is the fastest running bird in the world?

A. 9. The fastest running bird is the Ostrich, which has been clocked at 97.5 kilometres per hour.

Q. 10. What does the acronym ‘UNICEF’ stand for?

A. 10. The United Nations Children’s Fund.

Q. 11. The names of how many countries in South America end in the letter ‘a’ ? (A point for the correct number and an additional point for each one you can name correctly.)

A. 11. There are 6 countries whose names end with the letter ‘a’, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela.

Q. 12. What was the middle name of the founder of the store chain J C Penney?

A. 12. The founder of JC Penny had the very appropriate middle name of ‘Cash’.

Q. 13. By ferry, approximately how long will it take you to reach Africa from Spain?

a) 30 minutes b) 1 hour c) 90 minutes d) 2 hours

A. 13. The correct answer is a) 30 minutes, they’re closer than you think.

Q. 14. What nationality is the toy company ‘Lego’ ?

A. 14. Danish.

Q. 15. What was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated?

A. 15. Baseball.

Q. 16. What is the world’s largest retail chain store?

A. 16. Wal-Mart.

Q. 17. In what country is the prime minister known by the name ‘Taoiseach’ ?

A. 17. Ireland.

A. 18. The correct answers are, Captain James T Kirk in the Original Series played by William Shatner, and Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation played by Patrick Stewart.

Q. 19. What woman holds the all-time world record for the 100 meter dash?

A. 19. Florence Griffith-Joyner, aka “Flo-Jo” by her many fans, set the all-time world record in the 100-meter dash at 10.49 seconds set in 1988.

Q. 20. How many ways did Paul Simon say there were to leave your lover?

A. 20. 50.

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America, Asia and Australia – It’s A Global Quiz.

June 8, 2015June 7, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests above the surface of the Earth, acronym, America, An Lushan rebellion, art, Asia, astronaut, Australia, backgammon, band, Beaufort Scale, body, books, boxing, Brighton Rock, Cassius Clay, castle, city, commemoration day, court, Decoration Day, defeat, earth, education, ELO, enemy fleet, English naval commander, Entertainment, first Space Shuttle launched, functions, general knowledge, Geography, Heavyweight Championship of the World, history, honor, jfk, kangaroos, King Arthur, last Space Shuttle launch, literature, math, mathematics, maths, measured, most translated book in the world, music, nasa, novelist, Our Man In Havana, Pacific Ocean, Pearl of the Danube, People, Pietà sculpture, Presidency, questions, quiz, quizzes, Rasceta, science, sport, stop a game of bowls, test, tests, The Quiet American, triangles, trigonometry, Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, word, young rabbit

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Questions relating to most continents today so truly a global quiz.

Twenty more questions to test your general knowledge.

As always if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. In Australia are there are more people than kangaroos or more kangaroos than people?

Q. 2. In America what commemoration day was in honor of the Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, and known as the Decoration Day?

Q. 3. To be officially considered an astronaut by NASA you must travel how many miles above the surface of the Earth?

a) 50 miles b) 100 miles c) 150 miles d) 200 miles

Q. 4. In 755 AD the An Lushan rebellion in which over 30 million people died (almost a sixth of the world population) occurred in what country?

Q. 5. On what part of your body would you find Rasceta?

Q. 6. What is a young rabbit called?

Q. 7. What is the most translated book in the world, available in 2454 languages?

Q. 8. Approximately what proportion of the Earth is covered by the Pacific Ocean?

a) one eighth b) one fifth c) one quarter d) one third

Q. 9. In what year (excluding test flights) was the first Space Shuttle launched?

Q. 10. In what year (excluding test flights) was the last Space Shuttle launched?

Q. 11. What city is known as the ‘Pearl of the Danube’ ?

Q. 12. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?

Q. 13. What English naval commander reputedly refused to stop a game of bowls when an enemy fleet was sighted?

Q. 14. What famous novelists works include ‘Brighton Rock’, ‘The Quiet American’, and ‘Our Man In Havana’ ?

Q. 15. Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?

Q. 16. What are the three main functions in trigonometry?

Q. 17. What word links a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur and the presidency of JFK?

Q. 18. Who did Cassius Clay first defeat to win the boxing Heavyweight Championship of the World?

Q. 19. What are the 12 long triangles on a backgammon board called?

Q. 20. In music what band is known by the acronym ELO?

ANSWERS

Q. 1. In Australia are there are more people than kangaroos or more kangaroos than people?

A. 1. In Australia there are approximately 23.87 million people, but current Federal Government estimates puts the number of kangaroos at 50 – 60 million.

Q. 2. In America what commemoration day was in honor of the Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, and known as the Decoration Day?

A. 2. Memorial Day.

Q. 3. To be officially considered an astronaut by NASA you must travel how many miles above the surface of the Earth?

a) 50 miles b) 100 miles c) 150 miles d) 200 miles

A. 3. The correct answer is a) 50 miles.

Q. 4. In 755 AD the An Lushan rebellion in which over 30 million people died (almost a sixth of the world population) occurred in what country?

A. 4. In China.

Q. 5. On what part of your body would you find Rasceta?

A. 5. The lines on the back of your wrist are called Rasceta.

Q. 6. What is a young rabbit called?

A. 6. A young rabbit is called a ‘kitten’ or a ‘kit’, not a bunny.

Q. 7. What is the most translated book in the world, available in 2454 languages?

A. 7. The Bible.

Q. 8. Approximately what proportion of the Earth is covered by the Pacific Ocean?

a) one eighth b) one fifth c) one quarter d) one third

A. 8. The correct answer is d) one third.

Q. 9. In what year (excluding test flights) was the first Space Shuttle launched?

A. 9. It was launched in 1981, on April 12th.

Q. 10. In what year (excluding test flights) was the last Space Shuttle launched?

A. 10. It was launched in 2011, on July 8th.

Q. 11. What city is known as the ‘Pearl of the Danube’ ?

A. 11. Budapest.

Q. 12. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?

A. 12. Wind speed. It’s full name is the Beaufort wind force scale, although it is a measure of wind speed and not of force in the scientific sense.

Q. 13. What English naval commander reputedly refused to stop a game of bowls when an enemy fleet was sighted?

A. 13. Sir Francis Drake.

Q. 14. What famous novelists works include ‘Brighton Rock’, ‘The Quiet American’, and ‘Our Man In Havana’ ?

A. 14. Graham Greene.

Q. 15. Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?

A. 15. The Pietà sculpture depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion.

Q. 16. What are the three main functions in trigonometry?

A. 16. They are ‘Sine’, ‘Cosine’ and ‘Tangent’, often shortened to ‘sin’, ‘cos’ and ‘tan’.

Q. 17. What word links a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur and the presidency of JFK?

A. 17. Camelot.

Q. 18. Who did Cassius Clay first defeat to win the boxing Heavyweight Championship of the World?

A. 18. Sonny Liston.

Q. 19. What are the 12 long triangles on a backgammon board called?

A. 19. They are known as ‘Points’.

Q. 20. In music what band is known by the acronym ELO?

A. 20. The Electric Light Orchestra.

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A Manic Monday Quiz.

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests A4, americans, area code, beer, boss, by area, call, cat, Citrix, city, cloud computing, coffee, Crete, daughter, drink, earth, eat, education, Entertainment, Equatorial, escape, Fart Proudly, feathers and wax, Florida, flying, Founding Fathers, Founding Fathers of the United States of America, general knowledge, Geography, geometry, Greek Mythology, Gulf Stream, history, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Cossack, Humboldt, instrument, International A4, Kennedy Space Center, Kit Kat, largest area, largest country, letter, link, literature, Manic Monday, math, mathematics, maths, milk, multiplayer board game, music, musician, nationality, nature, paper format, percentage, prairie wolf, professional boxing, questions, quiz, quizzes, Random, Reversi, Richard Clayderman, right-angled triangle, Russians, salary, science, scientific, Shakespeare, Shakespearian, sinking of the Bismark, size of population, somewhere to go, South America, spirits, sport, stormy weather, survey, survived, tea, technology, test, tests, The Harbor City, too close to the Sun, tragedy, UK, underwater, United States, Unsinkable Sam, volcanoes, Walk Like An Egyptian, weight divisions, Wet Willie, wings, work

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A manic Monday quiz it is indeed.

Twenty questions covering the usual wide range of subjects, so hopefully there will be one or two that you find easy and one or two that you find a lot more difficult.

But remember, as always if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: According to a survey conducted by Citrix, what percentage of people thought that stormy weather affects cloud computing?

a) 1% b) 15% c) 51% d) 85%

Q. 2: What city is known as ‘The Harbor City’ ?

Q. 3: What is another name for the prairie wolf?

Q. 4: If your boss cuts your salary by 10% but offers to let you work 10% more to make up for it, should you accept?

Q. 5: Six men are widely accepted to be the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. What were their names? (You get a point for each correctly named and a bonus point if can correctly name all six.)

Q. 6: A follow-up question to # 5, which one of these Founding Fathers once wrote a scientific piece called ‘Fart Proudly’ ?

Q. 7: What percentage of the Earth’s volcanoes are underwater?

a) 10 % b) 30 % c) 50 % d) 70 % e) 90 %

Q. 8: In Greek mythology who attempted to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax, but flew too close to the Sun and perished when the wax melted?

Q. 9: And when we’re on the subject of flying, what area code would you use if you wanted to call the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?

Q. 10: What do you call the three sides of a right-angled triangle? (Hint, you get zero points for answering ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’.)

Q. 11: This one is the name of a famous Shakespeare tragedy and a multiplayer board game based on the popular game Reversi. What is it?

Q. 12: What nationality is the famous musician Richard Clayderman and what instrument is associated with him? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 13: ‘Equatorial’, ‘Gulf Stream’ and ‘Humboldt’ are names give to what?

Q. 14: Russians consume about 6 times as much what as Americans?

a) milk b) coffee c) tea d) beer e) spirits

Q. 15: Which paper format has the largest area, the ‘International A4’ as used for example in the UK or the ‘Letter’ format used in the United States?

Q. 16: There are seven main weight divisions used in professional boxing, what are they? (You get a point for each one you can name correctly and three bonus points if you get all seven correct.)

Q. 17: What is the link between something to eat, something to drink, somewhere to go and something to call your daughter?

Q. 18: What was the name of the cat that survived the sinking of the Bismark, HMS Cossack and HMS Ark Royal?

a) Kit Kat b) Wet Willie c) Unsinkable Sam

Q. 19: What is the largest country in South America (a) by area and (b) by size of population? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 20: Who had a ‘Manic Monday’ and went on to ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’ ?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: According to a survey conducted by Citrix, what percentage of people thought that stormy weather affects cloud computing?

a) 1% b) 15% c) 51% d) 85%

A. 1: Unbelievably the correct answer is c) 51%.

Q. 2: What city is known as ‘The Harbor City’ ?

A. 2: Sydney, Australia.

Q. 3: What is another name for the prairie wolf?

A. 3: Coyote.

Q. 4: If your boss cuts your salary by 10% but offers to let you work 10% more to make up for it, should you accept?

A. 4: You should NOT accept the offer. This is a percentage question. For example, if you made $10 per hour, a 10% cut in your salary would leave you with $9 per hour. Adding 10% back would only be 10% of $9, or 90 cents so you would end up with only $9.90.

A. 5: The six men are widely accepted to be the Founding Fathers of the United States of America are George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and, of course, Benjamin Franklin.

Q. 6: A follow-up question to # 5, which one of these Founding Fathers once wrote a scientific piece called ‘Fart Proudly’ ?

A. 6: Benjamin Franklin wrote a scientific piece called Fart Proudly. It was all about farts.

Q. 7: What percentage of the Earth’s volcanoes are underwater?

a) 10 % b) 30 % c) 50 % d) 70 % e) 90 %

A. 7: The correct answer is e) 90% of all volcanoes are underwater.

Q. 8: In Greek mythology who attempted to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax, but flew too close to the Sun and perished when the wax melted?

A. 8: Icarus.

Q. 9: And when we’re on the subject of flying, what area code would you use if you wanted to call the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?

A. 9: The telephone area code for the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is ‘321’ which imitates the countdown before liftoff. It was assigned to the area, instead of suburban Chicago in November 1999 after a successful petition led by local resident Robert Osband. Try it out, call the Kennedy Space Center on (321) 867-5000.

Q. 10: What do you call the three sides of a right-angled triangle? (Hint, you get zero points for answering ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’.)

A. 10: They are called ‘opposite’, ‘adjacent’ and ‘hypotenuse’.

Q. 11: This one is the name of a famous Shakespeare tragedy and a multiplayer board game based on the popular game Reversi. What is it?

A. 11: Othello.

Q. 12: What nationality is the famous musician Richard Clayderman and what instrument is associated with him? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 12: Richard Clayderman is French and he is a pianist.

Q. 13: ‘Equatorial’, ‘Gulf Stream’ and ‘Humboldt’ are names give to what?

A. 13: Ocean currents.

Q. 14: Russians consume about 6 times as much what as Americans?

a) milk b) coffee c) tea d) beer e) spirits

A. 14: The correct answer is c) tea, Russians also consume about 6 times as much tea as Americans.

Q. 15: Which paper format has the largest area, the ‘International A4’ as used for example in the UK or the ‘Letter’ format used in the United States?

A. 15: A4 has the largest area. (A4 is 210 mm (8.25”) wide and 297 mm (11.75”) long or 62,370 m2, and US Letter is 216 mm (8.5”) wide by 279 mm (11”) long or 60,264 m2.)

Q. 16: There are seven main weight divisions used in professional boxing, what are they? (You get a point for each one you can name correctly and three bonus points if you get all seven correct.)

A. 16: Although modern additions have been added, the seven main weight divisions used in professional boxing are ‘Flyweight’, ‘Bantamweight’, ‘Featherweight’, ‘Lightweight’, ‘Welterweight’, ‘Middleweight’ and ‘Heavyweight’.

Q. 17: What is the link between something to eat, something to drink, somewhere to go and something to call your daughter?

A. 17: Margarita.

Q. 18: What was the name of the cat that survived the sinking of the Bismark, HMS Cossack and HMS Ark Royal?

a) Kit Kat b) Wet Willie c) Unsinkable Sam

A. 18: The correct answer is c) Unsinkable Sam.

Q. 19: What is the largest country in South America (a) by area and (b) by size of population? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 19: The correct answers are (a) Brazil with an area of 8,514,877 Km2, and (b) Brazil with a population of more than 195.5 million.

Q. 20: Who had a ‘Manic Monday’ and went on to ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’ ?

A. 20: The Bangles.

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Movies, Music And Murder In Today’s Quiz.

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests A Lotus Grows in the Mud, American author, assassinated, Berkshire, books, Bray Studios, chicken dish, circumnavigation of the globe, clothing, constant temperature, continent, country, creature, discovered, education, England, English galleon, English novelist, Entertainment, Eton John, famous brand, Far East, flower bulbs, form of currency, Fray Bentos, general knowledge, Geography, history, horror films, inversely proportional to its pressure, John Faulkner, John Meade Falkner, John Wilkes Booth, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, largest flat fish species, law, literature, Mediterranean, mega-hit, most abundant substance found in the plant kingdom, movies, music, Napoleon’s victories, novels, numbers on a dartboard, oscar-winning actress, Pacific sea wasp, People, places, politics, port, primary colors, Princess Diana's funeral, published, questions, quiz, quizzes, Sahara Desert, science, Scottish inventor, Sir Francis Drake, song, sport, sung live, test, tests, The Lion City, The Nebuly Coat, theatre, volume of a given mass of gas, warm, Washington DC, well known city, wind, Windsor, world's most ancient forest

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Yes, movies, music and murder all appear in today’s quiz.

Lots of other subjects too.

And as usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: Who was assassinated at the theater by John Wilkes Booth?

Q. 2: What is the most abundant substance found in the plant kingdom?

Q. 3: What well known city in the Far East is known as ‘The Lion City’ ?

Q. 4: Who discovered the law that the volume of a given mass of gas at a constant temperature is inversely proportional to its pressure?

Q. 5: What type of creature is a Pacific sea wasp?

Q. 6: Which of Napoleon’s victories had a chicken dish named after it?

Q. 7: In which country is the port of Fray Bentos?

Q. 8: What was the name of the English galleon best known for her circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake?

Q. 9: English novelist John Meade Falkner, not to be confused with the famous American author John Faulkner, published three novels. ‘The Nebuly Coat’ was one of them, you get a point for each of the other two you can name correctly and two bonus points if you get both of them correct.

Q. 10: What are the only two numbers on a dartboard to lie between two odd ones?

Q. 11: What wind is a warm southerly coming from the Sahara Desert over the Mediterranean?

Q. 12: What is the largest flat fish species?

Q. 13: Which Washington D.C. born oscar-winning actress wrote ‘A Lotus Grows in the Mud’ ?

Q. 14: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in which sport?

Q. 15: What item of clothing was named after its Scottish inventor?

Q. 16: On which continent would you find the world’s most ancient forest?

Q. 17: Bray Studios, near Windsor in Berkshire, England was home to which famous brand of horror films?

Q. 18: Which kind of flower bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?

Q. 19: Name the three primary colors.

Q. 20: What was the name of the song performed by Eton John, a revised version of which became a mega-hit after being sung live by Elton at Princess Diana’s funeral? A bonus point if you can also correctly name the sub-title given to the latter version.

ANSWERS

Q. 1: Who was assassinated at the theater by John Wilkes Booth?

A. 1: Abraham Lincoln.

Q. 2: What is the most abundant substance found in the plant kingdom?

A. 2: Cellulose.

Q. 3: What well known city in the Far East is known as ‘The Lion City’ ?

A. 3: Singapore.

Q. 4: Who discovered the law that the volume of a given mass of gas at a constant temperature is inversely proportional to its pressure?

A. 4: Robert Boyle.

Q. 5: What type of creature is a Pacific sea wasp?

A. 5: It is a Jellyfish.

Q. 6: Which of Napoleon’s victories had a chicken dish named after it?

A. 6: Marengo.

Q. 7: In which country is the port of Fray Bentos?

A. 7: In the South American country Uruguay.

Q. 8: What was the name of the English galleon best known for her circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake?

A. 8: It was the Golden Hind or Golden Hinde.

A. 9: They are ‘The Lost Stradivarius’ and ‘Moonfleet’.

Q. 10: What are the only two numbers on a dartboard to lie between two odd ones?

A. 10: 3 and 19 (there is a run of four odd numbers around the bottom – 17,3,19,7, nowhere else is there a run of more than 2 consecutive odd or even numbers).

Q. 11: What wind is a warm southerly coming from the Sahara Desert over the Mediterranean?

A. 11: Sirocco.

Q. 12: What is the largest flat fish species?

A. 12: Halibut.

Q. 13: Which Washington D.C. born oscar-winning actress wrote ‘A Lotus Grows in the Mud’ ?

A. 13: Goldie Hawn.

Q. 14: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in which sport?

A. 14: Basketball.

Q. 15: What item of clothing was named after its Scottish inventor?

A. 15: A mackintosh.

Q. 16: On which continent would you find the world’s most ancient forest?

A. 16: In Australia specifically Daintree Forest, north of Cairns.

Q. 17: Bray Studios, near Windsor in Berkshire, England was home to which famous brand of horror films?

A. 17: Hammer Horror.

Q. 18: Which kind of flower bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?

A. 18: Tulips.

Q. 19: Name the three primary colors.

A. 19: Red, yellow and blue.

A. 20: It was ‘Candle in the wind’. For your bonus point the sub-title for the revised version was ‘Goodbye England’s Rose’.

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From Alien Invasion To Vitamins – Another Quiz Day Is Here.

May 11, 2015May 1, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests acronym, actress, album, alien invasion, alternative name, American cowboy, and the clocks were striking thirteen, Australia, automobile, B Group, bears, big cat, book, British Crown Dependencies, cedar tree, cereal packet, Channel Islands, character, City of a Hundred Spires, coast of France, Cointreau, color, crust, diameter of Earth, earth, Eastern European city, education, English Channel, Entertainment, FBI trainee, flag, flavor, Geography, Girlie Chorus, Hawaii, Himalayan poppy, history, It was a bright cold day in April, milk, Moribund Chorus, movie, movies, music, Nasal Choir, New York City, nucleus of an atom, outer core, People, places, POD, police commissioner, private investigator, publishing industry, questions, quiz, quizzes, Riboflavin, science, Silence of the Lambs, South America, subatomic particles, sugar, test, tests, UK, vitamin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Woking, world's smallest flightless bird, world’s tallest mammal

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Welcome to another Quiz Day at the fasab blog.

Another challenging selection of questions.

But as usual, if you get stuck, you can the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: Who has been a private investigator in Hawaii, an American cowboy in Australia and the police commissioner in New York city?

Q. 2: What do you call a group of bears?

Q. 3: Which Eastern European city is known as the ‘City of a Hundred Spires’ ?

Q. 4: Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree?

Q. 5: In which book does an alien invasion commence in Woking?

Q. 6: Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

Q. 7: Which sugar is found in milk?

Q. 8: This one is the name of the largest species of big cat to be found in South America and a make of automobile?

Q. 9: What is the name given to the part of the Earth that lies between the outer core and the crust?

Q. 10: You see it on your cereal packet all the time, but Riboflavin is an alternative name for which vitamin of the B Group?

a) Vitamin B1 b) Vitamin B2 c) Vitamin B3 d) Vitamin B12

Q. 11: Not part of the UK, but still known as British Crown Dependencies, the Channel Islands are situated in the English Channel just off the coast of France. You get a point for each of the four main islands in this group you can name correctly.

Q. 12: Which is the world’s tallest mammal?

Q. 13: ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen,’ is the first line from which book?

Q. 14: What is the approximate diameter of Earth?

a) 4,000 miles b) 6,000 miles c) 8,000 miles d) 10,000 miles

Q. 15: What gifted actress played the part of an FBI trainee in the movie ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ and what was the name of the character she played? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 16: What is the world’s smallest flightless bird?

Q. 17: In the publishing industry what does the acronym ‘POD’ mean?

Q. 18: What color is a Himalayan poppy?

a) Red b) Yellow c) Green d) Blue

Q. 19: What flavor is Cointreau?

Q. 20: On which multi-million selling album would you find the Nasal Choir, Moribund Chorus and Girlie Chorus?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: Who has been a private investigator in Hawaii, an American cowboy in Australia and the police commissioner in New York city?

A. 1: Tom Selleck. He played Magnum PI set in Hawaii, Quigley in the movie Quigley Down Under and currently Frank Reagan the NYC Police Commissioner in the TV series Blue Bloods.

Q. 2: What do you call a group of bears?

A. 2: A ‘Sloth’.

Q. 3: Which Eastern European city is known as the ‘City of a Hundred Spires’ ?

A. 3: Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.

Q. 4: Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree?

A. 4: Lebanon.

Q. 5: In which book does an alien invasion commence in Woking?

A. 5: The War of the Worlds by H G Wells.

Q. 6: Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

A. 6: Protons and Neutrons.

Q. 7: Which sugar is found in milk?

A. 7: Lactose.

Q. 8: This one is the name of the largest species of big cat to be found in South America and a make of automobile?

A. 8: Jaguar.

Q. 9: What is the name given to the part of the Earth that lies between the outer core and the crust?

A. 9: It is known as the ‘Mantle’.

Q. 10: You see it on your cereal packet all the time, but Riboflavin is an alternative name for which vitamin of the B Group?

a) Vitamin B1 b) Vitamin B2 c) Vitamin B3 d) Vitamin B12

A. 10: The correct answer is b) Vitamin B2.

A. 11: The four main islands in the Channel Islands group are: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.

Q. 12: Which is the world’s tallest mammal?

A. 12: The Giraffe. (By a neck!)

Q. 13: ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen,’ is the first line from which book?

A. 13: 1984 by George Orwell.

Q. 14: What is the approximate diameter of Earth?

a) 4,000 miles b) 6,000 miles c) 8,000 miles d) 10,000 miles

A. 14: The correct answer is c) 8,000 miles.

Q. 15: What gifted actress played the part of an FBI trainee in the movie ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ and what was the name of the character she played? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 15: She is Jodie Foster and in The Silence Of The Lambs she played the part of Clarice Starling.

Q. 16: What is the world’s smallest flightless bird?

A. 16: The Kiwi.

Q. 17: In the publishing industry what does the acronym ‘POD’ mean?

A. 17: It means ‘Print on demand’.

Q. 18: What color is a Himalayan poppy?

a) Red b) Yellow c) Green d) Blue

A. 18: The correct answer is d) Blue.

Q. 19: What flavour is Cointreau?

A. 19: Orange.

Q. 20: On which multi-million selling album would you find the Nasal Choir, Moribund Chorus and Girlie Chorus?

A. 20: Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield.

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May The 4th Quiz Be With You.

May 4, 2015April 24, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests American state, Antonio de Egas Moniz, band, books, brain, brightest star in the night sky, canoeing, Chairman Mao, Chemical Element, China, City of 72 Nations, collective noun, color, Conrad, costas, country, created, diamonds, different course, education, Entertainment, figure-skating judge, general knowledge, Geography, girl’s best friend, Heller, highest score, history, house, international car registration, Journey, kayaking, Kipling, Liberation of Saigon Day, links, literary characters, literature, Living Next Door to Alice, loop of a meander of a river, movies, music, Name, Nobel prize for medicine, operation, Owls, paddles, people places, phonetic alphabet, PL, Portugal, prime minster, public holiday, questions, quiz, quizzes, science, Southwark, spain, Tabard Inn, test, tests, trumpet, vacations, valves, voting representatives, Welsh poppy, word, words, writers

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

I don’t know what it is, but I can’t resist using that “May The Force Be With You” thing on this date. Sorry, but you’ll probably see another version of it next year if we’re all still around in the blogshpere.

But to get on with today’s real business, I do have another quiz for you.

The usual random selection and also as usual you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: What word links vacations to the phonetic alphabet?

Q. 2: What is the collective noun for a group of owls?

Q. 3: ‘PL’ is the international car registration for which country?

Q. 4: What city is also known as the ‘City of 72 Nations’ ?

Q. 5: What is the highest score that can be awarded by a figure-skating judge?

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 10

Q. 6: For what operation on the brain was Antonio de Egas Moniz of Portugal awarded the Nobel prize for medicine in 1949?

Q. 7: Who was prime minster of China under Chairman Mao?

Q. 8: Which literary characters set out on a journey from the Tabard Inn, Southwark?

Q. 9: What is the brightest star in the night sky?

Q. 10: Spain has many famous ‘costas’. A point for each one of the following you can name correctly the four below and a bonus point if you get them all.

Costa _ _ _ _ _ _

Costa _ _ _ _ _

Costa _ _ _ _ _ _

Q. 11: What name links the writers Kipling, Conrad and Heller?

Q. 12: As well as being a girl’s best friend Diamonds are a form of which chemical element?

Q. 13: What is the difference in paddles between canoeing and kayaking?

Q. 14: In which country is Liberation of Saigon Day on April 30 a public holiday?

Q. 15: What is created when the loop of a meander of a river is cut off and the river diverted on a different course?

Q. 16: The number of voting representatives in the House of Representatives was fixed by law in 1911 at what number?

Q. 17: What color is a Welsh poppy?

a) Blue b) Yellow c) Red d) White

Q. 18: How many valves does a trumpet have?

Q. 19: Which is the only American state to begin with the letter ‘P’ ?

Q. 20: Which band were Living Next Door to Alice in 1976?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What word links vacations to the phonetic alphabet?

A. 1: Hotel.

Q. 2: What is the collective noun for a group of owls?

A. 2: A parliament.

Q. 3: ‘PL’ is the international car registration for which country?

A. 3: Poland.

Q. 4: What city is also known as the ‘City of 72 Nations’ ?

A. 4: Tehran.

Q. 5: What is the highest score that can be awarded by a figure-skating judge?

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 10

A. 5: The correct answer is c) 6.

Q. 6: For what operation on the brain was Antonio de Egas Moniz of Portugal awarded the Nobel prize for medicine in 1949?

A. 6: Prefrontal lobotomy.

Q. 7: Who was prime minster of China under Chairman Mao?

A. 7: Chou En-Lai (or Zhou Enlai).

Q. 8: Which literary characters set out on a journey from the Tabard Inn, Southwark?

A. 8: The pilgrims in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

Q. 9: What is the brightest star in the night sky?

A. 9: Sirius (The Dog Star).

Q. 10: Spain has many famous ‘costas’. A point for each one of the following you can name correctly the four below and a bonus point if you get them all.

Costa _ _ _ _ _ _

Costa _ _ _ _ _

Costa _ _ _ _ _ _

A. 10: The correct answers are Costa BLANCA, Costa BRAVA, Costa DORADA, and the Costa DEL SOL

Q. 11: What name links the writers Kipling, Conrad and Heller?

A. 11: The answer is ‘Joseph’. Joseph Conrad, Joseph Heller and although he was much better known as Rudyard Kipling his first name was also Joseph.

Q. 12: As well as being a girl’s best friend Diamonds are a form of which chemical element?

A. 12: Carbon.

Q. 13: What is the difference in paddles between canoeing and kayaking?

A. 13: Canoe paddles have a single face and Kayak paddles a double face.

Q. 14: In which country is Liberation of Saigon Day on April 30 a public holiday?

A. 14: Vietnam.

Q. 15: What is created when the loop of a meander of a river is cut off and the river diverted on a different course?

A. 15: Oxbow Lake.

Q. 16: The number of voting representatives in the House of Representatives was fixed by law in 1911 at what number?

A. 16: The number of voting representatives in the House of Representatives was fixed by law in 1911 at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.

Q. 17: What color is a Welsh poppy?

a) Blue b) Yellow c) Red d) White

A. 17: The correct answer is b) Yellow.

Q. 18: How many valves does a trumpet have?

A. 18: A trumpet has 3 valves.

Q. 19: Which is the only American state to begin with the letter ‘p’?

A. 19: Pennsylvania.

Q. 20: Which band were Living Next Door to Alice in 1976?

A. 20: Smokie.

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Grab A Cup Of Coffee And A Croissant, It’s Quiz Time!

April 27, 2015April 26, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests A Woman of Substance, Academy Awards, actor, best-selling debut novel, big bang, black and white face mask, book, breakfast delicacy, bushy tail, business organization, color, Croissants, cryogenics, director, education, England, Entertainment, European city, first English novel, France, general knowledge, Geography, Grendel’s mother, hematite, history, history of the EU, hydrated magnesium sulphate, jersey, John Walton Sr, killed Grendel, largest eye of any animal, limonite, literature, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Magnetite, major treaty, metal, motorways, movie sequels, movies, music, musical, Nebraska, North American mammal, ores, People, phonetic alphabet, Pilot, places, questions, quiz, quizzes, rings, Roman emperor, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, science, sea creature, seasons, series, siderite, spring, state capital, Surrey, television, test, tests, The Forbidden City, The Waltons, Tour de France, town, wide acceptance, worn by the winners of each stage, writer

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

A cup of coffee and a croissant is pleasant at any time, but particularly on the first morning of the week if you have a quiz to try.

The usual wide range of questions, some rather difficult in this selection.

But remember if you get stuck you can always find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: What is ‘The Forbidden City’ better known as?

Q. 2: What is the connection between the Academy Awards and the Phonetic Alphabet?

Q. 3: Where are the breakfast delicacy of Croissants originally from?

Q. 4: What sea creature has the largest eye of any animal? .

Q. 5: What is studied in the science of cryogenics?

Q. 6: What are motorways called in France?

Q. 7: What business organization underwent a “big bang” in 1986?

Q. 8: Which musical Roman Emperor was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus?

Q. 9: ‘A Woman of Substance’, published in 1979, was a best-selling debut novel for which well-known writer?

Q. 10: Named after a town in Surrey, England where a spring containing it was discovered, how is hydrated magnesium sulphate better known?

Q. 11: Who killed Grendel and Grendel’s mother?

Q. 12: What North American mammal has a black and white face mask and a bushy tail with between five and seven rings?

Q. 13: Saint Paul’s Cathedral is in which European city?

Q. 14: Who played John Walton Sr. in season 1 thru 8 and the six movie sequels of The Waltons? (Five bonus points if you can name the actor who played the role in the pilot for the series.)

Q. 15: Where was a major treaty in the history of the EU signed in February 1992?

Q. 16: In literature which 1719 book has gained wide acceptance as ‘the first English novel’ ?

Q. 17: What is the state capital of Nebraska?

Q. 18: Magnetite, hematite, limonite and siderite are ores of which metal?

Q. 19: What color jersey is worn by the winners of each stage of the Tour De France?

Q. 20: Name the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What is ‘The Forbidden City’ better known as?

A. 1: Beijing.

Q. 2: What is the connection between the Academy Awards and the Phonetic Alphabet?

A. 2: Oscar.

Q. 3: Where are the breakfast delicacy of Croissants originally from?

A. 3: They come from Vienna, Austria, NOT Paris, France.

Q. 4: What sea creature has the largest eye of any animal?

A. 4: The giant squid.

Q. 5: What is studied in the science of cryogenics?

A. 5: Very low temperatures.

Q. 6: What are motorways called in France?

A. 6: Autoroutes.

Q. 7: What business organization underwent a “big bang” in 1986?

A. 7: The London Stock Exchange.

Q. 8: Which musical Roman Emperor was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus?

A. 8: Nero.

Q. 9: ‘A Woman of Substance’, published in 1979, was a best-selling debut novel for which well-known writer?

A. 9: Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Q. 10: Named after a town in Surrey, England where a spring containing it was discovered, how is hydrated magnesium sulphate better known?

A. 10: Epsom salts.

Q. 11: Who killed Grendel and Grendel’s mother?

A. 11: Beowulf.

Q. 12: What North American mammal has a black and white face mask and a bushy tail with between five and seven rings?

A. 12: A Raccoon.

Q. 13: Saint Paul’s Cathedral is in which European city?

A. 13: London.

Q. 14: Who played John Walton Sr. in season 1 thru 8 and the six movie sequels of The Waltons? (Five bonus points if you can name the actor who played the role in the pilot for the series.)

A. 14: Ralph Waite was the actor who played John Walton Sr. in seasons 1 thru 8 and the six movie sequels. For your five bonus points, Andrew Duggan played the role in the pilot.

Q. 15: Where was a major treaty in the history of the EU signed in February 1992?

A. 15: Maastricht.

Q. 16: In literature which 1719 book has gained wide acceptance as ‘the first English novel’?

A. 16: Robinson Crusoe.

Q. 17: What is the state capital of Nebraska?

A. 17: Lincoln.

Q. 18: Magnetite, hematite, limonite and siderite are ores of which metal?

A. 18: Iron.

Q. 19: What color jersey is worn by the winners of each stage of the Tour De France?

A. 19: Yellow.

Q. 20: Name the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

A. 20: Peter Jackson. .

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It’s The Movie, Math And Mud Quiz!

April 20, 2015April 14, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests Africa, air, alopecia, anvil shape, Astronomical Unit, Battle of the Greasy Grass, Bennet family, bird, body, cloud, color, coniferous trees, copper sulphate, creature, Cresta Run, device, Devil’s Coachhorse, education, Entertainment, foot, fossilized resin, fuel, Geography, heavy showers, history, home of golf, Humphrey Bogart, insect, internal combustion engine, Jane Austen, Lakota, language, lawnmowers, major benefactor, math, mathematical series, mathematics, maths, Middle Tertiary period, movie, movies, Muddy York, music, nature, novel, numbers, parasitic organism, People, places, public libraries, questions, quiz, Quiz Day, quizzes, river, rock, science, sleeping sickness, small engines, soil, son of a weaver, storms, test, tests, toes, town, UK, United States of America, US, Victoria Falls, We'll always have Paris

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Welcome to this week’s quiz.

Movies, math and mud do feature, as do many other topics.

Is it easy? Is it difficult? Depends on how many answers you know.

But don’t worry, if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: What is the official language of the United States of America?

Q. 2: What bird has only two toes on each foot?

Q. 3: On which river are the Victoria Falls to be found?

Q. 4: What city is known as ‘Muddy York’ ?

Q. 5: What type of creature is a Devil’s Coachhorse?

Q. 6: The Lakota call it the Battle of the Greasy Grass. What do we know it better as?

Q. 7: What town is also known worldwide as the “home of golf” ?

Q. 8: The Bennet family appear in which famous Jane Austen novel?

Q. 9: What is the mathematical series that starts 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21 called?

Q. 10: ‘Alopecia’ is a condition causing the loss of what from the body?

Q. 11: What is the device, used mainly nowadays on small engines like those found on lawnmowers, that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine called?

Q. 12: What is the usual color of copper sulphate?

Q. 13: Which form of cloud has an anvil shape and is associated with heavy showers and storms?

Q. 14: What is defined as “Any rock or soil material that has remained below 0°C continuously for two or more years” ?

Q. 15: Which insect found in Africa is the host for the parasitic organism that causes sleeping sickness?

Q. 16: An Astronomical Unit is the mean distance between which two bodies?

Q. 17: How is the fossilized resin of coniferous trees from the Middle Tertiary period better known?

Q. 18: Which son of a weaver was a major benefactor of public libraries throughout the UK and US?

Q. 19: Where would you be in if you were at the Cresta Run? (A point each for correctly naming the town and the country.)

Q. 20: In which movie did Humphrey Bogart say, “We’ll always have Paris” ?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What is the official language of the United States of America?

A. 1: A bit of a trick question to start with, the United States has no official language.

Q. 2: What bird has only two toes on each foot?

A. 2: An Ostrich.

Q. 3: On which river are the Victoria Falls to be found?

A. 3: The Zambezi.

Q. 4: What city is known as ‘Muddy York’ ?

A. 4: Toronto.

Q. 5: What type of creature is a Devil’s Coachhorse?

A. 5: It is a Beetle.

Q. 6: The Lakota call it the Battle of the Greasy Grass. What do we know it better as?

A. 6: We know it better as the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Q. 7: What town is also known worldwide as the “home of golf” ?

A. 7: St. Andrews, Scotland.

Q. 8: The Bennet family appear in which famous Jane Austen novel?

A. 8: Pride & Prejudice.

Q. 9: What is the mathematical series that starts 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21 called?

A. 9: A Fibonacci Series.

Q. 10: ‘Alopecia’ is a condition causing the loss of what from the body?

A. 10: Hair.

Q. 11: What is the device, used mainly nowadays on small engines like those found on lawnmowers, that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine called?

A. 11: A carburetor, or carburetor.

Q. 12: What is the usual color of copper sulphate?

A. 12: Blue.

Q. 13: Which form of cloud has an anvil shape and is associated with heavy showers and storms?

A. 13: Cumulonimbus.

Q. 14: What is defined as “Any rock or soil material that has remained below 0°C continuously for two or more years” ?

A. 14: Permafrost.

Q. 15: Which insect found in Africa is the host for the parasitic organism that causes sleeping sickness?

A. 15: The Tsetse fly.

Q. 16: An Astronomical Unit is the mean distance between which two bodies?

A. 16: The earth and the sun.

Q. 17: How is the fossilised resin of coniferous trees from the Middle Tertiary period better known?

A. 17: Amber.

Q. 18: Which son of a weaver was a major benefactor of public libraries throughout the UK and US?

A. 18: Andrew Carnegie.

Q. 19: Where would you be in if you were at the Cresta Run? (A point each for correctly naming the town and the country.)

A. 19: You would be in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Q. 20: In which movie did Humphrey Bogart say, “We’ll always have Paris”?

A. 20: The line is from the fantastic movie ‘Casablanca’.

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