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Quiz Number #082

True or false


Margaret Thatcher’s maiden name was Birtch.
FALSE

The A in DNA stands for Acid.
TRUE

Until a cucumber reaches 5″ in size, it is called a gherkin.
FALSE

This is the correct spelling of Badminton.
TRUE

In Madagascar, Caterpillars can grow up to 3 metres in length.
FALSE

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Blockbusters

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Toy Story

Lambeth Palace
Which LP is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

Edinburgh Waverley
Which EW is the second-busiest railway station in Scotland?

Fisherman’s Friend
Which FF is a brand of sweets originally developed to relieve colds?

Microwave Oven
Which MO is a household appliance driven by a Magnetron?
Which Household Appliance Is Driven By A Magnetron

Rolling Stones
Which RS was a rock band fronted by Mick Jagger?

Movies

United 93

Broken Arrow

On the Waterfront

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Chocolat

Sport

Kenny Dalglish shares the record as Scotland’s highest goal scorer along with which player?
Denis Law

For which international side did Ian Rush play?
Wales

What nationality is Gabriel Batistuta?
Argentine

Dead or alive – Bobby Charlton.
ALIVE

Who was the first player in Ireland to reach 50 international goals?
Robbie Keanne

Heat Magazine

Geri Halliwell
Michelle Collins
Ralf Little
Taylor Swift
Tobey Maguire

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Easy

St Andrews Day is celebrated in which month?
January
March
October
November <

Which is the largest selling brand of cigarette in the world?
Malboro <
Benson & Hedges
Silk Cut
Embassy

In Morse code what letter is represented by three dashes?
A
B
O <
S

What is the name of the clown in the Simpsons?
Krusty <
Charlie
Bob
Scratchy

What is the last event in the Decathlon?
1500m <
Pole Vault
Speed skating
Dressage

MEDIUM

Which of these areas is furthest north?
Salford <
West Bromich
Clapham
Hackney

What is down at the bottom of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile?
Holyrood Abbey <
Culross Palace
Scone Palace
Dalkeith Kirk

What name is given to the liquid part of the blood?
Plasma <
White Cells
Red Cells
Chloroplast

In imperial measurement, how many pounds are in a stone?
6
10
12
14 <

Which of these American presidents was assassinated in the theatre?
Abraham Lincoln <
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Dwight D. Eisenhower

HARD

What is the name of a word that reads the same backwards as forwards?
Palindrome <
Conundrum
Paradigm
Eponym

Who wrote The Wind in the Willows?
Beatrix Potter
Kenneth Grahame <
Enid Blyton
Paul Geraghty

If a sign in Spain reads Cerrado, what might it mean?
Exit
Closed <
Parking
Harbour

Avianca is the national airline of which country?
Argentina
Colombia <
Brazil
Mexico

Which is by far the most visited art museum in the world?
Musée du Louvre <
British Museum
Tate Modern
Metropolitan NY

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