Post by Lonely on Feb 18, 2022 11:48:47 GMT
A wee bit of this and a wee bit of that?
Q 1/- The Plaka is the oldest quarter of which city?
a. Athens
b. Prague
c. Rome
d. Vienna
Q 2/- Which star sign is the first sign of the zodiac?
a. Pisces
b. Capricorn
c. Taurus
d. Aries
Q 3/- Which Italian jockey rode his first winner Lizzy Hare, at Goodwood in 1987?
a. Giovanni Forte
b. Diego Dettori
c. Uto Viaggi
d. Frankie Dettori
Q 4/- Which British monarch succeeded Queen Victoria?
a. Elizabeth II
b. Edward VI
c. Edward VII
d. George VII
Q 5/- Apart from Mad George, which kinder nickname did George III have?
a. Big George
b. Farmer Giles
c. Farmer George
d. Happy George
Q 6/- What is an axolotl?
a. A nerve in the brain
b. A multi-axled vehicle
c. A type of mortice lock
d. A species of salamander
Q 7/- In which Australian state is Darwin?
a. Queensland
b. Western Australia
c. Northern Territory
d. Tasmania
Q 8/- Which sign of the zodiac comes between Leo and Libra?
a. Virgo
b. Taurus
c. Aries
d. Capricorn
Q 9/- Who was the Argentinian racing driver - 1911 – 1995 - who won five world championships and was team leader of Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati?
a. Juan Manuel Fangio
b. Alberto Ascari
c. Giuseppe Farina
d. Jose Gonzales
Q10/- What type of cheese is Stilton?
a. Blue
b. Green
c. Hard
d. Mouldy
Q11/- In which opera did Maria Callas make her last appearance at Covent Garden?
a. ‘Carmen’
b. ‘Tosca’
c. ‘Madame Butterfly’
d. ‘La Boheme’
Q12/- The Panama Canal was officially opened by which US president?
a. Calvin Coolidge
b. Herbert Hoover
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. Woodrow Wilson
Q13/- From which country does tennis player Andres Gomez, winner of the 1990 French Championships, come?
a.Ecuador
b.Peru
c.Portugal
d.Spain
Q14/- Galena is an ore of which metal?
a. Copper
b. Lead
c. Zinc
d. Iron
Q15/- What is the longest river in France?
a. Loire
b. Seine
c. Rhone
d. Gironde
Q16/- If you were born on New Year’s Day, which is your astrological sign?
a. Aries
b. Cancer
c. Capricorn
d. Leo
Q17/- What in America is the Palmetto state?
a. Florida
b. Louisiana
c. Alabama
d. South Carolina
Q18/- Which tennis player, famous for her two-handed backhand and baseline-dominated play was nicknamed ‘The Ice Maiden’?
a. Steffi Graf
b. Chris Evert
c. Evonne Cawley
d. Kim Clijsters
Q19/- In which Australian state is Darwin?
a. Queensland
b. Western Australia
c. Northern Territory
d. Tasmania
Q20/- Which planet is said to influence the way we communicate?
a. Venus
b. Mercury
c. Mars
d. Saturn
Bonus Q/- What is the ruling planet of Scorpio?
a. Pluto
b. Venus
c. Earth
d. Saturn
Answers:
Q 1/- A Q 6/- D Q11/- B Q16/- C
Q 2/- D Q 7/- C Q12/- D Q17/- D
Q 3/- D Q 8/- A Q13/- A Q18/- B
Q 4/- C Q 9/- A Q14/- B Q19/- C
Q 5/- C Q10/- A Q15/- A Q20/- B
Bonus Q/- A
Q 1/- The Plaka is the oldest quarter of which city?
a. Athens
b. Prague
c. Rome
d. Vienna
Q 2/- Which star sign is the first sign of the zodiac?
a. Pisces
b. Capricorn
c. Taurus
d. Aries
Q 3/- Which Italian jockey rode his first winner Lizzy Hare, at Goodwood in 1987?
a. Giovanni Forte
b. Diego Dettori
c. Uto Viaggi
d. Frankie Dettori
Q 4/- Which British monarch succeeded Queen Victoria?
a. Elizabeth II
b. Edward VI
c. Edward VII
d. George VII
Q 5/- Apart from Mad George, which kinder nickname did George III have?
a. Big George
b. Farmer Giles
c. Farmer George
d. Happy George
Q 6/- What is an axolotl?
a. A nerve in the brain
b. A multi-axled vehicle
c. A type of mortice lock
d. A species of salamander
Q 7/- In which Australian state is Darwin?
a. Queensland
b. Western Australia
c. Northern Territory
d. Tasmania
Q 8/- Which sign of the zodiac comes between Leo and Libra?
a. Virgo
b. Taurus
c. Aries
d. Capricorn
Q 9/- Who was the Argentinian racing driver - 1911 – 1995 - who won five world championships and was team leader of Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati?
a. Juan Manuel Fangio
b. Alberto Ascari
c. Giuseppe Farina
d. Jose Gonzales
Q10/- What type of cheese is Stilton?
a. Blue
b. Green
c. Hard
d. Mouldy
Q11/- In which opera did Maria Callas make her last appearance at Covent Garden?
a. ‘Carmen’
b. ‘Tosca’
c. ‘Madame Butterfly’
d. ‘La Boheme’
Q12/- The Panama Canal was officially opened by which US president?
a. Calvin Coolidge
b. Herbert Hoover
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. Woodrow Wilson
Q13/- From which country does tennis player Andres Gomez, winner of the 1990 French Championships, come?
a.Ecuador
b.Peru
c.Portugal
d.Spain
Q14/- Galena is an ore of which metal?
a. Copper
b. Lead
c. Zinc
d. Iron
Q15/- What is the longest river in France?
a. Loire
b. Seine
c. Rhone
d. Gironde
Q16/- If you were born on New Year’s Day, which is your astrological sign?
a. Aries
b. Cancer
c. Capricorn
d. Leo
Q17/- What in America is the Palmetto state?
a. Florida
b. Louisiana
c. Alabama
d. South Carolina
Q18/- Which tennis player, famous for her two-handed backhand and baseline-dominated play was nicknamed ‘The Ice Maiden’?
a. Steffi Graf
b. Chris Evert
c. Evonne Cawley
d. Kim Clijsters
Q19/- In which Australian state is Darwin?
a. Queensland
b. Western Australia
c. Northern Territory
d. Tasmania
Q20/- Which planet is said to influence the way we communicate?
a. Venus
b. Mercury
c. Mars
d. Saturn
Bonus Q/- What is the ruling planet of Scorpio?
a. Pluto
b. Venus
c. Earth
d. Saturn
Answers:
Q 1/- A Q 6/- D Q11/- B Q16/- C
Q 2/- D Q 7/- C Q12/- D Q17/- D
Q 3/- D Q 8/- A Q13/- A Q18/- B
Q 4/- C Q 9/- A Q14/- B Q19/- C
Q 5/- C Q10/- A Q15/- A Q20/- B
Bonus Q/- A