BONUS QUIZ TO GET YOU THROUGH THE WEEK

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 What took place on Griffin's Wharf in America in 1773? BOSTON TEA PARTY
Q2 What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims travelled to North America in 1620? THE MAYFLOWER
Q3 What was the name of the English farmer who invented the seed-planting drill in 1701? JETHRO TULL
Q4 In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? 1990
Q5 What was the nationality of the first non-Italian Pope since 1523? POLISH
Q6 What was the name of the world's first man-made satellite launched by the USSR in 1957? SPUTNIK 1
Q7 Which country gained its independence from Denmark in 1944? ICELAND
Q8 In 1803 who started shipping portions of the sculpted frieze from the Parthenon in Greece to England? LORD EGLIN
Q9 In which year did French Queen Marie Antoinette go the guillotine? 1793
Q10 Who became US president after Herbert Hoover? FRANKLIN D. ROOSERVELT
Q11 French King Louis XIV (1638-1715) was the longest reigning European monarch - how long did he reign? 72 YEARS
Q12 Marjorie Robb, who died in Boston USA in 1992 aged 103, Barbara Dainton, Millvina Dean and Lillian Asplund, achieved notoriety for being among the last living survivors of what? SINKING OF TITANIC
Q13 Who in 1963 murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin (according to official accounts) of US President John F Kennedy? JACK RUBY
Q14 The Kiel Canal in Germany, officially opened in 1895, connects which two seas? NORTH AND BALTIC SEAS
Q15 Fletcher Christian, who led the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789, subsequently rediscovered and settled on which remote Pacific Island, which had been 'lost' from British maritime records? PITCAIRN ISLAND
Q16 What were the waitresses called who worked in the English Lyons Cornerhouse tea rooms, popular in first half of the 1900's? NIPPIES
Q17 In 1624 what was purchased from the local inhabitant Native Americans by the Dutch for a reported sum of $24? MANHATTAN ISLAND
Q18 Which former Prime Minister of India was assassinated in 1991 as he campaigned for re-election? RAJIV GHANDI
Q19 Which New York hotel was designed by Henry Hardenbergh in 1897? WALDORF ASTORIA
Q20 What date is France's Bastille Day? 14TH JULY
Q21 Which mountain was climbed for the first time in 1786? MOUNT BLANC
Q22 In what year did India and Pakistan become independent nations and free from British rule? 1947
Q23 Which planet was discovered by William Herschel 1781? URANUS
Q24 In 1926, 19 year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what? SWAM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
Q25 In what year, generally regarded as marking the end of the Cold War, did the Berlin Wall come down? 1989
Q26 Which calendar was devised in 1582? GEORGIAN
Q27 Which London Emporium opened in Picadilly 1707? FORTNUM AND MASONS
Q28 British publisher Ludvik Hoch was better known by which name? ROBERT MAXWELL
Q29 Which English King abdicated in 1936? EDWARD VIII
Q30 Byssinosis is a disease affecting which part of the body? LUNGS
Q31 First performed in 1938, and commonly considered one of the saddest of all classical works, who composed Adagio for Strings (it was used in the 1986 film Platoon)? SAMUEL BARBER
Q32 Which American animator created Daffy Duck and Droopy Dog? TEX AVERY
Q33 What range of hills between Northumberland and the Scottish borders gave their name to a farm breed? CHEVIOT
Q34 On April 1st 1957 the normally serious BBC TV news programme Panorama convinced thousands of English viewers that what type of food grew on trees? SPAGHETTI
Q35 A spheksophobic fears which insects? WASPS
Q36 In 1992 which scientist and philosopher was absolved of heresy by the Vatican? GALILEO
Q37 Who is the patron saint of Portugal? ST.GEORGE
Q38 Who composed Maple Leaf Rag? SCOTT JOPLIN
Q39 How many pockets does a billiard table normally have? SIX
Q40 In which US state was the American Declaration of Independence signed on 4th July 1776? PENNSYLVANIA
Q41 Who in 1990 became the first chancellor of a united Germany? HELMUT KOHL
Q42 Which country was previously called Persia? IRAN
Q43 Which car manufacturer has a model called the Favorit? SKODA
Q44 Who was the wing commander who led the 'Dambusters' bomber raids in 1943? GUY GIBSON
Q45 The Faroe Islands are an autonomous province of which country? DENMARK
Q46 How old was Tony Blair when he became British prime minister in 1997? 43
Q47 The fashionable island Martha's Vineyard is in which US state? MASSACHUSETTS
Q48 In Western culture what is the birthstone for the month of May? EMERALD
Q49 Fotheringhay Castle, birthplace of Richard III in 1452, and site of Mary Queen of Scots trial and execution in 1587, is in which English county? NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Q50 What was the oil tanker which ran aground on Bligh Reef in 1989, spilling crude oil into Prince William Sound, off the south coast of Alaska? EXXON VALDEZ
Q51 In 1844 Samuel Morse sent the first public telegraph message containing what short biblical quote (from the book of Numbers chapter 23, verse 23)? WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT
Q52 Which American celebrity claims to have a maid called Vaginica Seaman? DAVID GEST
Q53 Who was south africas 1st black president NELSON MANDELA
Q54 In the Bible to whom did God give the Ten Commandments? MOSES
Q55 What is the 1990's cult Japanese electronic toy which is cared for as if it were a pet? TAMAGOTCHI
Q56 Who designed the opera house? JORN UTZON
Q57 In what year was suffragette Emily Davidson killed by King George V's horse in the Epsom Derby? 1913
Q58 What is Herman Munster's twin brother called? CHARLIE
Q59 What is the line called on a ship which is the limit to which it may be loaded? PLIMSOLL LINE
Q60 Which is the only african country with a daily german newspaper? NAMIBIA

[Rik E Boy]

1. The Boston Tea Party
2. The Mayflower
3. John Deere
4. 1991
5. Polish
6. Sputnik
7. Monaco
8. The British East India Company
9. 1792
10. Calvin Coolidge
11. 70 years
12. Titanic Sinking
13. Jack Ruby
14. North and Baltic
15. Micronesia
16. Serving wenches
17. Manhattan
18. Indira Ghandi
19. Waldorf Astoria
20. July 14
21. K2
22. 1948
23. Jupiter
24. Vote in a presidential election
25. 1989
26. Julian
27. Piccadily Circus
28. Robert Maxwell
29. King Edward VIII
30. Eyes
31. Irving Berlin
32. William Hanna
33. Perinnes
34. Mushrooms
35. Grasshoppers
36. Gallelio
37. St Peter
38. Tom Lehrer
39. Six
40. West Virginia
41. Eric Koch
42. Iran
43. Fiat
44. Bomber Harris
45. Scotland
46. 43
47. Massachesetts (god knows how ya spell that)
48. Emerald
49. Surrey
50. Exon Valdez
51. Amen
52. Jack Black
53. Nelson Mandella
54. Moses
55. Tamakogi
56. Jean Utzon (forget his first name)
57. 1911
58. Fred Gwyne LOL
59. Waterline
60. South Africa

Jeez some dodgy guesswork there!

regards,

REB

[magpie in the 80's]

1. The Boston Tea Party...........CORRECT
2. The Mayflower............CORRECT
3. John Deere
4. 1991
5. Polish..........CORRECT
6. Sputnik.........CLOSE ENOUGH SPUTNIK 1
7. Monaco
8. The British East India Company
9. 1792
10. Calvin Coolidge
11. 70 years
12. Titanic Sinking..........CORRECT
13. Jack Ruby......CORRECT
14. North and Baltic.........CORRECT
15. Micronesia
16. Serving wenches
17. Manhattan...........CORRECT
18. Indira Ghandi
19. Waldorf Astoria.........CORRECT
20. July 14...........CORRECT
21. K2
22. 1948
23. Jupiter
24. Vote in a presidential election
25. 1989...........CORRECT
26. Julian
27. Piccadily Circus
28. Robert Maxwell..........CORRECT
29. King Edward VIII...........CORRECT
30. Eyes
31. Irving Berlin
32. William Hanna
33. Perinnes
34. Mushrooms
35. Grasshoppers
36. Gallelio..........CORRECT
37. St Peter
38. Tom Lehrer
39. Six...........CORRECT
40. West Virginia
41. Eric Koch
42. Iran..........CORRECT
43. Fiat
44. Bomber Harris
45. Scotland
46. 43..........CORRECT
47. Massachesetts (god knows how ya spell that)........CORRECT
48. Emerald.........CORRECT
49. Surrey
50. Exon Valdez..........CORRECT
51. Amen
52. Jack Black
53. Nelson Mandella..........CORRECT
54. Moses...........CORRECT
55. Tamakogi.........CORRECT
56. Jean Utzon (forget his first name).........CORRECT
57. 1911
58. Fred Gwyne LOL
59. Waterline
60. South Africa

Jeez some dodgy guesswork there!

regards,

REB

NICE TRY THOUGH 24/60

[Leaping Lindner]

4 - 1990
7 - Iceland
9 - 1793
10- FDR
15 - Pitcairn Islands (descendants later went to Norfolk)
22 - 1947
32 - Tex Avery
34 - Spaghetti
40 - Philadelphia
57 - 1913

[Interceptor]

3. Jethro Tull
23. Uranus
26. Gregorian

[magpie in the 80's]

4 - 1990
7 - Iceland
9 - 1793
10- FDR
15 - Pitcairn Islands (descendants later went to Norfolk)
22 - 1947
32 - Tex Avery
34 - Spaghetti
40 - Philadelphia
57 - 1913

all correct bar Q40 but close LL

[magpie in the 80's]

3. Jethro Tull
23. Uranus
26. Gregorian

ALL CORRECT

[locky801]

Bonus Quiz might get REB through today

[locky801]

Q24 In 1926, 19 year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what?


A24 Swam the English Channel

Q30 Byssinosis is a disease affecting which part of the body?


A30 Lungs

Q35 A spheksophobic fears which insects?


A35 WAsps

Q38 Who composed Maple Leaf Rag?


A38 Scott Joplin

[magpie in the 80's]

Q24 In 1926, 19 year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what?


A24 Swam the English Channel

correct

[locky801]

sorry mate, edited my last answer and it now contains more

[magpie in the 80's]

Q24 In 1926, 19 year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what?


A24 Swam the English Channel

Q30 Byssinosis is a disease affecting which part of the body?


A30 Lungs

Q35 A spheksophobic fears which insects?


A35 WAsps

Q38 Who composed Maple Leaf Rag?


A38 Scott Joplin

ALL CORRECT

[JAS]

'morning mit80's

Q8 Lord Elgin
Q16 They were around a lot, lot longer that you think, even I've been to one...answer is Nippies.
Q27 Fortnum and Mason
Q31 Not seen the film but if it's the same beautiful music every broadcaster used during 9/11 then the answer is Barber.
Q33 Cheviot Hills
Q44 Guy Gibson
Q45 Denmark...I think

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

'morning mit80's

Q8 Lord Elgin
Q16 They were around a lot, lot longer that you think, even I've been to one...answer is Nippies.
Q27 Fortnum and Mason
Q31 Not seen the film but if it's the same beautiful music every broadcaster used during 9/11 then the answer is Barber.
Q33 Cheviot Hills
Q44 Guy Gibson
Q45 Denmark...I think

Regards
JAS

MORNING JAS
YOU GOT OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED
ALL CORRECT

[Mr66]

Q/ 4 - 1990
Q/11 - 1643 to 1715
Q/18 - Rajiv Ghandi
Q/40 - Philadelphia
Q/41 - Helmut Kohl
Q/49 - Northamptonshire

[Kahuna]

59/Plimsoll Line

[magpie in the 80's]

Q/ 4 - 1990
Q/11 - 1643 to 1715
Q/18 - Rajiv Ghandi
Q/40 - Philadelphia.........INCORRECT
Q/41 - Helmut Kohl
Q/49 - Northamptonshire

THE REST ARE CORRECT

[Mr66]

Q/21 - Mont Blanc
Q/40 - New York

[magpie in the 80's]

Q/21 - Mont Blanc.........CORRECT
Q/40 - New York........INCORRECT

[Mr66]

Q/40 - Delaware