15.Black Sabbath?
1.Rome
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15. Musical Youth?
3. Dandelion
7. Etruscans
have you got a quiz this week steve
Some things never change.
Friday Quiz May 9th 2014
1.Which part of the UK is becoming part of Italy today? Northern Ireland - the first stage of the Giro d'Italia
2.Which country lost their prime minister this week? Thailand
3.Which wild flower takes its name from the French for 'lion's teeth' because its pointed leaves resemble them? Dandelion
4.Name the show The Rockford Files
5.Which royal dynasty was brought to an end by the death of Elizabeth I? Tudors
6.Bank, Field and Water are three species found in Britain of which small rodent? Vole
7.Which people, whose civilization reached its height in the sixth century BC, inhabited the part of Italy between the Tiber and the Arno? Etruscans
8.What is the name of the hormone that regulates the level of glucose in the blood? Insulin
9.What links these pictures? Bruce Springsteen albums (The River; Wrecking Ball; Magic)
10.Who is this? Christy Turlington
11.In computing, what term is used for the form of logic which is based on a notion of degrees of truth rather than something being either wholly true or wholly false? Fuzzy logic
12.Known locally as 'El Tigre', what is the largest species of big cat in the Americas? Jaguar
13.Where do they come from? Finland - Lordi, Eurovision winners 2006
14.What name is usually given to the process of coating iron or steel with zinc to protect it against corrosion? Galvanising
15.Which Birmingham-based band had six top 40 singles in the 1980s, the first of which was when their lead singer was only 15 years old? Musical Youth
16.In the Roman Catholic church, what name is given to the assembly of cardinals which meets to elect a new pope? Conclave
17.What term, similar to the 'Big Bang' is used for the theory that the universe might eventually collapse back on itself and compress to a singularity? Big Crunch
18. Replace the question marks with any of + - * / to make the equation below correct:
(6?2) ? (3?4) ? (6?2) = 25
More than one answer possible:
(6 - 2) * (3 + 4) - (6 / 2) = 25
(6*2) - (3-4 )+ (6*2)= 25
etc
19.What links these pictures: 2014 UK Eurovision hopeful Molly; 2013 X Factor winner Sam Bailey; 2013 Great British Bake Off Winner Frances Quinn; 2014 Great British Sewing Bee Winner Heather Jacks and 2014 Snooker World Champion Mark Selby all COME FROM LEICESTER(SHIRE)!
I could also have added the current Football League Champions
or the reigning Rugby Union Premiership Champions
and modesty prevented me from mentioning the current New Malden Scrabble champion.
20.Unscramble the two words: A A A B C D D L M N O S S U W Y MACDONALDS & SUBWAY
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ 11th July 2014, 11:16 AM BST20.Unscramble the two words: A A A B C D D L M N O S S U W Y MACDONALDS & SUBWAY
Ooh - naughty. I think there's only one A in McDonalds (not that I was playing this week, but...)
11. Woody Allen?
13. Oberammergau
14. Malta and Cyprus
19. Gerard Depardieu
7. Corduroy
8. Baroque
15. Deathcap
4.Pedro
3.Mean Machine
I'll stick the answers here in a while & put a new quiz up so feel free to mop up any other answers you know
EDIT
Friday Quiz May 16th 2014
1.Who sent their first tweet this week? Prince Harry or Morrisey
2.The wreck of which famous explorer's ship was reported to have been discovered earlier this week? Christopher Columbus (accept Santa Maria)
3.What car did Dick Dastardly & Muttley drive in The Wacky Races? The Mean Machine
4.Name the character Pedro Pony
5.Which Hollywood star had an audition to join pop group Boyzone? Colin Farrell
6.Which two London Underground lines run entirely in Zone 1? Waterloo & City Line (Circle Line now spreads into Zone 2)
7.What type of fabric takes its name from the French for 'cloth of the king? Corduroy (although it's been pointed out that this is folk etymology)
8.What term is used to describe classical music from 1600 to around 1760? Baroque
9.What links these pictures? Luncheon Vouchers (Cynthia Payne, who sold services for luncheon vouchers; another way of writing 55 is LV)
10.What ordinary birds are seen here? Common Linnets
11.Who is the only person to be nominated for producing, writing, acting and directing Oscars in the same year? Warren Beatty
12.What name is given to someone who makes artificial eyes? Ocularist
13.What is the name of this town that is in the news every 10 years ? Oberammergau
14.Apart from the UK, what are the two Commonwealth countries in Europe? Cyprus & Malta
15.What is the sinister common name of the most poisonous of British mushrooms, which accounts for ninety per cent of fungus-related fatalities? Death's Cap
16.'F' stands for fibre in which common weight-loss method? F-Plan Diet
17.Which profession eats a traditional breakfast of steak & eggs? Astronaut
18. Can you arrive at a total of 37 by using five fives? Any maths operator is allowed and you can group the fives as you like (eg 555 5 5). There is more than one solution
The four basic operators are not enough, this time you will either need to use 'factorial'! or 'to the power of '^'
((5+5)/5)^5 +5 = 37
((5!+5!)-55)/5 = 37
5!/(5+5)+5x5 = 37
(Answers involving 0.5 or ^2 disallowed)
19.What links these pictures: Gerard Depardieu films (Life of Pi; Asterix at the Olympic Games; Man in the Iron Mask; Cyrano; Green Card)
20.Unscramble the two words: A A D I I J L M M S S U ISLAM & JUDAISM