Quiztime Quiz 1. In which year did the Titanic sink? 1912 2. On which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run? Ayr 3. With which sport would you associate Jonah Barrington? Squash 4. What sort of vegetable is a Scallion? Onion 5. Wands Swords and Pentacles are 3 of the suits in a Tarot pack - what is the fourth? Cups 6. Ellis Peters created a medieval detective monk - what was his name? Cadfael 7. Blutwurst is the German equivalent of which British delicacy? Black Pudding 8. A Man For All Seasons was a film about which British historical figure? Sir Thomas More 9. In 1843, Sir Charles Isham imported for the first time, what repulsive thing found in a garden? Garden Gnome 10. How many strings has a balalaika? Three 11. Which vegetable has the most calories? Avocado 12. Port-au-Prince is the capital of which Caribbean country? Haiti 13. What do the letters GNER stand for in railway terms? Great North Eastern Railways 14. In which country would you find the Apennine Mountains? Italy 15. Which country was the first to provide old age pensions in 1889? Germany 16. In which of the Bond films did Diana Rigg play the female lead? On Her Majestys Secret Service 17. What two counties lie on either side of the Wash? Norfolk/Lincolnshire 18. How many pieces does each player have in a game of Backgammon? Fifteen 19. What was invented by Jean de Mestral, after discovering that teasels and other burrs stuck to his clothes, using thousands of tiny hooks? Velcro 20. In which year will the next total eclipse be visible from Britain? 2090 (or 2081 if you count the Channel Isles) 21. Which singers first chart entry was called Love of the Loved? Cilla Black 22. How many double word score squares are there on a Scrabble board? Sixteen 23. Which American state lies immediately to the south of Alabama? Florida 24. In which year did the Beatles split up? 1970 25. What was the profession of Captain Kronos, in the film of the same name? Vampire Hunter 26. Which king of England had to wait for 11 years after his fathers death to succeed to the throne? Charles II 27. In France, what colour comes after Red in a traffic light sequence? Green - no amber 28. If you had an 18 carat gold ring, what percentage of gold would be in it? 75% 29. What would you be if in the course of your work you used a jigger, a flagging iron and a round shaver (amongst other more obvious things!)? A Carpenter 30. Often roads and other building projects have to be diverted because they would affect an SSSI - what does SSSI stand for? Site of Special Scientific Interest 31. The Battle of Bosworth Field brought an end to the wars of the roses - in which county was it fought? Leicestershire 32. You have 2 carotid arteries - to where do they carry blood? Head 33. In which city could you shop in the Ginza? Tokyo 34. If you saw Canard on the menu in a French restaurant, what would you expect to eat? Duck 35. In which year was the Kronenberg brewery founded? 1664! 36. What is the collective noun for a group of bears? Sleuth 37. What is the male equivalent of a ewe-lamb? Wether-lamb 38. What does the abbreviation UNESCO stand for? United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 39. How many times was Gladstone Prime Minister of Britain? Four 40. How many women did Jack the Ripper murder? 5 officially - but another 4 have been ascribed to him
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