The usual mixture of subjects including geography, history, science and nature, so something for everyone perhaps.
And remember, as always, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which gas is the main element in the air that we breathe?
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Q. 2: What is the link between the females of the following: Antelope, Deer, Hamster, Mouse, and Squirrel?
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Q. 3: Every year around this time the President of the US pardons a turkey and it goes to a public farm called Frying Pan Park, Herndon, VA., to live out its days, but which President is believed to have been the first to start this annual tradition?
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Q. 4: What do the terms ‘NASA’ and ‘ESA’ stand for? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 5: What type of creature is a ‘gadwall’?
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Q. 6: Who was the first American President of the United States?
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Q. 7: Which physical property allows a needle to float on water?
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Q. 8: Name the Capitals of the following countries. (A point for each correct answer.)
a) Australia b) Iceland c) Syria d) Uruguay e) Vietnam
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Q. 9: And a related question, which country has three Capital cities? (A point for the correct answer and a bonus point for each one you name correctly.)
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Q. 10: In what year did the first Macy’s Thanksgiving/Christmas parade take place?
a) 1924 b) 1927 c) 1931 d) 1935
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Q. 11: What is represented by the chemical symbol ‘Sn’?
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Q. 12: In Roman Mythology, who was the messenger of the Gods?
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Q. 13: When is the next leap year that will begin on a Friday?
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Q. 14: What does a ‘dendrologist’ study?
a) Hair b) Trees c) Teeth d) Plants
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Q. 15: What two famous Shakespearean characters appear in the phonetic alphabet? (A point for each one you name correctly.)
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Q. 16: Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
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Q. 17: Which English scientist discovered Sodium, Potassium, Barium, Calcium, Magnesium, and designed a famous lamp?
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Q. 18: Where would you find an ‘ISBN’ number?
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Q. 19: Which city was sacked by the Visigoths in 410 and the Vandals in 455?
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Q. 20: Who was going like ‘a bat out of hell’ in the late 1970s?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: Which gas is the main element in the air that we breathe?
A. 1: Nitrogen. (By volume, dry air contains 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.)
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Q. 2: What is the link between the females of the following: Antelope, Deer, Hamster, Mouse, and Squirrel?
A. 2: They are all called ‘Doe’.
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Q. 3: Every year around this time the President of the US pardons a turkey and it goes to a public farm called Frying Pan Park, Herndon, VA., to live out its days, but which President is believed to have been the first to start this annual tradition?
A. 3: President Harry Truman in 1947.
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Q. 4: What do the terms ‘NASA’ and ‘ESA’ stand for? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 4: NASA is the North American Space Agency and ESA is the European Space Agency.
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Q. 5: What type of creature is a ‘gadwall’?
A. 5: A duck.
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Q. 6: Who was the first American President of the United States?
A. 6: The first President of the United States, born in the United States after July 4th, 1776, and therefore American, was Martin Van Buren (born in 1782).
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Q. 7: Which physical property allows a needle to float on water?
A. 7: Surface tension.
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Q. 8: Name the Capitals of the following countries. (A point for each correct answer.)
a) Australia b) Iceland c) Syria d) Uruguay e) Vietnam
A. 8: The correct answers are
a) Canberra b) Reykjavík c) Damascus d) Montevideo e) Hanoi
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Q. 9: And a related question, which country has three Capital cities? (A point for the correct answer and a bonus point for each one you name correctly.)
A. 9: South Africa – Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town (legislative).
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Q. 10: In what year did the first Macy’s Thanksgiving/Christmas parade take place?
a) 1924 b) 1927 c) 1931 d) 1935
A. 10: The correct answer is a) 1924.
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Q. 11: What is represented by the chemical symbol ‘Sn’?
A. 11: ‘Sn’ is the chemical symbol for Tin.
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Q. 12: In Roman Mythology, who was the messenger of the Gods?
A. 12: Mercury.
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Q. 13: When is the next leap year that will begin on a Friday?
A. 13: 2016. (It’s easier than you think, any leap year starting on Friday, January 1, should be divisible by 28, such as 1932, 1960, 1988, or 2044.
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Q. 14: What does a ‘dendrologist’ study?
a) Hair b) Trees c) Teeth d) Plants
A. 14: The correct answer is b) trees.
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Q. 15: What two famous Shakespearean characters appear in the phonetic alphabet? (A point for each one you name correctly.)
A. 15: Romeo and Juliet.
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Q. 16: Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
A. 16: Jupiter.
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Q. 17: Which English scientist discovered Sodium, Potassium, Barium, Calcium, Magnesium, and designed a famous lamp?
A. 17: Sir Humphrey Davy.
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Q. 18: Where would you find an ‘ISBN’ number?
A. 18: On a book.
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Q. 19: Which city was sacked by the Visigoths in 410 and the Vandals in 455?
A. 19: Rome.
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Q. 20: Who was going like ‘a bat out of hell’ in the late 1970s?
Yes, everyone it’s Quiz Day again at the fasab blog.
You will find out about ‘Bruce’ when you do the quiz, which I hope you will.
And remember, as always, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: In radio what does ‘FM’ stand for?
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Q. 2: What breed of dog is the tallest in the world?
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Q. 3: And what is the smallest breed of dog?
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Q. 4: The marine mammal, the ‘dugong’, is the supposed original of what?
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Q. 5: Chance to build up a good score here with a possible 7 points available. In the business world what do these well known acronyms stand for? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get all 6 correct.)
a) IBM b) HP c) CNN d) DHL e) HTC f) CVS
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Q. 6: What common chemical compound is represented by the formula ‘nh3’?
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Q. 7: What is a ‘quadruped’?
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Q. 8: What Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance, has been called the “father of modern observational astronomy”?
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Q. 9: Still on the subject of space, what recently landed on an asteroid after a ten year journey, bounced twice, ended up in the wrong place and then shut down after its batteries were depleted?
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Q. 10: What is the name of the little naked bow-carrying statue that historically represents ‘intimate love’, and ‘desire’? (You can also earn a bonus point if you can name his ‘brother’.)
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Q. 11: Of what is Bamboo the tallest variety in the world?
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Q. 12: Which bacteria is responsible for typhoid and food poisoning?
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Q. 13: What is the name given to someone who studies plants?
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Q. 14: What is the mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur better known as?
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Q. 15: What is ‘-459.7ºf’ also know as?
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Q. 16: What common medical procedure and what type of drink are included in the standard phonetic alphabet?
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Q. 17: How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot?
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Q. 18: How many years is it since the start of the ‘Great War’?
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Q. 19: The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous?
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Q. 20: His nickname was ‘Bruce’ and he was the star of what became the highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release in 1975, and the most successful motion picture of all time until Star Wars. What was the name of the movie?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: In radio what does ‘FM’ stand for?
A. 1: Frequency Modulation.
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Q. 2: What breed of dog is the tallest in the world?
A. 2: No, not the Great Dane, the correct answer is Irish Wolfhound.
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Q. 3: And what is the smallest breed of dog?
A. 3: The Chihuahua. (In fact I think it is so small it doesn’t merit the extra ‘hua’.)
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Q. 4: The marine mammal, the ‘dugong’, is the supposed original of what?
A. 4: The Mermaid, the name ‘dugong’ means ‘lady of the sea’.
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Q. 5: Chance to build up a good score here with a possible 7 points available. In the business world what do these well known acronyms stand for? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get all 6 correct.)
a) IBM b) HP c) CNN d) DHL e) HTC f) CVS
A. 5: a) IBM International Business Machines b ) HP Hewlett Packard.
c) CNN Cable Network News d) DHL Daisey Hillblom Lynn
e) HTC High Tech Computer f) CVS Consumer Value Stores
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Q. 6: What common chemical compound is represented by the formula ‘nh3’?
A. 6: Ammonia.
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Q. 7: What is a ‘quadruped’?
A. 7: Any four footed animal.
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Q. 8: What Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance, has been called the “father of modern observational astronomy”?
A. 8: His name is Galileo, or more properly Galileo Galilei.
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Q. 9: Still on the subject of space, what recently landed on an asteroid after a ten year journey, bounced twice, ended up in the wrong place and then shut down after its batteries were depleted?
A. 9: The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta Mission Philae comet lander. (You earn a point if you said either ‘Rosetta’ or ‘Philae’ in your answer.)
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Q. 10: What is the name of the little naked bow-carrying statue that historically represents ‘intimate love’, and ‘desire’? (You can also earn a bonus point if you can name his ‘brother’.)
A. 10: His name is ‘Eros’ and his brother’s name is ‘Anteros’ who supposedly represents reflective or returned mature love.
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Q. 11: Of what is Bamboo the tallest variety in the world?
A. 11: Grass.
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Q. 12: Which bacteria is responsible for typhoid and food poisoning?
A. 12: Salmonella.
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Q. 13: What is the name given to someone who studies plants?
A. 13: A Botanist.
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Q. 14: What is the mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur better known as?
A. 14: Gunpowder.
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Q. 15: What is ‘-459.7ºf’ also know as?
A. 15: Absolute Zero. (So now if anyone asks you what the government has achieved you can answer ‘-459.7ºf’.)
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Q. 16: What common medical procedure and what type of drink are included in the standard phonetic alphabet?
A. 16: X-ray = X and Whiskey = W.
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Q. 17: How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot?
A. 17: 1728. (12 x 12 x 12)
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Q. 18: How many years is it since the start of the ‘Great War’?
A. 18: 100 years this year. The Great War is also now known as World War I.
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Q. 19: The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous?
A. 19: Dynamite.
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Q. 20: His nickname was ‘Bruce’ and he was the star of what became became the highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release in 1975, and the most successful motion picture of all time until Star Wars. What was the name of the movie?
A. 20: The movie was ‘Jaws’, and ‘Bruce’ was the nickname give to the ‘shark’ they used in it.
I hope you enjoy trying this challenging selection of questions.
And as usual if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What demands an answer, but asks no questions?
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Q. 2: What type of creature is a ‘Bonito’?
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Q. 3: What part of the body has the greatest capacity to cool itself?
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Q. 4: In what country was ‘Canadian Club’ whiskey first distilled?
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Q. 5: What name is given to a person that stuffs animals for display?
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Q. 6: What is unusual about the ‘crab eating seal’?
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Q. 7: For what process do plants need sunlight, CO2 and water?
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Q. 8: What is the name for an animal that feeds on (a) plants and (b) meat? (You get a point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 9: What is hydrophobia more commonly known as (clue: it’s not the fear of water)?
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Q. 10: What is the smallest bird in the world?
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Q. 11: What name is given to calcite deposits (a) suspended from cave roofs and (b) the formations that rise from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited from ceiling drippings? (You get a point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 12: In physics, what is defined as something that causes a change in the acceleration of an object?
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Q. 13: Which element is used in the manufacture of computer microprocessors?
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Q. 14: What is mixed with steel to make it stainless?
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Q. 15: What is the collective name for a group of finches?
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Q. 16: What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 1 o’clock?
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Q. 17: How many men’s names are there in the standard phonetic alphabet and what are they? (Score one point for the correct total and a point for each name you answer correctly.)
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Q. 18: With which branch of medicine is Mesmer associated?
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Q. 19: Guglielmo Marconi pioneered the development of what?
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Q. 20: What type of animal is a ‘silverback’?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What demands an answer, but asks no questions?
A. 1: A telephone.
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Q. 2: What type of creature is a ‘Bonito’?
A. 2: A fish (between mackerel and tuna)
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Q. 3: What part of the body has the greatest capacity to cool itself?
A. 3: The hands.
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Q. 4: In what country was ‘Canadian Club’ whiskey first distilled?
A. 4: The USA (Detroit, in 1858 by American Hiram Walker using the brand Walker’s Club Whiskey – he subsequently moved the business to Ontario where it was renamed in 1889.)
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Q. 5: What name is given to a person that stuffs animals for display?
A. 5: A Taxidermist.
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Q. 6: What is unusual about the ‘crab eating seal’?
A. 6: It doesn’t eat crabs.
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Q. 7: For what process do plants need sunlight, CO2 and water?
A. 7: Photosynthesis.
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Q. 8: What is the name for an animal that feeds on (a) plants and (b) meat? (You get a point for each correct answer.)
A. 8: Answer (a) herbivore and (b) carnivore.
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Q. 9: What is hydrophobia more commonly known as (clue: it’s not the fear of water)?
A. 9: Rabies.
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Q. 10: What is the smallest bird in the world?
A. 10: The hummingbird.
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Q. 11: What name is given to calcite deposits (a) suspended from cave roofs and (b) the formations that rise from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited from ceiling drippings? (You get a point for each correct answer.)
A. 11: Answer (a) Stalactites hang from the cave roof and (b) Stalagmites rise from the cave floor.
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Q. 12: In physics, what is defined as something that causes a change in the acceleration of an object?
A. 12: A Force.
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Q. 13: Which element is used in the manufacture of computer microprocessors?
A. 13: Silicon – hence Silicon Valley in California where most of the major internet companies are based.
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Q. 14: What is mixed with steel to make it stainless?
A. 14: Chromium.
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Q. 15: What is the collective name for a group of finches?
A. 15: A Charm.
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Q. 16: What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 1 o’clock?
A. 16: 30 degrees (360 / 12).
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Q. 17: How many men’s names are there in the standard phonetic alphabet and what are they? (Score one point for the correct total and a point for each name you answer correctly.)
A. 17: There are 5 men’s names in the standard phonetic alphabet; they are Charlie, Mike, Oscar, Romeo, and Victor.
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Q. 18: With which branch of medicine is Mesmer associated?
A. 18: Hypnotism.
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Q. 19: Guglielmo Marconi pioneered the development of what?
A. 19: Radio.
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Q. 20: What type of animal is a ‘silverback’?
A. 20: An adult male gorilla is called a ‘silverback’ because of the distinctive silvery fur growing on their back and hips. Each gorilla family has a ‘silverback’ as leader who scares away other animals by standing on their back legs and beating their chest!
After a couple of festive mega quizzes it’s back to normal this week with a standard sized offering to test your knowledge.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating please!
Enjoy.
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Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?
a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest
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Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)
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Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?
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Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?
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Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?
a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China
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Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?
a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day
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Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?
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Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?
a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada
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Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?
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Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?
a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile
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Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?
a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story
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Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?
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Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
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Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?
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Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?
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Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?
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Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?
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Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?
a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea
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Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?
a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England
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Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?
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Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?
a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest
A. 1: b) Elias.
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Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)
A. 2: New York in 1984 (December 1 to be precise).
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Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?
A. 3: 1983.
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Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?
A. 4: A department store.
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Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?
a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China
A. 5: b) Kazakhstan.
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Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?
a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day
A. 6: Hogmanay is celebrated on b) New Year’s Eve.
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Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?
A. 7: Maryland.
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Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?
a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada
A. 8: a) quesadilla.
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Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?
A. 9: Autocracy.
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Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?
a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile
A. 10: a) Jackal.
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Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?
a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story
A. 11: c) Toy Story.
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Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?
A. 12: Montreal.
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Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
A. 13: Jupiter.
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Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?
A. 14: Scranton.
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Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?
A. 15: The Rankine scale measures temperature.
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Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?
A. 16: Mozart.
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Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?
A. 17: He plays the part of a TV weatherman.
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Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?
a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea
A. 18: c) Sea.
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Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?
a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England
A. 19: c) France.
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Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?
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