Post by Lonely on Jun 1, 2023 16:15:13 GMT
It’s Quiz Time… Time to say goodbye…
Questions:
Q01/- Tina Turner recently gained her wings. Which British pop act was involved in producing her comeback single “Let's Stay Together” in 1983?
a/- Heaven 17
b/- Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark
c/- Japan
d/- Soft Cell
Q02/- The first iteration of what would become known as the Davis Cup in tennis started in 1900 with the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Who won?
a/- Britain
b/- France
c/- Germany
d/- U. S. A.
Q03/- Greece has appointed a caretaker government until a fresh June election can be held. Who is the new interim prime minister of Greece?
a/- Alexis Tsipras
b/- Ioiakos Mitsotakis nnis Sarmas
c/- Kyriakos Mitsotakis
d/- Sakis Rouvas
Q04/- Who recently broke into a bakers in Connecticut and stole 60 cupcakes before walking away.
a/- Was it a black bear
b/- Was it a bob cat
c/- Was it a gaze of racoons
d/- Was it Porky the pig
Q05/- The Eurovision 23 Joy continued as four songs from the contest ended up in the UK top 10 singles chart. What was the name of Käärijä's song, the first ever all-Finnish language song in the UK single charts?
a/- Cha Cha Cha
b/- Ei Ei Ei
c/- Jalka Jalka Jalka
d/- Sco Bo Tro No Flo Jo Ko Fo To Do
Q06/- Canadian Delaney Irving won the women’s cheese rolling race at Coopers Hill, near Gloucester, England, despite what?
a/- Being on crutches
b/- Being knocked unconscious
c/- Running the wrong way at the start
d/- Using terrible cheese from the U. S.
Q07/- Knossos Palace is being celebrated in a new exhibition in Oxford looking at how Minos Kalokairinos and Sir Arthur Evans rediscovered it. Where is Knossos?
a/- Cephalonia
b/- Corfu
c/- Crete
d/- Cyprus
Q08/ - What does the B stand for in Bidmas/Bodmas when used in GCSE maths?
a/- Base
b/- Binary
c/- Binominal
d/- Brackets
Q09/- Which star in the constellation of Orion is currently freaking out astronomers by pulsating from bright to dim twice as fast as usual?
a/- Bellatrix
b/- Betelguese
c/- Raxacoricofallapatorius
d/- Rigel
Q10/- In march 2023, the prime minister of Estonia's party secured first place in the weekend's elections. Who is the prime minister of Estonia?
a/- Anneke Wills
b/- Kaja Kallas
c/- Mette Fredericksen
d/- Sanna Marin
Q11/- "Sitting target, sitting praying, God is saying, nothing" is a cheerful Depeche Mode ditty, originally only on the CD edition of 101. But talking of nothing, what is the value of absolute zero in Fahrenheit?
a/- -101F
b/- -273.15F
c/- -314.15F
d/- -459.67F
Q12/- South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea, are making their fourth appearance at the Fifa Women's World Cup finals. But in which year was the Republic of Korea founded?
a/- 1938
b/- 1048
c/- 1958
d/- 1968
Q13/- Sadly we recently lost the Smiths bassist Andy Rourke. Which of these is NOT the title of an album released by the band?
a/- Meat Is Murder
b/- Modern Life Is Rubbish
c- Strangeways, Here We Come
d/- The World Won’t Listen
Q14/- Element 6 is carbon. Which of these processes does not involve an exchange of carbon?
a/- Animal respiration
b/- Organic decay
c/- Plant photosynthesis
d/- Rust
Q15/- What is the name of Spongebob and Patrick's neighbour who they treat as a friend but who is a dismal grouch and sometimes works against them?
a/- Gavin Squidiamson
b/- Perch Perkins
c/- Squidward Tentacles
d/- Squilliam Fancyson
Bonus Q/- Astronomers have spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out of Enceladus, a tiny moon of which planet?
a/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Jupiter
b/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Mercury
c/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Saturn
d/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Uranus
Answers:
Q1/- A Q4/- A Q7/- C Q10/- B Q/13- B
Q2/- D Q5/- A Q8/- D Q11/- D Q14/- D
Q3/- B Q6/- B Q9/- B Q12/- B Q15/- C
Bonus Q/- C
Questions:
Q01/- Tina Turner recently gained her wings. Which British pop act was involved in producing her comeback single “Let's Stay Together” in 1983?
a/- Heaven 17
b/- Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark
c/- Japan
d/- Soft Cell
Q02/- The first iteration of what would become known as the Davis Cup in tennis started in 1900 with the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Who won?
a/- Britain
b/- France
c/- Germany
d/- U. S. A.
Q03/- Greece has appointed a caretaker government until a fresh June election can be held. Who is the new interim prime minister of Greece?
a/- Alexis Tsipras
b/- Ioiakos Mitsotakis nnis Sarmas
c/- Kyriakos Mitsotakis
d/- Sakis Rouvas
Q04/- Who recently broke into a bakers in Connecticut and stole 60 cupcakes before walking away.
a/- Was it a black bear
b/- Was it a bob cat
c/- Was it a gaze of racoons
d/- Was it Porky the pig
Q05/- The Eurovision 23 Joy continued as four songs from the contest ended up in the UK top 10 singles chart. What was the name of Käärijä's song, the first ever all-Finnish language song in the UK single charts?
a/- Cha Cha Cha
b/- Ei Ei Ei
c/- Jalka Jalka Jalka
d/- Sco Bo Tro No Flo Jo Ko Fo To Do
Q06/- Canadian Delaney Irving won the women’s cheese rolling race at Coopers Hill, near Gloucester, England, despite what?
a/- Being on crutches
b/- Being knocked unconscious
c/- Running the wrong way at the start
d/- Using terrible cheese from the U. S.
Q07/- Knossos Palace is being celebrated in a new exhibition in Oxford looking at how Minos Kalokairinos and Sir Arthur Evans rediscovered it. Where is Knossos?
a/- Cephalonia
b/- Corfu
c/- Crete
d/- Cyprus
Q08/ - What does the B stand for in Bidmas/Bodmas when used in GCSE maths?
a/- Base
b/- Binary
c/- Binominal
d/- Brackets
Q09/- Which star in the constellation of Orion is currently freaking out astronomers by pulsating from bright to dim twice as fast as usual?
a/- Bellatrix
b/- Betelguese
c/- Raxacoricofallapatorius
d/- Rigel
Q10/- In march 2023, the prime minister of Estonia's party secured first place in the weekend's elections. Who is the prime minister of Estonia?
a/- Anneke Wills
b/- Kaja Kallas
c/- Mette Fredericksen
d/- Sanna Marin
Q11/- "Sitting target, sitting praying, God is saying, nothing" is a cheerful Depeche Mode ditty, originally only on the CD edition of 101. But talking of nothing, what is the value of absolute zero in Fahrenheit?
a/- -101F
b/- -273.15F
c/- -314.15F
d/- -459.67F
Q12/- South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea, are making their fourth appearance at the Fifa Women's World Cup finals. But in which year was the Republic of Korea founded?
a/- 1938
b/- 1048
c/- 1958
d/- 1968
Q13/- Sadly we recently lost the Smiths bassist Andy Rourke. Which of these is NOT the title of an album released by the band?
a/- Meat Is Murder
b/- Modern Life Is Rubbish
c- Strangeways, Here We Come
d/- The World Won’t Listen
Q14/- Element 6 is carbon. Which of these processes does not involve an exchange of carbon?
a/- Animal respiration
b/- Organic decay
c/- Plant photosynthesis
d/- Rust
Q15/- What is the name of Spongebob and Patrick's neighbour who they treat as a friend but who is a dismal grouch and sometimes works against them?
a/- Gavin Squidiamson
b/- Perch Perkins
c/- Squidward Tentacles
d/- Squilliam Fancyson
Bonus Q/- Astronomers have spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out of Enceladus, a tiny moon of which planet?
a/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Jupiter
b/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Mercury
c/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Saturn
d/- They spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out near Uranus
Answers:
Q1/- A Q4/- A Q7/- C Q10/- B Q/13- B
Q2/- D Q5/- A Q8/- D Q11/- D Q14/- D
Q3/- B Q6/- B Q9/- B Q12/- B Q15/- C
Bonus Q/- C