Quiz----the evergreen brain tickler

#11.Northern Lights
#12. The Godfater
#13. Mickey Hargitay & Jayne Mansfield
#14.Michael Hawkins & Mary Jo Slater
#15.Barry Alan Pincus
#16. Rita Maria
#17. Durovernum Cantiacorum
#18. Lindum
#19. Belgrade
#20.Innsburg-Austria

 

#21. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
#22. Absence makes the hearts grow fonder.
#23. One who collects revenue or tax stamps.
#24. One who collects tokens used in buses or subways.
#25. I don't undersand this question. If the question is 'what's the meaning of bluestocking', the answer is 'A woman having literary or intellectual interests'.

 

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1--From which fruit is a drink called cider made ?
Apple for pear

2--Which 2 months are named after roman emperors ?
January
Named after the Roman god of beginnings and endings Janus (the month Januarius).
and
March
This is the first month of the Roman year. It is named after the Roman god of war, Mars.

3--What do the initials UGC stand for?
It can be anything from - User Generated Content., University Grants Commission or Universal Geographic Code

4--The purity of gold is measured in carats. how many carats are there in pure gold ?
Pure gold has 0 carats. It is however generally accepted that 24 karat gold is the purest gold as it is 24 parts gold and 0 parts alloy or base metals.
5--how many milk teeth does a child under five have?
Children usually have 20 milk teeth

6--Which rank in the army is next higher to the rank of a colonel ?
A corporal has a higher rank than a colonel.

7--what country was once known as Albion ?
United Kingdom

8--How did Robert Clive die ?
Robert Clive's health was declining and he soon had mental problems. He always wanted excitement and when he felt there were no more exciting challenges ahead, he became bored. In 1774, at his house in London, Clive cut his own throat with a penknife!. The great British hero was dead, at the age of 49.

9--Whom did John Wilkes Booth assassinate ?
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln

10--Americans often refer to President Johnson as L.B.J. Whom did they call F.D.R.? President Franklin Roosevelt

 

1. Which weather phenomenon translates from the Spanish for 'little boy'? el nino

2. Ambassador to the Court of Saint James is the official title for Ambassadors of which country? UK

3. Globe and Jerusalem are types of what?

4. How many people take part in the dance of a quadrille? eight

5. What license cost 37 pence when it was abolished in 1988? Dog license

6. In slang, how much money is a monkey? 500pounds

7. Loriners and farriers cater for what? horses

8. Astrologically speaking, two of the fire signs are LEO and ARIES. Which is the third? sagittarius

9. What is the meaning of the word Hypocaust? A) Annihilation of a town by flood B) mass inoculation C) underfloor heating underfloor heating

10. Illustrated on its logo, the product Marmite is named after a French word meaning what? Cooking pot

11. THE FIRST LINE FROM WHICH BOOK---- Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening Hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen.

12. THE FIRST LINE FROM WHICH BOOK-- Amergo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had co cruelly hurt his daughter, who had tried to dishonor her The godfather

13. WHO IS THE CELEBRITY PARENT OF Mariska Hargitay?

14. WHO IS THE CELEBRITY PARENT OF Christian Slater?
15. WHAT IS THE REAL NAME FOR Barry Manilow? Barry alan

16. WHAT IS THE REAL NAME FOR Cheryl Baker? Rita maria

17. WHAT IS THE OLD NAME FOR Canterbury? Cantwareburh

18. WHAT IS THE OLD NAME FOR Lincoln?

19. WHAT IS THE CURRENT NAME FOR Singidunum? belgrade

20. WHATIS THE CURRENT NAME FOR Oenipontum?

21. WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF THIS PROVERB A B I T H I W T I T B? A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

22. WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF THIS PROVERB A M T H G F? Absence makes the heart grow fonder

23. WHAT DOES THIS PERSON COLLECTS errinophilist? Person who collects revenue stamps

24. WHAT DOES THIS PERSON COLLECTS vecturist? Person who collects transportation tokens

25. WHAT DOES THIS PEOPLE DO NOW Bluestocking?

 

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