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quizballs 54 - questions and answers for trivia
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their contributions to this quiz.
In which French city are the headquarters of Interpol (as at
2008)? Lyon
What piece of sports equipment conforms to these dimensions:
overall length 10.95cm; length of barrel 5.40cm; longer spigot 3.49cm; shorter
spigot 2.06cm? Cricket bail (Two bails rest on top of the stumps.)
'Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared'
equates to what health indicator? Body mass index
In which century did Cleopatra VII (lover of Julius Caesar and
Mark Anthony) rule Egypt? First century BC (69-30BC)
What is the capital of Bahrain? Manama
In the Bible who was Noah's grandfather? Methuselah (He
is also the notable for allegedly having fathered Noah's own father Lamech at
the age of 187, and for living to the ripe old age of 969, which beats Adam's
impressive innings of 930, making Methuselah the oldest person mentioned in the
Bible.)
What is the word for the upright shadow-casting part of a
sundial? Gnomon (from the same Greek word, meaning indicator, from
gignosko, meaning know.)
Ireland's first ever all weather horse race meeting took place
on 26 August 2007 on which racecourse? Dundalk (First race was won by Ms
Victoria, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, at 14/1. Dundalk is also Ireland's first
floodlit course and combined horseracing and greyhound racing facility.)
Who was the leader of the Trojans in the Trojan war?
Hector
What gemstone is The Moonstone in the classic novel of that
name by Wilkie Collins? Diamond (a priceless Indian diamond given to
Rachel Verrinder on her eighteenth birthday and stolen the same night.)
In which US state were the Salem witch trials held?
Massachusetts
What metallic element typically makes up between 10% and 25% of
stainless steel? Chromium
What Cape is Great Britain's most North Westerly point?
Cape Wrath (Sutherland county, Scotland. HMS Caribbean sank there on
September 27th 1915. Cape Cornwall, in Cornwall is Britain's only other Cape.
The name cape is typically given to a headland with the ocean on three sides.
The name Wrath actually derives from Norse meaning 'turning point', because
ships would turn there to follow the coast.)
Who was the prolific writer of theme music for 1960s TV shows
including Steptoe and Son, Dr Who, The Prisoner, Dangerman and Tales of the
Unexpected? Ron Grainer
Which 1999 film, starring John Cusack and Cameron Diaz, is
about Craig, a puppeteer, who discovers a doorway that leads into the head of a
movie star? Being John Malkovich
Which cricket commentator, who mistakenly called Monty Panesar
'Monty Python', was awarded an OBE in 2003? Henry Blofeld (Blofeld's
father Tom is said to have been the inspiration for the naming of fictional
James Bond villian Ernst Stavro Blofeld - the one with the white cat - created
by Ian Fleming. Fleming and Tom Blofeld were at Eton school together.)
Apia is the capital of which independent island nation in the
South Pacific? Samoa (Samoa gained independence from New Zealand on
January 1st 1962.)
Nob Hill is an affluent area in which city in the United
States? San Francisco
Which American female soul singer made the 1996 hit song
Un-break My Heart? Toni Braxton
Name London Zoo's Giant Panda from 1958 until her death in
1972? Chi Chi (Two unsuccessful attempts were made to mate her with An
An from Moscow Zoo, the two being, at that time, the only Giant Pandas in
captivity in the West.)
Who became president of Egypt following the assassination of
Anwar El Sadat in 1981? Hosni Mubarak (fully Muhammad Hosni
Mubarak)
Of which 19th century movement were William Lovett and Feargus
O'Connor leading figures? Chartism (Chartism was a movement for
political and social reform in the UK from 1838-1848. Its name was taken from
the People's Charter of 1838.)
What creature was introduced into MSN's logo on 14 February
2000? Butterfly
What international standard paper size (denoted by the letter A
plus a number) has the dimensions of 297 x 420mm? A3 (The international
ISO 216 paper size system, used by most of the world aside from USA and Canada,
is based on the German DIN 476 standard. It is based on a sheet A0, measuring
841 × 1189mm equating to 1m2. Each size down is half of the
area of the one above, as if folded widthways, so that A1 is half the area -
and weight, of a given gauge - of A0, A2 is half of A1, A3 is half of A2, and
so on to a dinky A10 at just 26 x 73 mm, which perhaps tiny pixies and fairies
use.)
What was the original use of the building which now houses the
Tate Modern art museum in London? Power station (Called Bankside Power
Staion, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed Battersea Power
Station, most of Liverpool Cathedral, and Britain's famous red telephone
boxes.)
How many farthings were in a British guinea? 1,008 (21
shillings to a guinea, twelve old pennies to a shilling, and four farthings to
a penny. See the British money history
page.)
What does the internet abbreviation URL stand for? Uniform
Resource Locator
Libraries, schools, writing, the wheel, the aqueduct and
alcoholic beer are inventions generally credited to which country? Iraq
(or Mesopotamia, as was)
Who played female agent Cinnamon Carter in the 1960s TV series
Mission Impossible? Barbara Bain
What was the name of shark-hunter Quint's boat in the novel and
film Jaws? Orca
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