1.   Who wrote Pilgrim’s Progress?  John Bunyan

2.   What is the name for an area of space that sucks everything into itself, even light?  Black Hole

3.   What part of a fish aids buoyancy?  Swim Bladder

4.   Which English king was defeated at Bosworth in 1485?  Richard III

5.   Does an electron have a positive, negative or neutral charge?  Negative

6.   What is the lowest female singing voice?  Contralto

7.   What sea creature is made up of 95% water and has no heart, brain, bones, eyes, gills or blood?  Jellyfish

8.   In what country was the Easter Rising of 1916?  Ireland

9.   Who captained HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar?  Captain Hardy

10.  What is the abbreviation EU short for?  European Union

11.  What term describes a volcano that has not been active for a time? Dormant

12.  The human brain is getting bigger over time:  true or false? True

13.  After 1935, Persia became known by what new name?  Iran

14.  Which European weed causes a stinging rash called urticaria if it touches bare skin? Stinging Nettle

15.  In the Bible, Jesus was placed in a manger.  What is a manger? A feeding trough for animals

16.  What skater won an Olympic gold for Britain in 1976? John Curry

17.  Of which country was Cleopatra the queen? Egypt

18.  In which continent is the Zambezi River ? Africa

19.  Valetta is the capital of which Mediterranean island? Malta

20.  A kangaroo sometimes drowns enemies by holding them underwater:  true or false? True

21.  Which nut, often ground into a sandwich spread, grows underground? Peanut (Groundnut)

22.  According to the Christmas carol, when did King Wenceslas last look out? On the feast of (St) Stephen

23.  Which type of body tissue expands and relaxes in order to let you move? Muscles

24.  Which 1947 invention made pocket-sized radios possible? Transistor

25.  What fraction of a circle is a section measuring 270°? Three quarters

QUIZ 2 FOR 10 NOVEMBER

1.   What is pyrophobia  a fear of? Fire

2.   Which precious stone is purple? Amethyst

3.   Which vitamin, found in liver and green vegetables, helps with clotting blood? Vitamin K

4.   Which is the fastest moving snake in the world? Black Mamba

5.   Frogs and toads make up almost nine-tenths of amphibians:  true or false? True

6.   How many sides has a parallelogram? Four

7.   What is the capital of Denmark ? Copenhagen

8.   What is the first throwing event in the decathlon? Javelin

9.   Why does the woodpecker have a liquid cushion inside its skull? To protect its brain

10.  What was the name of Herod’s stepdaughter? Salome

11.  Which English poet wrote Kublai Khan? Samuel Taylor Coleridge

12.  In which sea is the island of Crete ? Mediterranean

13.  Which have bright, showy flowers:  cone-bearing trees or broad-leaved trees? Broad-leaved trees

14.  Who wrote National Velvet? Enid Bagnold

15.  In 1971, East Pakistan became an independent country.  What was it called? Bangladesh

16.  Why does seaweed not grow in the darkest depths of the ocean? It needs sunlight to live

17.  Iron will only rust if exposed to air and what other substance? Water

18.  What happens when an eclipse of the Sun occurs? The moon hides the Sun from the Earth

19.  Is a rotunda a round, domed building, a round, musical instrument or a round brooch? A round domed building

20.  Which Asian country builds one in six of the world’s ships:  Japan , South Korea or Taiwan ? South Korea

21.  The Christian Mission was the original name for what army? Salvation Army

22.  What could a dodo not do? Fly

23.  British scientist William Fox Talbot was a pioneer in what field? Photography

24.  What type of animal is a grebe? A water bird

25.  What was the last movie that James Dean starred in? Giant

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