QUIZ!
24 May 2020
On-line quiz from Colin
Have a go at home - answers will be posted soon!
(No cheating!)
Kirkby Quiz Questions
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24th May 2020
1. Which material has it's quantity measured in quires, bales and reams?
2. How old was Queen Elizabeth II - then Princess Elizabeth - on VE Day?
3. Who recently named his son ‘X Æ A-12’?
4. Who wrote ‘Catch 22’?
5. In electrical circuits, what unit is resistance measured in?
6. Which former British Prime Minister was born in Edinburgh in 1953?
7. In which year was the first generation iPhone released?
a) 2005 b) 2006 c) 2007?
8. Claret wine is produced in the region surrounding which French city?
9. Which colour appears between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light?
10.Which monarch succeeded George IV?
11.What did Harry Brearley invent in a Sheffield laboratory in 1913?
12.What is the longest river in Scotland?
13.Which Western European capital whose name in English would be 'Black pool'
14.The Hoover Dam is built on the border of which two States in America?
15.What is the title of the second Harry Potter novel?
16.In which Yorkshire town was the original Harry Ramsden's fish and chip shop located?
17.We’re all missing a pint of IPA in the pub – what does the acronym stand for?
18.Which famous romantic film featured Carnforth station?
19.Which country appears first in the English dictionary?
20.Can you name all seven Canary Islands?
21.Which luxury German fashion house infamously designed Nazi uniforms for the SS and Hitler Youth?
22.Which What is the only nation to use six colours in their primary flag?
23.Who was the first person attributed to the quote 'Knowledge is Power'?
24.Which What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that caused devastation from central Florida to eastern Texas in 2005? -
25.What is the most common blood type ?
26.What cabinet position did our local MP Julian Smith hold prior to being sacked at the last cabinet reshuffle?
27.What was the Allied codename for the Dunkirk evacuation?
28.The following lyrics are from an iconic song released in 1972, name the artist and the song (half a point each) “Well I'm a-standin' on the corner in Winslow, Arizona, With such a fine sight to see ”.
29.What does George Orwell call the UK in the book 1984
30.Who won the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
31.Which film won Best Picture at this year’s Oscar’s Ceremony held in February?
32.How are the elements of the periodic table arranged?
33.Which British car maker made models called Hawk, Sceptre and Super Snipe?
34.Which Railway company operated Ripon Station until nationalisation in 1948?
35.British stamps are different to any other stamps in the world as they are the only ones to not bear what?
36.Which English county appears first in the alphabet?
37.In the Monday's child rhyme, which child is full of woe?
38.What is the nickname for Beethoven’s ninth symphony?
39.Which 5 letter English word has 4 useless (unpronouced) letters?
40.What three types of bees are found in a bee colony?
Sweeties Round
Can you identify these sweets?