Which term in physics, represented by z, is an increase in the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation as result of the Doppler effect, or a gravitational field? Red shift Which device was developed for the Irishman Charles Boyle by George Graham? Orrery Who founded Friends of the Earth? David Brower Which Swissman edited the radical newspaper […]
Pub Quiz #27
General Knowledge The Dalai Lama lives in exile in which country? India Of the four US Presidents whose faces are sculpted on Mount Rushmore, which one has a moustache? Theodore Roosevelt 3. On television, which car did Thierry Henry advertise with the slogan “va va voom”? Renault Clio 4. In 1977, Which […]
Britain Quiz #2
1. Which Briton is best remembered as being the first person to open a family planning clinic in the UK? Marie Stopes 2. Name the individual who is best remembered for creating the first A-Z map of London? Phyllis Pearsall 3. Other than explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who has more land in the world […]
Testing Trivia #2
What is the collective name of the semitendinotus, the semi membraneous and biceps femoris muscles? Hamstrings Which Babylonian king conquered Jerusalem? Nebuchadnezzar Which human rights lawyer defended the National Theatre during Mary Whitehouse’s unsuccessful case against The Romans in Britain? Geoffrey Robertson Which man defended the Guardian against Jonathan Aitken, Jeremy Thorpe against a charge […]
Testing Trivia #1
In the summer of 2010, which was the first Latin American country to legalise same-sex marriages nationwide? ARGENTINA In the troubled times of the 15th century, Yolande D’Aragon used her position to secure the French monarchy by marriage, diplomacy and force. She was the mother-in-law of which French king? CHARLES VII Which word derives from […]
Britain Quiz #1
1. What slang term for Britain comes from a Hindu word meaning foreigner? Blighty 2. Which personification of Britain was created in 1712 by the political satirist John Arbuthnot along with his sister Peg, who represents Scotland and his arch enemy Louis Baboon, a symbol of France? John Bull 3. Which Scottish King […]