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Friday 20th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
Frederick Law Olmsted
and Calvert Vaux designed which feature of New York City in 1857? |
A1 |
Central
Park |
| Q2 |
What is the common name
for an epistaxis? |
A2 |
Nose
bleed |
| Q3 |
How is Frederick William
Cody better known? |
A3 |
Buffalo
Bill |
| Q4 |
Which vitamin is
produced in human skin on exposure to sunlight? |
A4 |
Vitamin
D |
| Q5 |
Of which planet in our
Solar System is Titan a satellite? |
A5 |
Saturn |
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Thursday 19th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What does the blue whale
eat? |
A1 |
Krill |
| Q2 |
From which country did
the astronomer Tycho Brahe come? |
A2 |
Denmark |
| Q3 |
Which capital city
stands on the river Tiber? |
A3 |
Rome |
| Q4 |
In music, which note
follows 'soh'? |
A4 |
Lah or
La |
| Q5 |
What is the chemical
name for 'oil of vitriol'? |
A5 |
Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) |
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Wednesday 18th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the name of the
fossilized resin which is used to make jewelry? |
A1 |
Amber |
| Q2 |
Which 18th century
chemist is considered the father of modern chemistry for his combustion and
respiration experiments? |
A2 |
Antoine
Lavoisier |
| Q3 |
How many degrees do the
angles of a triangle add up to? |
A3 |
180 |
| Q4 |
Which Emperor of
Ethiopia was known as 'the Lion of Judah'? |
A4 |
Haile
Selassie |
| Q5 |
By what name was
Margaretha Geertruida Zelie better known? |
A5 |
Mata
Hari |
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Tuesday 17th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the chief
respiratory muscle called? |
A1 |
Diaphragm |
| Q2 |
How many lines does a
limerick always have? |
A2 |
5 |
| Q3 |
What type of fish are
plaice, sole and halibut? |
A3 |
Flat
fish |
| Q4 |
Which Elizabethan
painter was famous for his miniature portraits? |
A4 |
Nicholas
Hilliard |
| Q5 |
In which year was
Braille invented? |
A5 |
1821 |
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Monday 16th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
For what did Bertrand
Russell receive the Nobel Prize in 1950? |
A1 |
Literature |
| Q2 |
Which nocturnal African
mammal is known as the ant bear? |
A2 |
Aardvark |
| Q3 |
Which element is a
constituent of all proteins but not carbohydrates? |
A3 |
Nitrogen |
| Q4 |
What is the name of the
process by which soft oils and fats are hardened to produce margarine? |
A4 |
Hydrogenation |
| Q5 |
Panama formed part of
which country from 1821 to 1903? |
A5 |
Colombia |
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Sunday 15th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the popular name
for Deuterium Oxide? |
A1 |
Heavy
Water |
| Q2 |
Which sport is involved
in the 'Giro d'Italia'? |
A2 |
Cycling |
| Q3 |
Who was the last king of
Egypt? |
A3 |
King
Farouk I |
| Q4 |
When did snowboarding
become an Olympic sport? |
A4 |
1998 |
| Q5 |
What is the material an
insect exoskeleton is made of? |
A5 |
Chitin |
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Saturday 14th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What kind of astral body
is Eros? (e.g. star, planet etc) |
A1 |
An
asteroid |
| Q2 |
In which year did
Russian sailors mutiny aboard the battleship 'Potemkin'? |
A2 |
1905 |
| Q3 |
Which German physician
discovered the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and cholera? |
A3 |
Robert
Koch |
| Q4 |
Which small metallic
fastener was invented by US inventor Walter Hunt in the 19th century? |
A4 |
The
safety pin |
| Q5 |
What does the word
'Karate' mean? |
A5 |
Empty
hand |
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Friday 13th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
Which two elements make
up ammonia? |
A1 |
Hydrogen
and nitrogen |
| Q2 |
Which forgotten composer
had his music re-introduced to the public by Mendelssohn? |
A2 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
| Q3 |
How many hours are there
in a week? |
A3 |
168 |
| Q4 |
By what other name is
the group of inert gases which includes neon and helium known? |
A4 |
Noble |
| Q5 |
Allium schoenoprasum is
the scientific name for which herb? |
A5 |
Chives |
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Thursday 12th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
Who invented the water closet in
1778? |
A1 |
Joseph Bramah |
| Q2 |
Scorpions are immune to their own
poison. True or false? |
A2 |
False |
| Q3 |
What is the term for lines on a map
connecting points of equal underwater depth? |
A3 |
Isobaths |
| Q4 |
What is the skeleton of a shark made
of? |
A4 |
Cartilage |
| Q5 |
What element has the symbol Hg? |
A5 |
Mercury |
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Wednesday 11th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
4 tennis tournaments form the Grand
Slam: Wimbledon, the French Open, the US Open and which other? |
A1 |
Australian Open |
| Q2 |
Which family dynasty ruled England
from 1154 to 1485? |
A2 |
The Plantaganets |
| Q3 |
What name do geologists give to the
epoch that includes the present? |
A3 |
Holocene |
| Q4 |
Which artery supplies blood to the
heart and neck? |
A4 |
Carotid |
| Q5 |
What is the name of the island shared
by the countries of Haiti and the Dominican republic? |
A5 |
Hispaniola |
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Tuesday
10th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the test used to find out if
an organic substance is a reducing agent? |
A1 |
Fehlings test |
| Q2 |
When was the dental drill invented? |
A2 |
1790 (in the USA) |
| Q3 |
Which American Confederate general
surrendered to General Grant in April 1865? |
A3 |
Robert E. Lee |
| Q4 |
Imre Nagy was prime minister of which
country during the 1950s? |
A4 |
Hungary |
| Q5 |
Which British architect's works
include Stansted Airport & the HQ of Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong? |
A5 |
Norman Foster |
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Monday 9th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
Which French explorer travelled down
the Mississippi to the sea in 1682? |
A1 |
Rene-Robert Cavelier
aka Robert de la Salle
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| Q2 |
'Sn' is the chemical symbol for which
element? |
A2 |
Tin |
| Q3 |
In what sport would you do a 'lay up
shot'? |
A3 |
Basketball (& Golf) |
| Q4 |
What is the name given to the beam
placed above a window or a door? |
A4 |
Lintel |
| Q5 |
Who is the only British prime
minister to have been assassinated? |
A5 |
Spencer Perceval
(1 Nov 1762 – 11 May 1812) |
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Sunday 8th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is 2009 in Roman Numerals? |
A1 |
MMIX |
| Q2 |
Which was the first country to give
women the right to vote? |
A2 |
New Zealand |
| Q3 |
How long does it take light from the
sun to reach Earth? |
A3 |
8 minutes (approx) |
| Q4 |
What percentage of the oxygen in the
bloodstream is used by the human brain? |
A4 |
30% |
| Q5 |
By what name is Marion Morrison
better known? |
A5 |
John Wayne |
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Saturday 7th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the name of the architect who
designed London's world-famous Cenotaph in Whitehall? |
A1 |
Sir Edwin Lutyens |
| Q2 |
What fatty substance is a component
of gallstones? |
A2 |
Cholesterol |
| Q3 |
What is a Modulator and Demodulator
more commonly called? |
A3 |
A modem |
| Q4 |
What does the 'DC' in Washington DC
stand for? |
A4 |
District of Columbia |
| Q5 |
In which ocean is the island of
Mauritius? |
A5 |
The Indian Ocean |
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Friday 6th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
Whose dictionary was published in
America in 1828? |
A1 |
Noah Webster |
| Q2 |
In addition to protons & electrons,
what other particles make up atoms? |
A2 |
Neutrons |
| Q3 |
Who was the 12th president of the
United States of America? |
A3 |
Zachary Taylor |
| Q4 |
What is the name for the piece of
wood that rests on top of the stumps in cricket? |
A4 |
The bails |
| Q5 |
From which flower does the inseticide
pyrethrum come? |
A5 |
Chrysanthemum |
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Thursday
5th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What percentage of the Earth's
surface is covered by oceans? |
A1 |
Approximately 71
percent |
| Q2 |
Which Indian religious leader founded
Sikhism? |
A2 |
(Shri) Guru Nanak
(Dev Ji), (1469-1538) |
| Q3 |
What is removed by a surgeon in a
cholecystectomy? |
A3 |
The gall bladder |
| Q4 |
What is 90 in Roman numerals? |
A4 |
XC |
| Q5 |
From which language do the words
punch, thug and shampoo originate? |
A5 |
Hindi |
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Wednesday 4th March 2009 |
| Q1 |
Which acid forms in muscles during
exercise? |
A1 |
Lactic acid |
| Q2 |
Who was president of the United
States of America in 1900? |
A2 |
William McKinley |
| Q3 |
Which Swiss psychiatrist introduced
the concepts of 'introvert' and 'extrovert' personalities? |
A3 |
Carl Gustav Jung |
| Q4 |
What is the capital of Lebanon? |
A4 |
Beirut |
| Q5 |
What food was originally used by the
Aztecs as currency? |
A5 |
Cocoa beans |
Tuesday 3rd March 2009 |
| Q1 |
What common vegetable has the Latin
name Solanum tuberosum? |
A1 |
Potato |
| Q2 |
Which US president had a sign on his
desk saying 'The buck stops here'? |
A2 |
Harry S. Truman |
| Q3 |
Besides heat, what is always formed
when you mix an alkali and an acid? |
A3 |
A salt |
| Q4 |
Who conquered the Inca empire and
executed the Inca emperor Atahualpa? |
A4 |
Francisco Pizarro |
| Q5 |
Who was the founder of Pakistan? |
A5 |
Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
Monday 2nd
March 2009 |
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There was no quiz as a result of power failure aboard Leopard
Normand III |
Sunday 1st March 2009 |
| Q1 |
Which colour (or color!) light has
the longest wavelength? |
A1 |
Red |
| Q2 |
Who was the heavyweight boxing
champion for 11 years and 252 days? |
A2 |
Joe Louis |
| Q3 |
What is the term for a parallelogram
with four equal sides? |
A3 |
Rhombus |
| Q4 |
Where is the hottest and lowest place
in America? |
A4 |
Death Valley |
| Q5 |
How many compartments does a cow have
in it's stomach? |
A5 |
4 (four) |