Quiz - Week 3 - Questions and Answers

For those of you who follow the blog and joined in with the Quiz on Tuesday I promised that on Fridays you would have the answers. 

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1. Science and Nature

1. Which chemical element has the symbol Na?

Sodium

2. Which is bigger Saturn or Jupiter?

Jupiter

3. What is the more common name for the clavicle?

Collarbone

4.  What does a Hippologist study?

Horses

5. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?

Titan

2. Literature

1. In the nursery rhyme ‘Jack and Jill’, what did Jack bind his head with?

Vinegar and brown paper

2. Which children’s writer has published stories entitled ‘War Horse’, ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ and ‘Private Peaceful’?

Michael Morpurgo

3. Which Italian novel for children has been adapted in over 240 languages?

Pinocchio

4.  Which fictional character is the narrator of the book Moby-Dick?

Ishmael

5. What was the street address of Sherlock Holmes?

221B Baker Street

3. Proverbs

1. According to the proverb, A ‘what’ is worth a thousand words?

Picture

2. You can’t judge a ‘what’ by its cover?

Book

3. Absence makes the ‘what’ grow fonder?

Heart

4. Cold hands, warm ‘what’?

Heart

5. According to the proverb, You can lead a ‘what’ to water but you can’t make him drink?

Horse

4. Food

1. What is green horseradish called in Japan?

Wasabi

2. Name 3 of the 10 most bought types of pasta in the UK? Point Each.

Fusilli, Spaghetti, Fettuccine, Linguine, Penne, Cannelloni, Tagliatelle, Farfalle, Tortellini, Rigatoni

3. The name of which very popular edible product translated means 'twice cooked'?

Biscuit

4. Rick Stein, the TV chef from Cornwall, is known for his recipes containing mainly what?

Fish

5. What are the 3 layers of a millionaire’s shortbread? Point each.

Shortbread biscuit, caramel/golden syrup and chocolate

5. History

1. How many barrels of Gun powder were placed to be used to blow up King James the 1st? 2 points exact 1 point +/-1

36

2. What were the names of the five D-Day beaches? Point each

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword

3. Which of the Kray twins died in march 1995?

Ronald

4. The Dickin Medal, bearing the words 'We also serve' and 'For Gallantry', is awarded to which members of the armed forces in the UK?

Animals

5. What was the sister ship to the titanic that made 500 successful Atlantic crossings called?

The Olympic

6. General Knowledge

1. What nationality was Alfred Nobel, after whom the Nobel prizes are named?

Swedish

2. In which U.S. state is Pearl Harbor?

Hawaii

3. In which year was the Wall Street Crash?

1929

4. How many legs does a butterfly have?

6

5. Fiji has three official languages – What are they? One points each.

English, Fijian and Hindi

Bonus Question

Which fictional character, whose latest book was released this week, turned 36 yesterday (31^st July 16)

Harry Potter

Now you have the answers, added up your points, including doubling the round that you played the joker on and place your answers in the comments.

Winner takes all the glory! Hope to see you next week!