Quiz 161108
1. Which is the most common first name in the world?
Mohammed
2. What Astronomical Event was first seen on April 24th 1957?
First Broadcast of Sky at Night
3. What colour does a Chameleon become when its angry?
Black
4. Which contains the most sugar, a pound of Strawberries or a pound of Lemons?
Lemons
5. What is the longest horse race run during the English Flat Season?
The Grand National!
6. Which country produces the greatest variety of Sausages?
Germany
7. What did Gossamer I allow man to do for the first time?
Fly by his own power
8. Which British city is named after King Edwin of Northumbria?
Edinburgh
9. What is the commonest produce of insects eaten in the UK?
Honey
10. What was the name of the steam launch in C.S. Foresters’ The African Queen?
The African Queen
11. Which city is located where the Mississippi meets the Missouri river?
St. Louis
12. Which mountain is known as the meanest mountain on Earth?
Eiger
13. From which country does the Cocker Spaniel originate?
Spain
14. What do the languages of Arabic, Mandarin and Hebrew have in common?
Written right to left
15. Which car manufacturer has a prancing horse on a yellow shield as its emblem?
Ferrari
16. Which war saw the first combat between jet fighters?
Korean War - US F86 shot down Mig 15
17. Brian Deane of Sheffield United was the first to do what, in 1992, whilst they were playing Manchester United?
Score the first Premiership Goal
18. What important part did Copenhagen play in the Battle of Waterloo?
Wellington’s Horse
19. What cloth is produced from tangled moistened fibres of hair and wool, heated and rolled together?
Felt
20. What is the hobby of a Campanologist?
Bell Ringing
21. Which form of transport is said to have been invented in 1869 by an American Baptist Minister to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
Rickshaw
22. The name of which religion means ‘Surrender to the will of God’?
Islam
23. Persian and Turkish Knots are used in the production of what?
Carpets
24. Are there more Bones, Joints, Ligaments or Muscles in the Human foot?
Ligaments - 107
25. Which group, that have had hit records since 1965, took their name with a view to deliberately frustrate anyone trying to get information about them?
The Who
26. Which planet’s moons are all named after Shakespear characters?
Uranus
27. What name is given to a horse that measures less than 14.2 hands?
A Pony
28. Where would you find the Pyramids of Malpighi?
In your Kidneys
29. What costs 847 dollars and 63 cents when passed through the till at the supermarket checkout during the opening credits of The Simpsons?
Maggie
30. Which was the first Disney film to be based on the life of a real person?
Pocahontas
31. What was used for the first time on 11th May 1844, to send the message ‘What hath god wrought’ from Washington to Baltimore?
Morse Code
32. Which dairy Firm took its name from an imaginary Monk who was supposed to have lived by the River Yeo, which runs through Yeovil?
St. Ivel
33. What was the name of the Welsh driver in Ivor the Engine?
Jones the Steam
34. Which is furthest East, Southampton, Northampton or West Bromwich?
Northampton
35. Which country won every Karate World Championship from 1982 to 1990?
Great Britain
36. During which decade did Neon Advertising Signs make their first appearance?
1920’s
37. In which country do the main headstreams of the Amazon River rise?
Peru
38. ‘Wild Coast’ is a literal translation of which Meditteranean region?
Costa Brava
39. To be classed a Veteran, must a car date from before 1900, 1908 or 1918?
1918 – Vintage after that date
40. If an Australian described you as a ‘Spine Basher’ what would you be?
Lazy
TIE-BREAKER - China has the most International borders in the World, neighbouring how many countries?
16
