Quiz Night April 2009

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ROUND ONE

SCIENCE

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1.1) Which famous scientist is associated with the three laws of motion?

Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, James Watt

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1.2) Which is the lightest chemical element?

Helium, Hydrogen, Lithium, Oxygen

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1.3) What was the name of the world's first jet airliner, that first carried paying passengers in 1952?

Asteroid, Comet, Meteor, Planet

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1.4) What type of acid is normally used in car batteries?

Acetic, Hydrochloric, Nitric, Sulphuric

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1.5) Which fighter aircraft is nicknamed the “Jump Jet”?

Harrier, Hawk, Hornet, Hunter

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1.6) In the process of galvanization, iron or steel is coated with a thin layer of which other metal?

Copper, Nickel, Silver, Zinc

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1.7) Which metal is found primarily in bauxite ore?

Aluminium, Copper, Lead, Tin

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1.8) Which French scientist co-developed the aqua-lung?

Jacques Cousteau, Antoine Lavoisier,Blaise Pascal, Louis Pasteur

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1.9) Which device in the modern car allows each of the driving wheels to rotate at different speeds?

The carburretor, The crankshaft, The differential, The distributor

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1.10) What name is given to the science of projectiles?

Ballistics, Dynamics, Fluidics, Hydraulics

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ROUND TWO

LOCAL VIEWS

2.1) Which Shropshire Hill?

2.2) Which Shropshire town?

2.3) What is the name of this Shropshire valley?

2.4) What is the name of this Shropshire stadium?

2.5) Which Shropshire castle?

2.6) Which academic institution in Shrewsbury?

2.7) Whose statue in Shrewsbury?

2.8) Which old Shrewsbury bridge?

2.9) Which Shrewsbury entrance?

2.10) Which Shrewsbury Street?

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ROUND THREE

MUSIC

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3.1) Which pop band was fronted by Freddie Mercury?

ELO Queen Roxy Music Thin Lizzy

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3.2) Which group had members called Ginger and Scary?

Black Sabbath East 17 Proclaimers Spice Girls

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3.3) Which artist was born “Harry Webb”?

Adam Faith Alvin Stardust Cliff Richard Tom Jones

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3.4) Which Irish pop band released the album "The Joshua Tree"?

Boyzone Cranberries U2 Westlife

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3.5) "I Predict A Riot" was a hit in 2005 for which pop band?

Bangles Kaiser Chiefs Pet Shop Boys Take That

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3.6) Which major pop star was once an actress in the soap Neighbours?

Celine Dion Diana Ross Kylie Minogue Madonna

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3.7) Which enormous music event took place in the summer of 2006?

Live 8 Live Aid Monterrey Pop Woodstock Revisited

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3.8) Which singer had major hits with the singles "Billie Jean" and "Thriller"?

James Brown Lionel Ritchie Marvin Gaye Michael Jackson

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3.9) Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Topper Headon and Paul Simenon were which band?

The Clash The Rolling Stones The Shadows The Who

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3.10) Which pop band launched a comeback tour in 2006?

Back Street Boys Boyzone New Kids On The Block Take That

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ROUND FOUR

GEOGRAPHY

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4.1) Geography is the study of what?

The earth's climate The earth's core The rocks of the earth The surface of the earth

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4.2) What term is used to describe a map-maker?

Cartographer Geographer Geomorphologist Lexicographer

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4.3) What geographic feature causes the formation of a U-shaped valley?

Glacier Strong offshore current Swift-flowing river Warm, dry wind

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4.4) How is the line of zero degrees longitude commonly known?

Arctic Circle Equator Greenwich Meridian Tropic Of Cancer

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4.5) "Nimbus", launched in 1964, was the world's first what?

Alpine photography service In-car satellite navigation device Rain gauge Weather satellite

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4.6) What do we call accumulations of sand grains shaped into mounds?

Sand banks Sand drifts Sand dunes Sand ridges

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4.7) What word describes a very deep and narrow river valley?

Canyon Ravine Rift Vale

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4.8) 8. Geographically, what are the "Eurasian“ and "Philippine Sea”?

Series of fault lines Tectonic plates Warm ocean streams Deep Ocean Trenches

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4.9) What lines on maps join points of similar height?

Bridle paths Contour lines Grid references Isobars

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4.10) What stretch of a river is the final stage before reaching the river mouth?

Channel Delta Estuary Tributary

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ROUND FIVE

NAME THE PERSON

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ROUND SIX

FOOD & DRINK

6.1) What sort of pastry is used to make profiteroles?

Choux Filo Flaky Shortcrust

6.2) What is the national dish of Hungary?

Jambalaya Goulash Moussaka Sauerkraut

6.3) Which nut is used to flavour traditional Bakewell Tart?

Almond Macadamia Pecan Hazelnut

6.4) From which country does Rioja wine come?

France Italy Portugal Spain

6.5) In the dish of Beef Wellington, in what is the beef wrapped?

Batter Bread Pasta Sheets Pastry

6.6) What is the main vegetable used to make Borsch?

Beetroot Cabbage Carrot Celery

6.7) 7. From which country does Murphy's stout originate?

Ireland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

6.8) What is Bombay Duck?

Curried Chicken Fish Indian Pancake Vegetarian Stew

6.9) Who allegedly introduced the potato to England?

John Of Gaunt Oliver Cromwell Sir Francis Drake Sir Walter Raleigh

6.10) Which fruit is used in the making of a Black Forest Gateau?

Black Grapes Blackberries Black Cherries Blackcurrants

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ROUND SEVEN

MISC!

7.1) Sacramento is the capital of which US state?

California Colorado Montana Wyoming

7.2) In which English city is the snooker venue the Crucible Theatre?

Bristol Liverpool London Sheffield

7.3) In The Simpsons, who runs Homer's favourite bar?

Barney Carl Lenny Moe

7.4) On which Mediterranean island is the city of Famagusta?

Corsica Cyprus Sardinia Sicily

7.5) What type of animal is a lynx?

Antelope Cat Dog Horse

7.6) Which Shakespeare play features the Montague and Capulet families?

Hamlet Macbeth Romeo and Juliet The Tempest  

7.7) In 1875, who became the first man to swim the English Channel?

Matthew Webb Matthew Wells Matthew Welsh Matthew West

7.8) Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer had a daughter who became a TV chef?

Denis Healey Geoffrey Howe Norman Lamont Nigel Lawson

7.9) Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1875?

James Cook Charles Darwin John Franklin David Livingstone

7.10) Which ancient woodland straddles the border between north-east Greater London and Essex?

Epping Forest Kielder Forest Sherwood Forest Thetford Forest

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ROUND EIGHT

WORDS & THINGS

8.1) A person described as hirsute has a lot of what?

Children Hair Money Teeth

8.2) Where do arboreal animals live?

In deserts In rivers In trees Under ground

8.3) What is meant by the activity of natation?

Being born Breathing Swimming Undressing

8.4) A person described as parsimonious doesn't like doing what? Going to church Speaking to people Spending money Travelling abroad

8.5) What name is given to a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as it does forwards?

Acronym Antonym Palindrome Synonym

8.6) What is this?

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That’s all folks!