T222 A TO Z QUIZ
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 11:56 amA. In which US state is the Painted Desert?
ARIZONA
B. To which saint is the cathedral in Red Square, Moscow dedicated?
BASIL
C. If you were born on American Independence Day, what would be your star sign?
CANCER
D. Which is the only character to appear in all of Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels?
DEATH
E. What was the name of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's ship?
ENDURANCW
F. What is the better known name of the plant Myosotis?
FORGET ME NOTS
G. Which Mammal has the highest blood pressure?
GIRAFFE
H. Which US city has a baseball team nicknamed "The Astros"?
HOUSTON
I. What is the common name of the plant hedera?
IVY
J. What name is given to the short leather strap, attached to the leg of a hawk or falcon?
JESS
K. What company is the world's biggest user of silver?
KODAK
L. Which German city was the site of the 1813 Battle of the Nations?
LEIPZIG
M. Which musical instrument can have four or five pairs of strings?
MANDOLIN
N. In "Dad's Army", what did ARP warden Hodges call Captain Mainwaring?
NAPOLEON
O. In which month of the year does pheasant shooting begin?
OCTOBER
P. What is the name given to the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage?
PUNIC WARS
Q. What is the national airline of Australia?
QANTAS
R. Which North American animal has black, mask-like stripe, across its eyes, and a bushy ringedtail?
RACCOON
S. A gastroscope is used to examine what part of the human body?
STOMACH
T. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream what was the occupation of Snout?
TINKER
U. What does the U stand for in IOU?
UNTO
V. Which country's flag is red with a five pointed yellow star in the middle?
VIETNAM
W. What is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba?
WINNIPEG
X. The name for the short birthday of christ?
XMAS
Y. The name given to the christmas season?
YULETIDE
Z. What is the international radio codeword for letter Z?
ZULU
ARIZONA
B. To which saint is the cathedral in Red Square, Moscow dedicated?
BASIL
C. If you were born on American Independence Day, what would be your star sign?
CANCER
D. Which is the only character to appear in all of Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels?
DEATH
E. What was the name of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's ship?
ENDURANCW
F. What is the better known name of the plant Myosotis?
FORGET ME NOTS
G. Which Mammal has the highest blood pressure?
GIRAFFE
H. Which US city has a baseball team nicknamed "The Astros"?
HOUSTON
I. What is the common name of the plant hedera?
IVY
J. What name is given to the short leather strap, attached to the leg of a hawk or falcon?
JESS
K. What company is the world's biggest user of silver?
KODAK
L. Which German city was the site of the 1813 Battle of the Nations?
LEIPZIG
M. Which musical instrument can have four or five pairs of strings?
MANDOLIN
N. In "Dad's Army", what did ARP warden Hodges call Captain Mainwaring?
NAPOLEON
O. In which month of the year does pheasant shooting begin?
OCTOBER
P. What is the name given to the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage?
PUNIC WARS
Q. What is the national airline of Australia?
QANTAS
R. Which North American animal has black, mask-like stripe, across its eyes, and a bushy ringedtail?
RACCOON
S. A gastroscope is used to examine what part of the human body?
STOMACH
T. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream what was the occupation of Snout?
TINKER
U. What does the U stand for in IOU?
UNTO
V. Which country's flag is red with a five pointed yellow star in the middle?
VIETNAM
W. What is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba?
WINNIPEG
X. The name for the short birthday of christ?
XMAS
Y. The name given to the christmas season?
YULETIDE
Z. What is the international radio codeword for letter Z?
ZULU
