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- Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:32 pm
#392137
Ok, one down, three to go. Here's the second.
The rules:
1. Which nursery rhyme character is known for his farm?
A: Ronald McDonald
B: Bernard Matthews
C: George Orwell
D: Old MacDonald
2. Who in the Bible wore a coat of many colours?
A: Joseph
B: Moses
C: Daniel
D: Joshua
3. What name is given to a third person tagging along with a couple?
A: Raspberry
B: Prune
C: Banana
D: Gooseberry
4. What were the initials of the character played by Larry Hagman in 'Dallas'?
A: JC
B: JD
C: JG
D: JR
5. Which island in San Francisco Bay was once used as a federal prison?
A: Alcatraz
B: Albuquerque
C: Alicante
D: Alamo
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6. Which of these is not the name of a famous rock band?
A: Deep Purple
B: Whitesnake
C: Black Sabbath
D: Brown Sugar
7. In which units is a horse's height measured?
A: Feet
B: Hands
C: Arms
D: Legs
8. What is the last word of the New Testament?
A: Amen
B: Dawn
C: Day
D: God
E: And they all lived happily ever after.
9. Which of these is not an ingredient in a McDonald's Big Mac?
A: Lettuce
B: Radish
C: Onion
D: Gherkin
10. Where was William Shakespeare born?
A: Newcastle upon Tyne
B: Stoke on Trent
C: Kingston upon Thames
D: Stratford upon Avon
_________________________________________________________________________
11. When were Twix Caramel Cookie bars first introduced in the UK?
A: 1967
B: 1968
C: 1969
D: 1970
E: 1977
F: 1978
G: 1979
H: 1980
12. Persia changed its name in 1935. What is it now known as?
A: Turkey
B: Syria
C: Iraq
D: Saudi Arabia
E: Yemen
F: Oman
G: Iran
H: Afghanistan
13. How much did the US pay Russia for Alaska in 1867?
A: $0.00
B: $0.01
C: $1.00
D: $16.00
E: $1720.00
F: $7,200.00
G: $720,000.00
H: $7,200,000.00
14. Which is the largest desert in the world? (by area - not population, volume of sand or number of camels!!)
A: Antarctic
B: Arctic
C: Sahara
D: Arabian
E: Gobi
F: Kalahari
G: Patagonian
H: Great Basin
15. How long was the shortest war in history?
A: 38 seconds
B: 38 minutes
C: 38 hours
D: 38 days
E: 38 weeks
F: 38 months
G: 38 years
Ok, one down, three to go. Here's the second.
The rules:
- There are three rounds in each game. Each question is harder than the one before it. That said, they are only hard if you don't know the answer!
- Each question in round one is worth 5 points, round two is 10 points and round three is 15 points.
- Checking your answers is not allowed (i.e. googling them). This is only for fun so I shall trust that you haven't cheated.
- However, you have two chances to get help throughout the quiz. These lifelines take the form of being allowed to check two of your answers (i.e. on Google or Wikipedia), but you need to indicate that you have done so. These answers will only get you five points each, regardless of which round they are in.
- To give your answers, please reply with only the question number and the letter A, B, C or D. This way it shouldn't be spoiled for those answering after you. I'll probably not give the correct answers for a couple of days. If you are taking part in the championship, please get your answers in sooner than later - answers posted after the results are up will not count.
- I will post you your score out of 15 and the number of points you have received. The points will go into the leaderboard. Unfortunately, I can't promise to tell you which ones you personally got correct or wrong.
- The quiz masters decision is final (unless you can convince me otherwise!)
1. Which nursery rhyme character is known for his farm?
A: Ronald McDonald
B: Bernard Matthews
C: George Orwell
D: Old MacDonald
2. Who in the Bible wore a coat of many colours?
A: Joseph
B: Moses
C: Daniel
D: Joshua
3. What name is given to a third person tagging along with a couple?
A: Raspberry
B: Prune
C: Banana
D: Gooseberry
4. What were the initials of the character played by Larry Hagman in 'Dallas'?
A: JC
B: JD
C: JG
D: JR
5. Which island in San Francisco Bay was once used as a federal prison?
A: Alcatraz
B: Albuquerque
C: Alicante
D: Alamo
_________________________________________________________________________
6. Which of these is not the name of a famous rock band?
A: Deep Purple
B: Whitesnake
C: Black Sabbath
D: Brown Sugar
7. In which units is a horse's height measured?
A: Feet
B: Hands
C: Arms
D: Legs
8. What is the last word of the New Testament?
A: Amen
B: Dawn
C: Day
D: God
E: And they all lived happily ever after.
9. Which of these is not an ingredient in a McDonald's Big Mac?
A: Lettuce
B: Radish
C: Onion
D: Gherkin
10. Where was William Shakespeare born?
A: Newcastle upon Tyne
B: Stoke on Trent
C: Kingston upon Thames
D: Stratford upon Avon
_________________________________________________________________________
11. When were Twix Caramel Cookie bars first introduced in the UK?
A: 1967
B: 1968
C: 1969
D: 1970
E: 1977
F: 1978
G: 1979
H: 1980
12. Persia changed its name in 1935. What is it now known as?
A: Turkey
B: Syria
C: Iraq
D: Saudi Arabia
E: Yemen
F: Oman
G: Iran
H: Afghanistan
13. How much did the US pay Russia for Alaska in 1867?
A: $0.00
B: $0.01
C: $1.00
D: $16.00
E: $1720.00
F: $7,200.00
G: $720,000.00
H: $7,200,000.00
14. Which is the largest desert in the world? (by area - not population, volume of sand or number of camels!!)
A: Antarctic
B: Arctic
C: Sahara
D: Arabian
E: Gobi
F: Kalahari
G: Patagonian
H: Great Basin
15. How long was the shortest war in history?
A: 38 seconds
B: 38 minutes
C: 38 hours
D: 38 days
E: 38 weeks
F: 38 months
G: 38 years
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