Sunday, October 15, 2006

October Quiz

1. Who played JR Ewing in the TV series Dallas?
2. How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?
3. Where were the 1992 Summer Olympic Games held?
4. Who wrote Tarzan of the Apes in 1912?
5. Which Japanese martial art translates into English as "empty hand"?
6. Who played the Toymaker in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
7. Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang : The Magical Car?
8. What is the chemical symbol for Copper?
9. In what year was Margaret Thatcher elected as Britain's first female Prime Minister?
10. Which of these countries does NOT border the Russian Federation a) Georgia b) Armenia c)Azerbaijan d) Latvia?
11. What number is represented by the Roman numeral XLV?
12. In which field was Frenchman Eugene Ferdinand Victor Delacroix famous in the 19th Century?
13. In physics, what letter is used to represent to fundamental constant that is equal to "9.80665 metres per second squared"?
14. What is the capital of the US State of Florida?
14. What sport is played in the USA by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets?
16. What is the orbital period of Halley's Comet?
17. At which battle on August 1st 1798 did Nelson destroy the French fleet, 7 years before doing it again at the Battle of Trafalgar?
18. What football club play their home games at Brunton Park?
19. Which US state's flag has a Union Jack in the canton?
20. From which plant do we get Vanilla?

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Hugh said...

Answers to October quiz:
Who played JR Ewing in the TV series Dallas?
Larry Hagman
How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?
2
Where were the 1992 Summer Olympic Games held?
Barcelona, Spain
Who wrote Tarzan of the Apes in 1912?
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Which Japanese martial art translates into English as "empty hand"?
Karate
Who played the Toymaker in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Benny Hill
Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang : The Magical Car?
Ian Fleming (he was more famous for James Bond)
What is the chemical symbol for Copper?
Cu
In what year was Margaret Thatcher elected as Britain's first female Prime Minister?
1979
Which of these countries does NOT border the Russian Federation a)Georgia b)Armenia C)Azerbaijan D)Latvia?
b) Armenia
What number is represented by the Roman numeral XLV?
45
In which field was Frenchman Eugene Ferdinand Victor Delacroix famous in the 19th Century?
Painting
In physics, what letter is used to represent to fundamental constant that is equal to "9.80665 metres per second squared"?
g (constant is Earth's gravity pull, the acceleration of free fall)
What is the capital of the US State of Florida?
Tallahassee
What sport is played in the USA by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets?
Basketball
What is the orbital period of Halley's Comet?
76 years
At which battle on August 1st 1798 did Nelson destroy the French fleet, 7 years before doing it again at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay)
What football club play their home games at Brunton Park?
Carlisle United
Which US state's flag has a Union Jack in the canton?
Hawaii
From which plant do we get Vanilla?
Orchid