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