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Hello Everyone,
I hope you enjoyed last week's quiz and did not have to resort to Google to recall the year of each event. I have quiz #5 for you; it is a mixed bunch of questions and I have called it Mastermind!
1. Who betrayed his Master with a kiss? JUDAS ISCARIOT
2. Who was the first President of the U.S.A?GEORGE WASHINGTON
3. What was a florin?2 SHILLING PIECE (10P) GBP CURRENCY
4. Which is the youngest of the three British fighting services?ROYAL AIR FORCE
5. Which acid is present in vinegar?ACETIC ACID
6. On which city was the first atomic bomb used in warfare dropped?HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
7. Which TWO planets are nearest the sun?MERCURY, VENUS
8. What do you call a baby whale?CALF
9. In which countries would you find the following newspapers? a) Pravda, RUSSIA
b)Figaro FRANCE
10. Who were the stars of the famous 'Road' films? DOROTHY LAMOUR, BOB HOPE, BING CROSBY
11. When and where was the last public execution in England? 26TH MAY 1868, OUTSIDE NEWGATE PRISON
12. Who was the sixth wife of Henry VIII?CATHERINE PARR
13. Who said, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"?OSCAR WILDE
14. Who wrote "A Farewell to Arms"?ERNEST HEMINGWAY
15. Where is the Lutine Bell?LLOYDS, LONDON
16. In which Square is St. Basil's Cathedral?RED SQUARE, MOSCOW
17. How many books are there in the Old Testament?39
18. What year was King George VI born? 14TH DECEMBER 1895
19. Which English football ground had a disastrous fire in 1985? BRADFORD
20. Who discovered she was Queen of England while at 'Tree Tops' in Africa?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
21. What year was the first census in England?1801
22. Where are the British Tennis Championships held? WIMBLEDON
23. In which year did Israel first issue postage stamps? 1948
24. Which Italian explorer set out from Spain in 1492 to find a sea route to India?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
25. Which liner collided with an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage to New York? TITANIC
Happy brain teasing... Love Lady M xxxx
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