Quiz Archive 3rd November

ROUND ONE – FOOD & DRINK

Q1 – What flower is the spice Saffron taken from? #twubquiz

Q2 – What is the main ingredient in guacamole? #twubquiz

Q3 – Christine, Alice & Florentine are all varieties of which fruit? #twubquiz

Q4 – From which American state do Cajun and Creole cuisine come? #twubquiz

Q5 – What type of pastry is used to make chocolate éclairs? #twubquiz

Q6 – During wartime rationing in Britain, how many fresh eggs a week were allowed per person? #twubquiz

Q7 – Slivovitz is an Eastern European Brandy, made from what ingredient? #twubquiz

Q8 – What type of cake is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday? #twubquiz

Q9 – What flavour is Triple Sec liqueur? #twubquiz

Q10 – What type of food is Ricotta? #twubquiz

ROUND TWO - NATURE

Q1 – Which animal has the longest gestation period? #twubquiz

Q2 – What type of grass grows by 3-4 feet a day? #twubquiz

Q3 – Which British bird’s eggs are the largest? #twubquiz

Q4 – In which geological time period did the first mammals appear on Earth? #twubquiz

Q5 – Which creature has ears on its legs? #twubquiz

Q6 – Which is the only bird that can fly backwards? #twubquiz

Q7 – Two halves of which organ are joined by the Corpus Callosum in mammals? #twubquiz

Q8 – Which creature changes its sex annually? #twubquiz

Q9 – What type of creature is a hairstreak? #twubquiz

Q10 – What is the largest carnivore in Britain? #twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures


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ROUND FOUR - GAMES

Q1 –Who is the victim in Cluedo? #twubquiz

Q2 – How many tiles are there in a normal set of dominoes? #twubquiz

Q3 – What is the best possible poker hand called? #twubquiz

Q4 – Which two letters are worth ten points in Scrabble? #twubquiz

Q5 – How many rooks are there on a chess board at the start of a game? #twubquiz

Q6 – What is the cheapest property on a Monopoly board? #twubquiz

Q7 – Sonic the Hedgehog is the mascot of which games company? #twubquiz

Q8 – Which 1995 film features a board game where the hazards players face in the game come to life? #twubquiz

Q9 – Which board game was found on board the wreck of the Tudor warship “Mary Rose”? #twubquiz

Q10 – Excluding jokers, how many picture cards are there in a normal deck of cards? #twubquiz

ROUND FIVE – LITERATURE – NAME THE BOOK FROM THESE FIRST LINES:

Q1 – “All children, except one, grow up.” #twubquiz

Q2 – “These two very old people are the mother and father of Mr Bucket.” #twubquiz

Q3 – “Marley was dead, to begin with.” #twubquiz

Q4 – “Call me Ishmael.” #twubquiz

Q5 – “Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K, for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning.” #twubquiz

Q6 – “Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again.” #twubquiz

Q7 – “It was the day my grandmother exploded.” #twubquiz

Q8 – “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” #twubquiz

Q9 – “If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the policeman at the crossroads.” #twubquiz

Q10 – “Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening Hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen.” #twubquiz

ANSWERS

ROUND ONE

1 – Crocus

2 – Avocados

3 – Apple

4 – Louisiana

5 – Choux

6 – 1

7 – Strawberry

8 – Simnel cake

9 – Orange

10 – Cheese

ROUND TWO

1 – Elephant (African)

2 – Bamboo

3 – Swan (Mute)

4 – Jurassic

5 – Cricket

6 – Hummingbird

7 – Brain

8 – Oyster

9 – Butterfly

10 – Badger

ROUND THREE

1 – Dublin

2 – Paris

3 – Berlin

4 – Stockholm

5 – Moscow

6 – Tokyo

7 – Beijing

8 – Washington DC

9 – New Delhi

10 – Abu Dhabi

ROUND FOUR

1 – Dr Black

2 – 28

3 – Royal Flush

4 – Q & Z

5 – 4

6 – Old Kent Road

7 – Sega

8 – Jumanji

9 – Backgammon

10 – 12

ROUND FIVE

1 – Peter Pan

2 – Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

3 – A Christmas Carol

4 – Moby Dick

5 – The Trial

6 – Rebecca

7 – The Crow Road

8 – 1984

9 – Mary Poppins

10 – The Northern Lights