Daily Quiz Thread

[Betsy]

1947

Who was Louise Mary Eates and why was she in Holloway Prison?

 

[Merab]

She was a suffragette who was sentenced to a month in prison for leading a deputation in Parliament Square.

Ladies - never take our right to vote for granted.

Where is the Christ the Redeemer statue

 

[Betsy]

Rio de Janeiro

What English city was once known as Duroliponte?

 

[Merab]

Cambridge

Which town was the first capital of Roman Britain

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Colchester?

Who directed the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics?

 

[Betsy]

Danny Boyle

Who is credited as being the Father of Dentistry?

 

[Hannah_xx]

Mr tooth fairy

..Or was I meant to use google?

 

[Betsy]

Mr tooth fairy

..Or was I meant to use google?

ten out of ten for effort! nice try but sadly no.

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Pierre Fauchard

In biology, what does DNA stand for?

 

[Betsy]

Deoxyribonucleic Acid I remembered that! It was in the dusty old filing cabinet in my brain marked "Useless information you may need one day"

How many bones are there in an elephant's trunk?

 

[Merab]

None

What was Paindemain

 

[Betsy]

Posh white bread.

Where is the only place that yesterday follows today?

 

[Merab]

In the dictionary?

What is the modern name for an Yrchoun

 

[Betsy]

One of these!



What goes up but never comes down?

 

[Grand Guinea Pigs]

Age

How many languages are spoken in Switzerland?

 

[Ashley M]

4?

How many octaves can a french horn play?

 

[Merab]

4.5

Which country’s flag is this

 

[Grand Guinea Pigs]

England

What was Usain Bolt's fastest speed?

 

[Betsy]

23 mph?

What is a Monegasques?

 

[Tnoz]

England

What was Usain Bolt's fastest speed?

43.99

 

[Merab]

23 mph?

What is a Monegasques?

Someone from Monaco

What is the capital city of Namibia

 

[Betsy]

Windhoek - it was on Pointless yesterday!

What is different about the Duck-Billed Platypus to any other mammal?

 

[Merab]

It’s an egg laying mammal

Who wrote Men at Arms

 

[Grand Guinea Pigs]

Terry Pratchett

What is the strongest insect?

 

[Zorro1]

Onthophagus tauru (A type of Horned Dung Beetle) which can lift 1,141 times it's own body weight.

What is the fastest animal in the World?

 

[Grand Guinea Pigs]

Peregrine falcon

Who composed In the Hall of the Mountain King?

 

[Zorro1]

To be honest, I have no idea! Am I allowed to google?
How many types of coral exist?

 

[Merab]

To be honest, I have no idea! Am I allowed to google?
How many types of coral exist?

Google all you want - the rest of us probably do

 

[Merab]

Terry Pratchett

What is the strongest insect?

Also the title of a book by Evelyn Waugh

 

[Betsy]

Peregrine falcon

Who composed In the Hall of the Mountain King?

Grieg?

What word comes before ball, brow and land to make 3 new words?