Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Quiz Archive 6 October 2009

Round 1 - International Round

1. Which country has the shortest coastline? #twubquiz
2. What Italian term describes the mood of a piece of music as sweet? #twubquiz
3. What city embarrassed itself by assuming they would be chosen for the 2016 Olympics, only to be defeated by Rio De Janeiro? #twubquiz
4. Kim Campbell was the first woman prime minister of which country? #twubquiz
5. What is the French meaning of 'Marmite'? #twubquiz
6. In architecture, cartouche is a decorative feature resembling what? #twubquiz
7. The traditional biathlon most commonly (for example at the Olympics) consists of which two sports? #twubquiz
8. What is the name of the street in London famous for its tailors shops? #twubquiz
9. Who was the 'father of medicine' to whom a code of medical ethics is attributed and which bears his name? #twubquiz
10. What shape is farfalle pasta? #twubquiz

Round 2 - Easy Round

1.What is the Roman numeral for 50? #twubquiz
2. Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series? #twubquiz
3. The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand? #twubquiz
4. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab? #twubquiz
5. Tactile relates to which of the senses? #twubquiz
6. What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy? #twubquiz
7. Which is the largest city in the USA? #twubquiz
8. What is a camel with two humps called? #twubquiz
9. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? #twubquiz
10. Who wrote the novel Cider With Rosie? #twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures


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Round 4 Connections Round - The last letter of each answer is the first letter of the succeeding answer.

1. In which month is St David's Day celebrated? #twubquiz
2. New York is on which river? #twubquiz
3. On which planet is the Great Dark Spot? #twubquiz
4. Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert? #twubquiz
5. In which English county is Nunney Castle? #twubquiz
6. An icosahedron is a three-dimensional form with how many faces? #twubquiz
7. What colour are the flowers on the St John's Wort? #twubquiz
8. What is the young of an otter called? #twubquiz
9. What 'colour' was actor Steve Buscemi in the film Reservoir Dogs? #twubquiz
10. What chemical element has the symbol Kr? #twubquiz

Round 5 IQ Round

1. Rearrange 'Roger Obeys' to give a fruit. #twubquiz
2. Replace both blanks with the same 5 letters. Turn down oven when BLANK BLANK to golden. #twubquiz
3. Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days? #twubquiz
4. How many animals of each species did Moses take with him in the Ark? #twubquiz
5. Which number should come next in the series? 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 8 -13 A. 8 B. 13 C. 21 D. 26. E. 31 #twubquiz
6. Mary, who is sixteen years old, is four times as old as her brother. How old will Mary be when she is twice as old as her brother? #twubquiz
7. Which one of the five is least like the other four? Dog, Mouse, Lion, Snake, Elephant #twubquiz
8. How many 3-cent stamps are there in a dozen? #twubquiz
9. How close of a relative would the sister-in-law of your dad's only brother be to you? #twubquiz
10. Pair the words: ROCK / PARK / BRIDLE / THEME / SPEECH / PATH / BOTTOM / FREE #twubquiz

Answers

Answer Round 1

1. Monaco
2. Dolce
3. Chicago
4. Canada
5. Cooking pot
6. A scroll
7. Skiing and shooting
8. Savile Row
9. Hippocrates
10. Bow tie or butterfly

Round 2
1. L
2. 24
3. A sword
4. Cancer
5. Touch
6. Fitzgerald
7. New York
8. Bactrian
9. Omega
10. Laurie Lee

Round 3
1. Sydney 2000
2. Barcelona 1992
3. Los Angeles 1984
4. Moscow 1980
5. Beijing 2004
6. Seoul 1988
7. Atlanta 1996
8. London 2012
9. Athens 2004
10. Rio de Janeiro 2016

Round 4
1. March
2. Hudson
3. Neptune
4. Eros
5. Somerset
6. Twenty
7. Yellow
8. Whelp
9. Pink
10. Krypton

Round 5
1. Gooseberry
2. Tarts and start
3. 12 (all)
4. None. Noah.
5. 21
6. 24
7. Snake
8. 12
9. Mom
10. Rock bottom, free speech, bridle path, theme park

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