Quiz Questions - Please Help!

monster · 02-01-2007, 01:24 PM

It would help to know the nationalities of those taking part in the quiz, but meanwhile, here are your starters for 10.......

(some from an English set, some from an American set)

What was the name of the first bear in space?
What kind of weedy leaves go in an Italian rugola salad?
What did Samuel Pepys stop doing on 31st May 1669?
Which African country boasts the source of the Nile?
Who provided the voice for the cowboy in Toy Story?
What is produced by mixing nitroglycerine with kieselguhr?
Which of Victoria's sons was the first British Prince to tour the USA and Canada?
What did Bechuanaland become in 1966?
Which Shakespeare play was the basis for the musical The Boys From Syracuse?
Which insects belong to the order Coleoptera?
In which state would you find the rivers Porcupine and Copper?
How many webbed feet does a beaver have?
Which 17-year-old became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon men's singles?
Does the Nile flow north, south, east or west?
Which movie was billed "The Man..The Music...The Madness...The Murder...The Motion Picture..."?
Who was known as Ras Tafari, the Lion of Judah?
How many years are there between the Oberammergau Passion Play cycles?
What brand became the first sugar-free sugar substitute in 1957?
What famous Swiss Citizen said of nuclear bombs: "If I had known, I would have become a watchmaker"?
Who was the first person to play in both a World Series and a Superbowl?
Which Italian astronomer invented the thermometer in 1592?
Which Civil War general declared: "I will not move my army without onions"?
How many years are indicated by five score?
How many birthday candles were Cher, Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone each obliged to blow out in 1996?
What's a LAN to computer users?
Which country was disputed in the largest sea-air battle in history, from Octover 22-27, 1944?
Which storied city on the Euphrates River was 55 miles south of Baghdad?
Who was the first Pope?
Which car rental outfit was named after the founder of Chicago's Yellow Cab Company?
What type of light bulb had the longest life --a fluorescent, an incandescent or a halogen?

What do you mean you want answers too? Spoil sport!

Mishka (1980 Olympic mascot)
Dandelion
Writing his diary
Uganda
Tom Hanks
Dynamite
Edward VII
Botswana
The Comedy of Errors
Beetles
Alaska
Two
Boris Becker
North
Amadeus
Haile Selassie
Ten
Sweet 'n Low
Albert Einstein
Deion Sanders
Galileo
Ulysses S. Grant
One hundred
Fifty
Local Area Network
The Phillipines
Babylon
St. Peter
Hertz
A fluorescent tube

I make no promises about the answers and questions matching up, but it's all there somewhere!

02-01-2007, 01:24 PM	#37
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Starter for 10 It would help to know the nationalities of those taking part in the quiz, but meanwhile, here are your starters for 10....... (some from an English set, some from an American set) What was the name of the first bear in space? What kind of weedy leaves go in an Italian rugola salad? What did Samuel Pepys stop doing on 31st May 1669? Which African country boasts the source of the Nile? Who provided the voice for the cowboy in Toy Story? What is produced by mixing nitroglycerine with kieselguhr? Which of Victoria's sons was the first British Prince to tour the USA and Canada? What did Bechuanaland become in 1966? Which Shakespeare play was the basis for the musical The Boys From Syracuse? Which insects belong to the order Coleoptera? In which state would you find the rivers Porcupine and Copper? How many webbed feet does a beaver have? Which 17-year-old became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon men's singles? Does the Nile flow north, south, east or west? Which movie was billed "The Man..The Music...The Madness...The Murder...The Motion Picture..."? Who was known as Ras Tafari, the Lion of Judah? How many years are there between the Oberammergau Passion Play cycles? What brand became the first sugar-free sugar substitute in 1957? What famous Swiss Citizen said of nuclear bombs: "If I had known, I would have become a watchmaker"? Who was the first person to play in both a World Series and a Superbowl? Which Italian astronomer invented the thermometer in 1592? Which Civil War general declared: "I will not move my army without onions"? How many years are indicated by five score? How many birthday candles were Cher, Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone each obliged to blow out in 1996? What's a LAN to computer users? Which country was disputed in the largest sea-air battle in history, from Octover 22-27, 1944? Which storied city on the Euphrates River was 55 miles south of Baghdad? Who was the first Pope? Which car rental outfit was named after the founder of Chicago's Yellow Cab Company? What type of light bulb had the longest life --a fluorescent, an incandescent or a halogen? What do you mean you want answers too? Spoil sport! Mishka (1980 Olympic mascot) Dandelion Writing his diary Uganda Tom Hanks Dynamite Edward VII Botswana The Comedy of Errors Beetles Alaska Two Boris Becker North Amadeus Haile Selassie Ten Sweet 'n Low Albert Einstein Deion Sanders Galileo Ulysses S. Grant One hundred Fifty Local Area Network The Phillipines Babylon St. Peter Hertz A fluorescent tube I make no promises about the answers and questions matching up, but it's all there somewhere! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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