Post by Viv on Aug 8, 2006 14:43:11 GMT 1
The BIG Quiz
The Winners are the WOLVES
On Monday 14th August 100 questions will be posted here.
Each team has five days to answer as many questions as they can.
PM your answers to Viv or Ali anytime on Friday 18th August and before midnight on that day.
Ali and Viv will post your answers in the boxes below when we have them all in. We can only accept your first answers.
Ali and Viv of the Wildcats will be the adjudicators for this quiz and will therefore not be taking part.
Entry is free. The winning team will be the team with the most correct answers. In the VERY unlikely event of a draw a deciding question will be asked. The prize box will go to the rescue chosen by the winning team.
The maximum points on offer for answering all questions correctly is 150. The judges, Viv and Ali's decision is final.
Good luck, you WILL need it
And the prizes are (big drum roll)
A pet blanket donated by TRPD
2 Greyhound collars donated by TRPD
A 21' recall training lead donated by TRPD
An 'I need a home' webbing Collar & Lead donated by Viv & Ali
4 Tennis Balls donated by Viv & Ali
A squeaky frisby dog toy donated by Viv & Ali
200 Poo bags donated by Viv & Ali
Collar and lead donated by Cynthia NESSR
And here are the questions
Chocolate
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer.
1, When did the first Cadbury shop open ?
1824 by John Cadbury
2. What are the Three main varieties of cacao beans that are grown today ?
Three main varieties of cacao beans are grown today. The criollo bean is a native of Central America. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of the cacao trees are criollo. These trees are small and hard to grow. The forastero cacao is much easier to grow and makes of 70 percent of all the cacao grown. The forastero is more bitter than the criollo. The third type of cacao bean is the trinitario. It is a cross between the criollo and the forastero. About twenty percent of the cacao beans produced are forastero.
3 Where did chocolate originate and what form did it take ?
Did you know that chocolate was originally enjoyed as a drink? That’s right, chocolate bars weren’t the original form of chocolate snacks. Montezuma, the Aztec Emperor, was a big fan of chocolate drinks.
4 Who first brought chocolate to Europe ?
It was Cortez, the Spanish conquistador, who discovered the drink from the Aztecs and brought it back to Europe in the early 1500’s.
5 What is the Russian for chocolate ?
шоколад, шоколадные конфеты, шоколадного цвета, шоколадный
6 What is the Latin for chocolate ?
There is no Latin name for Chocolate
Name these chocolate items
7. Starbar (mmmm)
8. Coffee Revel (yuk)
9. Boost
10. Topic
Who am I
1 point will be awarded for each person correctly identified.
1 Born in Lodz, Russia, in 1877. At 14 I worked for a wig maker. By the age of 20, I was running my own makeup shop.
Max Factor
2 I was born in 1686 in Poland, but lived in Holland and England. Although interested in meteorology. My most famous invention is used in many ways including hospitals.
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
3. I am the subject of a Christmas Carole. I was brought up by my Grandmother Ludmilla and made Christianity the religion of my homeland. I became the patron saint of my country
King Wenceslas
4. I was born in London; I first performed on stage in Music Hall at the age of 5, in 1894. I went to live in America in October 1912. And had built my own Hollywood studio by 1919.
Charlie Chaplin
5, I was born in America in 1968. I had a serious illness before the age of 2 which was to change my whole life. My big breakthrough came when I discovered water. I graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904 at the age of 24.
Sorry this should read I was born in America in 1880. Extra clue 1968 was the year this person died
Helen Adams Keller
6 My parents named me Samuel when I was born in the winter of 1835. It was written that I was "the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs." I wrote my most recognised work, telling of the life and times of a young boy in 1884. I am one of the few known people to both be born and die whilst Halley's Comet was visible
Mark Twain
7. My father moved us from Germany to Holland in the summer of 1933, when I was 4 years old. He moved us again on July 6, 1942, to the place where I started writing letters to my dear friend Kitty, I wrote my last letter on August 1, 1944.My sister and I both died in 1945 from typhus
Anne Frank
8. I was born in Poland, and named Manya. My mother was a secondary-school teacher. I married Pierre in 1895, I won the Nobel prize twice, I died in 1934. from an illness that could have been caused by my experiments
Marie Curie,
9.I was born in the winter of 1770 in Bonn, the exact date in unknown. I held my first concert in Koeln at the age of 8. I wrote one of my works which is still considered important today at the age of 13, it was made up of three sonatas for harpsichord and was dedicated to Max-Friederich
Ludwig van Beethoven's
10 I was born in France on December 14 and named Michel. My family were originally Jewish but converted to Catholicism, my 4 line poems which were written in a mixture of languages such as Provençal, Greek, Latin and Italian are still read today
Nostradamus
Name the Composer.
1 point will be awarded for each famous composer identified correctly.
1. Handel
2. Brahm
3. Gluck
4. Bizet
5. Purcell
6. Elgar
7. Prokofiev
8. Wagner
9. Rachmaninov
10. Chopin
Wildcats & Wolves
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer. Some questions have more than one answer and both will be allowed.
1 Which Tiger became extinct in the 1980’s ?
Javan tiger or Japn Tiger
2 What colour eyes do white Bengal tigers have ?
Blue
3 Name the 3rd biggest cat in the world ?
Jaguar
4 Name the big cats that roar ?
Tiger, Lion, Leopard, and Jaguar
5. True or false the lion sleeps about 15 hours a day true or false ?
False 19 hours
6 What is the average life span of a wild grey wolf ?
6-8 years or 8 - 16
7 How many teeth does a wolf have ?
42
8 What is a wolfs chase speed ?
Anywhere Between 28 – 45
9 Name 6 things an Arctic wolf eats ?
Lemmings, birds, arctic hare, fish, musk oxen, caribou, elk, mountain sheep, berries.
10 What is the smallest wolf in North America ?
Mexican wolf coyote or prairie wolf
Herbs and Fungi
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer.
1 This herbs leaves are used to flavour liqueurs and as a condiment. The oil can be used in making perfume. It can also be used to treat chesty coughs and catarrh It is an evergreen, bushy herb, growing 1 to 2 feet high ?
Hyssop
2 This herbs seed oil is an important ingredient in liqueurs, The flowers appear in flat, white clusters It is found throughout the northern and central parts of Europe and Asia ?
Caraway
3 This herb is found growing by roadsides and in sunny pastures in England it has many small, pale-lilac flowers., It is said to be useful for fevers, ulcers, pleurisy, and also a cure for headaches, rheumatism and other such ailments ?
Vervain
4 Which herb muttered the word Herbidacious ?
Parsley the lion
5 Which Herbs went to Scarborough Fair ?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
6. Macrolepiota procera (Parasol)
7. Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric)
8. Gymnopilus junonius (Giant Flame Cap)
9. Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank)
10. Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
WHICH YEAR IN THIS CENTURY WILL BE OR WAS
1 point will be awarded for each correct year.
1. THE CENTENARY OF THE FIRST CINEMA FILM ?
2008
2. THE CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF SOMM ?
2016
3. THE CENTENARY OF THE ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE ?
2004
4. THE CENTENARY OF THE JUKEBOX ?
2005
5. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF MANNED FLIGHT IN SPACE ?
2011
6. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF HEART SURGERY ?
2017
7. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF ITV?
2005
8. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF HENRY VIII?
2047
9. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 1’S
ACCESSION?
2058
10. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPANISH ARMADA?
2088
The big fish
There are 40 Sea creatures in here can you find them, 1 point will be awarded per correct sea creature identified.
Angelfish
Anemones
Basking shark
Bass
Bottle nose
Carp
Cat fish
Cephalopods
Clam
Clown fish
Cod
Coley
Corals
Crab
Cucumber
Dogfish
Dolphin
Electric eel
Great white
Hammerhead shark
Jellyfish
Lobster
Mackerel
Manta ray
Octopus
Plankton
Puffer fish
Reef
Sea horse
Sea slug
Sea snail
Sea weed
Shrimp
Sperm
Star fish
Sting ray
Squid
Turtle
Urchin
Whale
Can you name the DISNEY film this character is from ?
1 Point will be awarded for each correct answer.
1. 101 Dalmations
2. Lion King 1 or 2
3. Peter Pan
4. Toy Story
5. Pinocchio
6. Lady and the Tramp
7. Cinderella
8. Sleeping beauty
9. Snow white
10. Robin Hood
Codes, Ciphers and Riddles
1 Point will be awarded for each correct answer.
Name the codes used and decipher the message in questions 1 - 5. 1 point will be awarded for naming the code correctly and 1 point for deciphering it correctly.
1 zhoo grqh
Well Done
The Caesar Cipher
2 *, -**-, -*-*, *, *-**, *-**, *, -*, -
Excellent
Morse code
Couldn’t be better
Marine Signal Flags
Great
Semaphore Flag
5 DTYIAOTNONOLBWHEYIULLOIOONUBERSUUKWETKOT
Transposition
DO YOU THINK YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WORK THIS ONE OUT
6 A woman has five children and half of them are female. Is this possible ?
Yes, as long as the other half are female, too. She has five daughters
7 How much will a 33 degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 10 times ?
It will still measure 33 degrees.
8 Jerry can always guess the score of a soccer game before the game begins. How can he do that ?
Before the game begins - the score is always 0 - 0.
9 What letter is immediately to the left of the letter three to the right of the letter immediately to the left of the letter three to the right of B ? A B C D E F G H
F
10 When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What is the day after this day ?
Thursday
Children's cult TV
There are 2 children’s programmes from the 60’s/70’s mixed up in each anagram can you name them. 1 point will be awarded per TV programme correctly identified (max 20 points)
1 HBSBAARPSSLIGUUBS
Bagpuss, Basil Brush
2 SNJRECRAPTAKACACCCKLARETI
Captain Scarlet, Crackerjack
3 TSLOOOAAYSRNTAGHCHIP
The "I" should be an "E"
Playschool, Rentaghost
4 RASOHGNSTIYAPPWS
Stingray, Swopshop
5 NMNMGACLIAIACGLARSEG
Discount one of the "G"'s
Animal Magic, Clangers
6 NGNIHENGOTROBINAWGNO
Noggin the Nog, Rainbow
7 PMROGBEWEOOLSDNN
Mr Benn, Pogles Wood
8 NEGWKCWAOOMBDEENELTCOPSRE
Try this instead NEGWKCWAOOMBDEENITCOPRSRE
Wooden Tops, Camberwick Green
9 SECWDAAKCKTYARARI
Wacky Races, Daktari
10 SHSOIREUPKPINSTCOHE
Pipkins, Hectors House
Pot Luck
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer
1. Which company introduced Pyrex and in what year ?
Corning Glass Works in 1924
2. What type of glass forms Pyrex ?
Borosilicate Glass
3. At what temperature does Pyrex begin to soften ?
Around 821 °C (1510 °F);
4. Name this Pyrex design
Tempo / Carnaby Daisy Design.
5 Name this Pyrex design
Chelsea Design
THE END
The Winners are the WOLVES
On Monday 14th August 100 questions will be posted here.
Each team has five days to answer as many questions as they can.
PM your answers to Viv or Ali anytime on Friday 18th August and before midnight on that day.
Ali and Viv will post your answers in the boxes below when we have them all in. We can only accept your first answers.
Ali and Viv of the Wildcats will be the adjudicators for this quiz and will therefore not be taking part.
Entry is free. The winning team will be the team with the most correct answers. In the VERY unlikely event of a draw a deciding question will be asked. The prize box will go to the rescue chosen by the winning team.
The maximum points on offer for answering all questions correctly is 150. The judges, Viv and Ali's decision is final.
Good luck, you WILL need it
And the prizes are (big drum roll)
A pet blanket donated by TRPD
2 Greyhound collars donated by TRPD
A 21' recall training lead donated by TRPD
An 'I need a home' webbing Collar & Lead donated by Viv & Ali
4 Tennis Balls donated by Viv & Ali
A squeaky frisby dog toy donated by Viv & Ali
200 Poo bags donated by Viv & Ali
Collar and lead donated by Cynthia NESSR
And here are the questions
Chocolate
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer.
1, When did the first Cadbury shop open ?
1824 by John Cadbury
2. What are the Three main varieties of cacao beans that are grown today ?
Three main varieties of cacao beans are grown today. The criollo bean is a native of Central America. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of the cacao trees are criollo. These trees are small and hard to grow. The forastero cacao is much easier to grow and makes of 70 percent of all the cacao grown. The forastero is more bitter than the criollo. The third type of cacao bean is the trinitario. It is a cross between the criollo and the forastero. About twenty percent of the cacao beans produced are forastero.
3 Where did chocolate originate and what form did it take ?
Did you know that chocolate was originally enjoyed as a drink? That’s right, chocolate bars weren’t the original form of chocolate snacks. Montezuma, the Aztec Emperor, was a big fan of chocolate drinks.
4 Who first brought chocolate to Europe ?
It was Cortez, the Spanish conquistador, who discovered the drink from the Aztecs and brought it back to Europe in the early 1500’s.
5 What is the Russian for chocolate ?
шоколад, шоколадные конфеты, шоколадного цвета, шоколадный
6 What is the Latin for chocolate ?
There is no Latin name for Chocolate
Name these chocolate items
7. Starbar (mmmm)
8. Coffee Revel (yuk)
9. Boost
10. Topic
Who am I
1 point will be awarded for each person correctly identified.
1 Born in Lodz, Russia, in 1877. At 14 I worked for a wig maker. By the age of 20, I was running my own makeup shop.
Max Factor
2 I was born in 1686 in Poland, but lived in Holland and England. Although interested in meteorology. My most famous invention is used in many ways including hospitals.
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
3. I am the subject of a Christmas Carole. I was brought up by my Grandmother Ludmilla and made Christianity the religion of my homeland. I became the patron saint of my country
King Wenceslas
4. I was born in London; I first performed on stage in Music Hall at the age of 5, in 1894. I went to live in America in October 1912. And had built my own Hollywood studio by 1919.
Charlie Chaplin
5, I was born in America in 1968. I had a serious illness before the age of 2 which was to change my whole life. My big breakthrough came when I discovered water. I graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904 at the age of 24.
Sorry this should read I was born in America in 1880. Extra clue 1968 was the year this person died
Helen Adams Keller
6 My parents named me Samuel when I was born in the winter of 1835. It was written that I was "the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs." I wrote my most recognised work, telling of the life and times of a young boy in 1884. I am one of the few known people to both be born and die whilst Halley's Comet was visible
Mark Twain
7. My father moved us from Germany to Holland in the summer of 1933, when I was 4 years old. He moved us again on July 6, 1942, to the place where I started writing letters to my dear friend Kitty, I wrote my last letter on August 1, 1944.My sister and I both died in 1945 from typhus
Anne Frank
8. I was born in Poland, and named Manya. My mother was a secondary-school teacher. I married Pierre in 1895, I won the Nobel prize twice, I died in 1934. from an illness that could have been caused by my experiments
Marie Curie,
9.I was born in the winter of 1770 in Bonn, the exact date in unknown. I held my first concert in Koeln at the age of 8. I wrote one of my works which is still considered important today at the age of 13, it was made up of three sonatas for harpsichord and was dedicated to Max-Friederich
Ludwig van Beethoven's
10 I was born in France on December 14 and named Michel. My family were originally Jewish but converted to Catholicism, my 4 line poems which were written in a mixture of languages such as Provençal, Greek, Latin and Italian are still read today
Nostradamus
Name the Composer.
1 point will be awarded for each famous composer identified correctly.
1. Handel
2. Brahm
3. Gluck
4. Bizet
5. Purcell
6. Elgar
7. Prokofiev
8. Wagner
9. Rachmaninov
10. Chopin
Wildcats & Wolves
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer. Some questions have more than one answer and both will be allowed.
1 Which Tiger became extinct in the 1980’s ?
Javan tiger or Japn Tiger
2 What colour eyes do white Bengal tigers have ?
Blue
3 Name the 3rd biggest cat in the world ?
Jaguar
4 Name the big cats that roar ?
Tiger, Lion, Leopard, and Jaguar
5. True or false the lion sleeps about 15 hours a day true or false ?
False 19 hours
6 What is the average life span of a wild grey wolf ?
6-8 years or 8 - 16
7 How many teeth does a wolf have ?
42
8 What is a wolfs chase speed ?
Anywhere Between 28 – 45
9 Name 6 things an Arctic wolf eats ?
Lemmings, birds, arctic hare, fish, musk oxen, caribou, elk, mountain sheep, berries.
10 What is the smallest wolf in North America ?
Mexican wolf coyote or prairie wolf
Herbs and Fungi
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer.
1 This herbs leaves are used to flavour liqueurs and as a condiment. The oil can be used in making perfume. It can also be used to treat chesty coughs and catarrh It is an evergreen, bushy herb, growing 1 to 2 feet high ?
Hyssop
2 This herbs seed oil is an important ingredient in liqueurs, The flowers appear in flat, white clusters It is found throughout the northern and central parts of Europe and Asia ?
Caraway
3 This herb is found growing by roadsides and in sunny pastures in England it has many small, pale-lilac flowers., It is said to be useful for fevers, ulcers, pleurisy, and also a cure for headaches, rheumatism and other such ailments ?
Vervain
4 Which herb muttered the word Herbidacious ?
Parsley the lion
5 Which Herbs went to Scarborough Fair ?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
6. Macrolepiota procera (Parasol)
7. Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric)
8. Gymnopilus junonius (Giant Flame Cap)
9. Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank)
10. Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette)
WHICH YEAR IN THIS CENTURY WILL BE OR WAS
1 point will be awarded for each correct year.
1. THE CENTENARY OF THE FIRST CINEMA FILM ?
2008
2. THE CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF SOMM ?
2016
3. THE CENTENARY OF THE ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE ?
2004
4. THE CENTENARY OF THE JUKEBOX ?
2005
5. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF MANNED FLIGHT IN SPACE ?
2011
6. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF HEART SURGERY ?
2017
7. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF ITV?
2005
8. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF HENRY VIII?
2047
9. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 1’S
ACCESSION?
2058
10. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPANISH ARMADA?
2088
The big fish
There are 40 Sea creatures in here can you find them, 1 point will be awarded per correct sea creature identified.
Angelfish
Anemones
Basking shark
Bass
Bottle nose
Carp
Cat fish
Cephalopods
Clam
Clown fish
Cod
Coley
Corals
Crab
Cucumber
Dogfish
Dolphin
Electric eel
Great white
Hammerhead shark
Jellyfish
Lobster
Mackerel
Manta ray
Octopus
Plankton
Puffer fish
Reef
Sea horse
Sea slug
Sea snail
Sea weed
Shrimp
Sperm
Star fish
Sting ray
Squid
Turtle
Urchin
Whale
Can you name the DISNEY film this character is from ?
1 Point will be awarded for each correct answer.
1. 101 Dalmations
2. Lion King 1 or 2
3. Peter Pan
4. Toy Story
5. Pinocchio
6. Lady and the Tramp
7. Cinderella
8. Sleeping beauty
9. Snow white
10. Robin Hood
Codes, Ciphers and Riddles
1 Point will be awarded for each correct answer.
Name the codes used and decipher the message in questions 1 - 5. 1 point will be awarded for naming the code correctly and 1 point for deciphering it correctly.
1 zhoo grqh
Well Done
The Caesar Cipher
2 *, -**-, -*-*, *, *-**, *-**, *, -*, -
Excellent
Morse code
Couldn’t be better
Marine Signal Flags
Great
Semaphore Flag
5 DTYIAOTNONOLBWHEYIULLOIOONUBERSUUKWETKOT
Transposition
DO YOU THINK YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WORK THIS ONE OUT
6 A woman has five children and half of them are female. Is this possible ?
Yes, as long as the other half are female, too. She has five daughters
7 How much will a 33 degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 10 times ?
It will still measure 33 degrees.
8 Jerry can always guess the score of a soccer game before the game begins. How can he do that ?
Before the game begins - the score is always 0 - 0.
9 What letter is immediately to the left of the letter three to the right of the letter immediately to the left of the letter three to the right of B ? A B C D E F G H
F
10 When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What is the day after this day ?
Thursday
Children's cult TV
There are 2 children’s programmes from the 60’s/70’s mixed up in each anagram can you name them. 1 point will be awarded per TV programme correctly identified (max 20 points)
1 HBSBAARPSSLIGUUBS
Bagpuss, Basil Brush
2 SNJRECRAPTAKACACCCKLARETI
Captain Scarlet, Crackerjack
3 TSLOOOAAYSRNTAGHCHIP
The "I" should be an "E"
Playschool, Rentaghost
4 RASOHGNSTIYAPPWS
Stingray, Swopshop
5 NMNMGACLIAIACGLARSEG
Discount one of the "G"'s
Animal Magic, Clangers
6 NGNIHENGOTROBINAWGNO
Noggin the Nog, Rainbow
7 PMROGBEWEOOLSDNN
Mr Benn, Pogles Wood
8 NEGWKCWAOOMBDEENELTCOPSRE
Try this instead NEGWKCWAOOMBDEENITCOPRSRE
Wooden Tops, Camberwick Green
9 SECWDAAKCKTYARARI
Wacky Races, Daktari
10 SHSOIREUPKPINSTCOHE
Pipkins, Hectors House
Pot Luck
1 point will be awarded for each correct answer
1. Which company introduced Pyrex and in what year ?
Corning Glass Works in 1924
2. What type of glass forms Pyrex ?
Borosilicate Glass
3. At what temperature does Pyrex begin to soften ?
Around 821 °C (1510 °F);
4. Name this Pyrex design
Tempo / Carnaby Daisy Design.
5 Name this Pyrex design
Chelsea Design
THE END