T288 A TO Z QUIZ
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:51 pmA. Which European city has a bridge called the “Donkey Bridge”?
AMSTERDAM
B. Which element, atomic number 55, takes its name from the Greek for heavy?
BARIUM
C. Which musical features the song 'When the Children are Asleep'?
CAROUSEL
D. Lent Lily is an alternative name for which flower?
DAFFODIL
E. In which Scottish town or city is the soccer ground Easter Road?
EDINBURGH
F. "Destroying Angel", "Horn of Plenty" and "Purple Blewit" are all types of what?
FUNGI
G. Which family of birds has species called Little, Common and Glaucous ?
GULL
H. HCl is the chemical formula of what acid?
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
I. In which country are the Zagros mountains?
IRAN
J. In the Bible, who was the wife of King Ahab?
JEZEBEL
K. What do Typewriters and computers have in common?
KEYBOARDS
L. Which country has regions named Cyreniaca, Tripolitania and Fezzan?
LIBYA
M. What is the name of the multimedia company owned by Madonna?
MAVERICK
N. Which substance was known as "aqua fortis"?
NITRIC ACID
O. From which drug are morphine and codeine derived?
OPIUM
P. What is the name of the Flintstones’ daughter?
PEBBLES
Q. The name given to a group of Five instruments?
QUINTET
R. German Black and Tan working dog ?
ROTTWEILLER
S. In the Lord of the Rings - who was Gandalf's horse?
SHADOWFAX
T. Which band recorded the live album 'Live and Dangerous'?
THIN LIZZIE
U. Four stringed musical instrument ?
UKULELE
V. Which element has an atomic number of 23 and the symbol V?
VANDIUM
W. What are a mammal's vibrissae?
WHISKERS
X. What was Microsoft's Windows operating system called before Vista?
XP
Y. A university in America?
YALE
Z. Large Swiss City ?
ZURICH
AMSTERDAM
B. Which element, atomic number 55, takes its name from the Greek for heavy?
BARIUM
C. Which musical features the song 'When the Children are Asleep'?
CAROUSEL
D. Lent Lily is an alternative name for which flower?
DAFFODIL
E. In which Scottish town or city is the soccer ground Easter Road?
EDINBURGH
F. "Destroying Angel", "Horn of Plenty" and "Purple Blewit" are all types of what?
FUNGI
G. Which family of birds has species called Little, Common and Glaucous ?
GULL
H. HCl is the chemical formula of what acid?
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
I. In which country are the Zagros mountains?
IRAN
J. In the Bible, who was the wife of King Ahab?
JEZEBEL
K. What do Typewriters and computers have in common?
KEYBOARDS
L. Which country has regions named Cyreniaca, Tripolitania and Fezzan?
LIBYA
M. What is the name of the multimedia company owned by Madonna?
MAVERICK
N. Which substance was known as "aqua fortis"?
NITRIC ACID
O. From which drug are morphine and codeine derived?
OPIUM
P. What is the name of the Flintstones’ daughter?
PEBBLES
Q. The name given to a group of Five instruments?
QUINTET
R. German Black and Tan working dog ?
ROTTWEILLER
S. In the Lord of the Rings - who was Gandalf's horse?
SHADOWFAX
T. Which band recorded the live album 'Live and Dangerous'?
THIN LIZZIE
U. Four stringed musical instrument ?
UKULELE
V. Which element has an atomic number of 23 and the symbol V?
VANDIUM
W. What are a mammal's vibrissae?
WHISKERS
X. What was Microsoft's Windows operating system called before Vista?
XP
Y. A university in America?
YALE
Z. Large Swiss City ?
ZURICH
