A little quiz ...........................

[stan3502]

for those who would like to work their brains this evening a little quiz for you all

no prizes and you can type the answers here or write then down on a piece of paper

will post the answers tomorrow morning

1. In which American city would you find the headquarters of General Motors?
2. The Maiwand Lion is a sculpture and war memorial in the Forbury Gardens, a public park in which English town?
3. Who became the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate in 1992?
4. Which newspaper, once the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, ceased publication in 2011?
5. In which war was the Gatling gun first used?
6. Which country has a flag that is not rectangular?
7. Which desert covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia?
8. Which rock band wrote and performed the theme for the long-running adult cartoon South Park?
9. Which viaduct carrying the M6 motorway in Birmingham is a quarter mile longer than the Second Severn Crossing?
10. Who was the 40th President of the United States?
11. Where does an arboreal creature typically live?
12. In heraldry, what colour is vert?
13. Who asks the quiz questions in ITV's 'The Chase'?
14. Considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy, who won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature?
15. Who have their headquarters at One Brewer's Green, London?
16. What is the most widely recognized national symbol of Canada?
17. Which unit of the Roman army consisted of 480 men?
18. The mainland portion of which country is formed by Jutland?
19. Name the oldest equestrian weekly magazine in the UK?
20. In 1997, who announced he was leaving the BBC to stand as an independent candidate in the Tatton constituency in Cheshire?
21. In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954?
22. Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa?
23. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter?
24. Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded?
25. In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for?
26. Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness?
27. How many X chromosomes do women have?
28. Which city is the largest port in Germany?
29. Which country is the natural habitat of the emu?
30. Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship?

[ed_blackadder_1]

Phew that will keep me busy.........

[papko]

1 Detroit

2 Brighton

3 Tony Blair

4 Washington Post /Times of India ?

5 Franco Prussia 1870 ?

6


7 Kalahari

8

9

10 Bill Clinton

11 tree

12 green

13

14 Bertrand Russel ?

15 Shell

16 Maple leaf

17 cohort

18 Denmark

19 Horse and Hound

20

Martin Simpson

21 Oxford

22 Buffalo

23 Algeria

24 Canada

25 Dont Know New York ?

26 Equinox

27 27

28 Hamburg

29 New Zealand

30 Shetland Islands

[papko]

No Google required , 

[chickengrandma-2008]

Not many as off the top of my head......................

1 Detroit

2 -

3-

4News of the World.

5 -

6-

7 Sahara

8-

9-

10 JFK

11Trees

12 Green

13 Bradley Walsh

14 -

15-

16 Maple leaf

17 Legion

18 Germany

19 Horse and Hound

20 -

21Oxford

22Man

23 Africa

24 Canada

25 Donna Karen New York

26 Equinox

27 2

28 Hamburg

29 Australia

30 Shetlands

[rainydaywoman11]

Too tired tonight sweetheart, but promise to try it tomorow - and no I won't research the answers first 

[stroppy*cow]

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@stan3502 wrote:

for those who would like to work their brains this evening a little quiz for you all

no prizes and you can type the answers here or write then down on a piece of paper

will post the answers tomorrow morning

1. In which American city would you find the headquarters of General Motors? Detroit
2. The Maiwand Lion is a sculpture and war memorial in the Forbury Gardens, a public park in which English town?  Reading
3. Who became the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate in 1992?  Glenda Jackson
4. Which newspaper, once the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, ceased publication in 2011?  News of the World
5. In which war was the Gatling gun first used?  American Civil War
6. Which country has a flag that is not rectangular?  Nepal
7. Which desert covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia?  Kalahari
8. Which rock band wrote and performed the theme for the long-running adult cartoon South Park?  Primus
9. Which viaduct carrying the M6 motorway in Birmingham is a quarter mile longer than the Second Severn Crossing?  Bromford Viaduct
10. Who was the 40th President of the United States?   Ronald Reagan
11. Where does an arboreal creature typically live?  in trees
12. In heraldry, what colour is vert?  green
13. Who asks the quiz questions in ITV's 'The Chase'?   Bradley Walsh
14. Considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy, who won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature?  Bertrand Russel
15. Who have their headquarters at One Brewer's Green, London?  Labour Party
16. What is the most widely recognized national symbol of Canada?   Maple leaf
17. Which unit of the Roman army consisted of 480 men?  cohort
18. The mainland portion of which country is formed by Jutland?   Denmark
19. Name the oldest equestrian weekly magazine in the UK?   horse & hound
20. In 1997, who announced he was leaving the BBC to stand as an independent candidate in the Tatton constituency in Cheshire? Martin Bell
21. In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954?  Oxford
22. Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa?   Hippo
23. Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter?  South Africa
24. Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded?  China
25. In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for?  Donna Karen New York
26. Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness?   Equinox
27. How many X chromosomes do women have?  2
28. Which city is the largest port in Germany?  Hamburg
29. Which country is the natural habitat of the emu?  Australia
30. Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship?   Lerwick, Shetland

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[Anonymous]

Hello

1. Detroit
2. Reading
3. Glenda Jackson
4. .The News of the World
5. Not sure
6. Nepal
7. The Kalahari
8. Primus
9. .Bromford Viaduct
10. Ronald Reagan
11. In trees
12. green ( vert is the word for green in French )
13. Not sure
14. Bertrand Russell ??
15. The Labour Party
16. Maple Leaf
17. The Roman Legion perhaps ?
18. Not sure
19. Not sure
20. Not sure
21. Not sure
22. Hippos
23. Not sure
24. Canada ?
25. Donna Karan New York (love her stuff )
26. Equinox
27. 2
28. Hamburg ( great city for sure )
29. Australia
30. Not sure

Love quizz !! 

[stan3502]

Phew some of you have been busy , will post the answers at midday just incase there are a few more this morning

[Anonymous]

Hello Stan

Keeps the Brains cells working that is for sure

[stan3502]

Hi Gorillaswolves . hope ou enjoyed the quiz .

May pop another on midweek

here's the answers for those that took part

Answers

1. Detroit
2. Reading
3. Glenda Jackson
4. The News of the World
5. The American Civil (by the Union)
6. Nepal
7. The Kalahari
8. Primus
9. Bromford Viaduct
10. Ronald Reagan
11. In trees
12. Green
13. Bradley Walsh
14. Bertrand Russell
15. The Labour Party
16. The Maple Leaf
17. Cohort
18. Denmark
19. Horse and Hound
20. Martin Bell
21. Oxford
22. Hippopotamus
23. South Africa
24. China (Canada drops down to fourth if water is excluded)
25. Donna Karan New York
26. Equinox
27. Two
28. Hamburg
29. Australia
30. Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

[malacandran]

Stan, your post quiz is excellent. It could be the start of a long-running popular topic. 

However 30 is lot of questions.  Would you consider making it just 10, or 15, or 20 at most? 

This would give it legs.

[i-am-legion-too]

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@malacandran wrote:

Stan, your post quiz is excellent. It could be the start of a long-running popular topic. 

However 30 is lot of questions.  Would you consider making it just 10, or 15, or 20 at most? 

This would give it legs.

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Try this one, quite a few from here and RT play, 10 questions daily.

http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=79509

Good quiz Stan, sorry I missed it.

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