Basketball teams quiz – Which US cities are home to the following basketball teams?
1. Lakers
Los Angeles
2. 76ers
Philadelphia
3. Rockets
Houston
4. Cavaliers
Cleveland
5. Mavericks
Dallas
6. Raptors
Toronto
7. Celtics
Boston
8. Timberwolves
Minnesota
9. Wizards
Washington
10. Pistons
Detroit
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1. A ‘cama’ is a hybrid which is a cross between which two other animals?
Camel and llama
2. Chinstrap and Humboldt are species of which type of bird?
Penguin
3. Which colour does litmus paper turn with a neutral reading of pH7?
Purple (The paper comes in both red and blue – Neutral will always be purple. Universal indicator paper is different – this turns green in a neutral solution)
4. Which is the longest river in Europe?
Volga
5. The phenomenon of light changing direction when it passes through another medium is known as what?
Refraction
6. Which element has the atomic number 1?
Hydrogen
7. Zero degrees Celsius is equal to what reading on the Fahrenheit scale?
32
8. Which is the longest bone in the human body?
Femur (Thigh)
9. What word beginning with ‘A’ is the name for tiny air sacks which sit in the lungs and are at the end of the respiratory tree?
Alveoli (singular: alveolus)
10. Is it true or false that dogs cannot see colour?
False – Contrary to popular belief dogs can see colour, but the variation in colour they can see is more limited than our own
TV theme lyrics quiz. Below you will find the opening lyrics to a selection of TV theme tunes. Can you identify the programme?
1. “Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got.”
Cheers
2. “Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state.”
Big Bang Theory
3. “Thank you for being a friend.”
The Golden Girls
4. “Gotta get up, gotta get out.”
Bread
5. “It’s alright, it’s ok, it doesn’t really matter if you’re old and grey.”
New Tricks
6. “Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down.”
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
7. “So no-one told you life was gonna be this way.”
Friends
8. “It seems today that all you see is violence in movies and sex on TV.”
Family Guy
9. “They’re creepy and they’re kooky…”
The Addams Family
10. “Stick a pony in me pocket.”
Only Fools and Horses
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1. From which US state does the dish ‘Jambalaya’ originate?
Louisiana
2. Which gas is produced when bread is baked and the yeast converts the fermentable sugars present in the dough?
Carbon dioxide
3. Which cocktail is made by mixing Scotch whisky and Drambuie?
Rusty Nail
4. A standard Champagne bottle contains 750ml – How much Champagne can be held in a Nebuchadnezzar?
15 litres (15,000ml or 1500cl – Equivalent to 20 standard bottles)
5. Fuji, Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink are varieties of which fruit?
Apple
6. Which type of food is called a ‘Zwiebel’ in German?
Onion
7. What type of food is a ‘durian’?
A fruit (Spiky fruit with a strong odour)
8. Which drink has been marketed with the slogan “Live Young”?
Evian water
9. Which fruit was the title of a number 8 UK hit for a band called ‘The Presidents of the United States of America’ in 1996?
Peaches
10. If a sparkling wine bottle is marked as ‘Brut’ what does this mean?
Very dry/unsweetened
US State Capitals Quiz – Of which US state are the following cities the capital?
1. Montgomery
Alabama
2. Frankfort
Kentucky
3. Trenton
New Jersey
4. Santa Fe
New Mexico
5. Lincoln
Nebraska
6. Olympia
Washington
7. Denver
Colorado
8. Juneau
Alaska
9. Cheyenne
Wyoming
10. Providence
Rhode Island
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General Knowledge
1. Where on the body would you wear a mantilla?
Over the head (and shoulders – a type of silk scarf, mostly worn in Spain)
2. According to the proverb, what is ‘in the detail’?
The devil (The devil is in the detail)
3. Which is the last sign of the zodiac alphabetically?
Virgo
4. What is the scientific name for caustic soda?
Sodium hydroxide
5. What was the name of the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick?
Eyes Wide Shut
6. Who was the first monarch in the house of Hanover?
George I
7. DLXVII is what number in Roman numerals?
567
8. A griffin (or gryphon) is a mythical creature formed from which two animals?
A lion and an eagle (Body, tail and back legs of a lion, head and wings of an eagle)
9. What is the capital of the Australian state of Queensland?
Brisbane
10. In which 2008 film did Kate Winslet win an Oscar for her portrayal of fictitious war criminal Hanna Schmitz?
The Reader