A little quiz
Posted: 13 May 2015, 18:24A little mini-quiz for you all 
If it gets enough interest I might start setting up a bigger, weekly one, so we'll see how it goes 
Three questions per person, per day, starting at midnight, although today is day one so that's open now
No Googling!!!
1. What type of car did Mr. Bean drive? A Mini - miasmum
2. What was the name of Danger Mouse's sidekick? Penfold - Debih
3. Which country witnessed an Orange Revolution between 2004-2005? Ukraine - TheOstrich
4. In which country is Popocatepetl? Mexico - TheOstrich
5. Shawn Carter is better known as whom? Jay Z - Jenniren
6. What is the Kabbalah? Kabbalah is a Jewish teaching, sort of mysticism - Workingman
7. Which organ of the body stores bile? Gallbladder - Meriad
8. What collective noun is given for a group of Beavers? A colony - Debih
9. To which film star was John Profumo married when his affair with showgirl Christine Keller was discovered? Valerie Hobson - Jenniren
10. Which communist ruler composed the July Theses? Nicolae Ceauscesu - miasmum's Tim
11. Which poem opens with the line 'The Curfew Tolls the Nell of Parting Day'? Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard - Diflower
12. The Cry of Love was the last completed album by which artist? Jimi Hendrix - Debih
13. Which 2 Anglican Bishops were martyred near Balliol College, Oxford in 1555? Ridley and Latimer
14. Who is considered to be the founder of structuralism? Ferdinand De Saussure
15. What is a Sura? A Sura is a Koranic script - Workingman
16. The bite of which insect causes what is known as Lyme Disease? Tick - Meriad
17. In which Constellation is the horse head Nebula? Orion - Workingman
18. Which country had a Prime Minister and President who were twin brothers? Poland - TheOstrich
19. What did Doctor originally mean in Latin? Teacher - Debih
20. The Cartier award is handed out in which sport? Horse racing - Debih
21. Which term refers to an operation to reduce the prominence of large ears? Pinnaplasty - miasmum
22. What was the name of Steven Spielberg's full length feature film? Duel - Debih's Mick
23. From which series was Knott's Landing a spinoff? Dallas - Jenniren
24. Which film composer links Gladiator, The Lion King and Hannibal? Hans Zimmer - Debih
25. In Roman Numerals how is 500 represented? D - Gal
26. Randy Lerner bought which Premier League Club in 2006? Aston Villa - TheOstrich
27. The most severe form of Earthquake on the Mercalli Scale is described as what? Catastrophic
28. In which capital city was Osama Bin Laden born? Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) - Workingman
29. Who spoke the only line in Mel Brookes 1976 film Silent Movie? Marcel Marceau - Diflower
30. What name was given to the followers of John Wycliffe? Lollards
31. Jack Cohen was the founder of which shopping chain? Tesco - miasmum
32. Flatmates Mark and Jeremy feature in which comedy series? Peep Show - Gal
33. Which word can go after special and before line? Branch - Debih
34. Who took the song 'Downtown' into the charts in the 60's and 80's? Petula Clarke - Osc
35. Which company invented the 'swing wing' aircraft? Barnes Wallace had the idea and he worked for Vickers, but somehow I think an American company developed it. Vickers - Workingman
36. The prime minister's residence Chequers is in which county? Buckinghamshire - Diflower
37. What was the name of John Travolta's character in the film 'Pulp Fiction'? Vincent Vega - Debih
38. What is the main ingredient of a caramel sauce? Sugar - Diflower
39. What do Americans call Braces? Suspenders - Gal
40. Who wrote One-upmanship? Stephen Potter - Diflower
41. Who invented artificial blood? Clark and Gollen
42. What does the Latin phrase 'Caveat Emptor' translate as in English? Buyer beware - Molly
43. Who developed the Quantum theory? Max Planck - Workingman
44. Who famously rescued people from the Forfarshire in 1838? Grace Darling - Jenniren
45. Which dance troupe who became a regular feature of Top of the Pops originally took over from the The Go-Jo's in 1968? Pan's People - Jenniren
46. Which former Tory M.P became governor of Hong Kong until its handover in 1997? Chris Patten - Molly
47. What city is synonymous with the Mormons and is the capital of Utah state? Salt Lake City - Molly
48. Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia go together to form what? Oceania - Workingman
49. What does M.A.D stand for? Mutually Assured Destruction ie Nuclear War - Workingman
50. Which is the largest species of sea turtle? Leatherback - Workingman
If it gets enough interest I might start setting up a bigger, weekly one, so we'll see how it goes Three questions per person, per day, starting at midnight, although today is day one so that's open now
No Googling!!!
1. What type of car did Mr. Bean drive? A Mini - miasmum
2. What was the name of Danger Mouse's sidekick? Penfold - Debih
3. Which country witnessed an Orange Revolution between 2004-2005? Ukraine - TheOstrich
4. In which country is Popocatepetl? Mexico - TheOstrich
5. Shawn Carter is better known as whom? Jay Z - Jenniren
6. What is the Kabbalah? Kabbalah is a Jewish teaching, sort of mysticism - Workingman
7. Which organ of the body stores bile? Gallbladder - Meriad
8. What collective noun is given for a group of Beavers? A colony - Debih
9. To which film star was John Profumo married when his affair with showgirl Christine Keller was discovered? Valerie Hobson - Jenniren
10. Which communist ruler composed the July Theses? Nicolae Ceauscesu - miasmum's Tim
11. Which poem opens with the line 'The Curfew Tolls the Nell of Parting Day'? Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard - Diflower
12. The Cry of Love was the last completed album by which artist? Jimi Hendrix - Debih
13. Which 2 Anglican Bishops were martyred near Balliol College, Oxford in 1555? Ridley and Latimer
14. Who is considered to be the founder of structuralism? Ferdinand De Saussure
15. What is a Sura? A Sura is a Koranic script - Workingman
16. The bite of which insect causes what is known as Lyme Disease? Tick - Meriad
17. In which Constellation is the horse head Nebula? Orion - Workingman
18. Which country had a Prime Minister and President who were twin brothers? Poland - TheOstrich
19. What did Doctor originally mean in Latin? Teacher - Debih
20. The Cartier award is handed out in which sport? Horse racing - Debih
21. Which term refers to an operation to reduce the prominence of large ears? Pinnaplasty - miasmum
22. What was the name of Steven Spielberg's full length feature film? Duel - Debih's Mick
23. From which series was Knott's Landing a spinoff? Dallas - Jenniren
24. Which film composer links Gladiator, The Lion King and Hannibal? Hans Zimmer - Debih
25. In Roman Numerals how is 500 represented? D - Gal
26. Randy Lerner bought which Premier League Club in 2006? Aston Villa - TheOstrich
27. The most severe form of Earthquake on the Mercalli Scale is described as what? Catastrophic
28. In which capital city was Osama Bin Laden born? Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) - Workingman
29. Who spoke the only line in Mel Brookes 1976 film Silent Movie? Marcel Marceau - Diflower
30. What name was given to the followers of John Wycliffe? Lollards
31. Jack Cohen was the founder of which shopping chain? Tesco - miasmum
32. Flatmates Mark and Jeremy feature in which comedy series? Peep Show - Gal
33. Which word can go after special and before line? Branch - Debih
34. Who took the song 'Downtown' into the charts in the 60's and 80's? Petula Clarke - Osc
35. Which company invented the 'swing wing' aircraft? Barnes Wallace had the idea and he worked for Vickers, but somehow I think an American company developed it. Vickers - Workingman
36. The prime minister's residence Chequers is in which county? Buckinghamshire - Diflower
37. What was the name of John Travolta's character in the film 'Pulp Fiction'? Vincent Vega - Debih
38. What is the main ingredient of a caramel sauce? Sugar - Diflower
39. What do Americans call Braces? Suspenders - Gal
40. Who wrote One-upmanship? Stephen Potter - Diflower
41. Who invented artificial blood? Clark and Gollen
42. What does the Latin phrase 'Caveat Emptor' translate as in English? Buyer beware - Molly
43. Who developed the Quantum theory? Max Planck - Workingman
44. Who famously rescued people from the Forfarshire in 1838? Grace Darling - Jenniren
45. Which dance troupe who became a regular feature of Top of the Pops originally took over from the The Go-Jo's in 1968? Pan's People - Jenniren
46. Which former Tory M.P became governor of Hong Kong until its handover in 1997? Chris Patten - Molly
47. What city is synonymous with the Mormons and is the capital of Utah state? Salt Lake City - Molly
48. Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia go together to form what? Oceania - Workingman
49. What does M.A.D stand for? Mutually Assured Destruction ie Nuclear War - Workingman
50. Which is the largest species of sea turtle? Leatherback - Workingman
