Quiz 130806
1. The Aircraft designer R.J.Mitchell, who died in 1938, was responsible for which WWII fighter plane?
Spitfire
2. Which planet in our solar system is more than twice as big as all the others put together?
Jupiter
3. Which drink consists of Pineapple Juice, Rum and Coconut?
Pina Colada
4. In which US city did ‘House’ music originate?
Chicago
5. What profession would be followed by a FRCVS?
Vet
6. Which US President pardoned around 10,000 Vietnam War draft dodgers in 1977?
Jimmy Carter
7. In the scoring of a cricket match, what do the initials h.w. stand for?
Hit Wicket
8. What are Large Whites, Pinkies & Squats?
Maggots
9. How many people partake in a game of Mahjong?
Four
10. How many sides has a Prism?
Five
11. How many trial throws is each Javelin competitor allowed - 2, 4 or 6?
Six
12. What name is given to the halo of gas that surrounds the sun?
Corona
13. What was Marconi’s 1,616 Valve-operated Otophone an early portable version of?
A Hearing Aid
14. Which acid gives nettles their sting?
Formic
15. In which sport might you use a ’suplex’?
Wrestling
16. In which English county are the Clee Hills?
Shropshire
17. Which novel begins "The great fish moved silently through the night water"?
Jaws
18. What sort of creature is a Bufflehead - a snake, an insect or a bird?
Bird - type of Duck
19. By what more common name is Triatomic Oxygen known?
Ozone
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Other than the Moon and Stars, name something that comes out a night?
Owls / Bats / Hedgehogs / Cats / False Teeth
21. Which Year - Bob Geldof and Paula Yates married, Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto was arrested by President Zia and detained in prison for 30 days, Princess Anne recorded her first victory in her 13th ride as an amateur jockey, riding Gulfland at Redcar, After 23 UK singles Madness spilt up, Bishop Desmond Tutu was enthroned as Archbishop of Cape Town and In the English Channel, Manchester United and West Ham `fans’ fought a pitched battle aboard a cross-Channel ferry?
1986
22. From what age does a person summoned for jury service have the right to decline?
Sixty-Five
23. Which ancient Egyptian goddess is usually depicted as having a cows head?
Isis
24. What sort of crop is Burley which is grown especially in the American state of Kentucky?
Tobacco
25. Which Shakespeare play is thought to be based on a 1609 shipwreck in Bermuda?
The Tempest
26. Off which English county do the Manacle Rocks, a dangerous reef lie?
Cornwall
27. Which American sport employs clowns to protect the spectators?
Rodeo
28. What is the more common name of the ‘butterfly bush’?
Buddleia
29. What were all Englishmen with property worth more than £40 given in 1626?
A Knighthood
30. Mentioned in many sea shanties, in which South American country is the port of Valparaiso?
Chile
31. Which came first, the Jig-Saw or the Jigsaw Puzzle?
The Jig-Saw
32. Which sea were the Guns of Navarone pointed at?
The Aegean
33. Who made their first appearance in ‘The Mysterious Affair At Styles’?
Hercule Poirot
34. What two colours are the sponge sections of a Battenburg Cake?
Yellow and Pink
35. What term describes the depth of water needed to float a ship?
Draught
36. Which country originated the Shish Kebab?
Turkey
37. What title is given to the officer in charge of finance and passenger welfare on a cruise ship?
Purser
38. Albert Bridge, Victoria Bridge and King George V Bridge all cross which major river and in which British City?
Clyde in Glasgow
39. Malt Vinegar is made from which other liquid?
Beer
40. Which Island gave the vote to its women in 1880, thirteen years before anywhere else in the world?
Isle Of Man
Tiebreaker - How many weather observation stations has the Met. Office got in the British Isles?
3,000
