Quiz - Week 7 - 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. Art and Literature

1. Which famous playwright also wrote under the pseudonym ‘Boz’?

Charles Dickens

2. Which of the Bronte sisters was the youngest?

Anne

3. Salvador Dali’s paintings belonged to with art movement?

Surrealism

4. Roger Hargreaves wrote which original children’s books?

‘Mr Men’

5. Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey are the main characters in the Fifty Shades Trilogy? What is the name of the third book?

Fifty Shades Freed.

2. Food and Drink

1. ‘Northern Cape’, ‘Eastern Cape’ and ‘Western Cape’ are all wine-growing regions in which country?

South Africa

2. ‘Goulash’ is a dish originating from which country?

Hungary

3. Which alcoholic drink has often been described as the ‘Green Fairy’ (La fée verte)?

Absinthe

4. Which famous celebrity chef own the restaurant Petrus?

Gordon Ramsey

5. In 2014 how many easter eggs where consumed in the uk? 75million, 80 million, 111 million

80 million

3. Landmarks - Which Country

1. The Acropolis

Greece

2. Potala Palace

Tibet

3. Hagia Sophia

Turkey (Istanbul)

4. Christ The Redeemer

Brazil

5. St. Basil’s Cathedral

Russia (Moscow)

4. Board Games

1. How many game squares are there in total on a Monopoly board?

40

2. Dr Orchid is a new character in a classic game being relaunched at the end of July, what game is it?

Cluedo

3. The Game of Life can have a maximum of how many players?

8

4. With which board game would you associate Bernard, Eric, Frans, Maria and Anita?

Guess Who

5. In Scrabble, which two letters are worth 8 points? Point per letter.

J and X

 

5. Colours

1. There are 4 seas named after colours; what are they? a Point each

White Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea and Yellow Sea

2. What type of creature is a yellow-shafted Flicker?

A bird

3. What colour was the Beatles Submarine?

Yellow

4. What colours make up the irish flag? a Point each

Green, white and orange

5. What colour can go before the words feather, noise and wine?

White

6. General Knowledge

1. Which Disney Character was designed to look like Tom Cruise?

Aladdin

2. What is the capital city of Thailand?

Bangkok

3.  According to Christian tradition on what day did Jesus die?

Good Friday

4. Albert Einstein failed his maths exams at school – true or false?

False (Contrary to popular belief)

5. The name of Dr.Who’s ‘Tardis’ is actually an acronym – for what does it stand?

Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space

Bonus Question:

In UK measurement, how many teaspoons are equivalent to one tablespoon?

3