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Having neglected this thread for a few weeks, here is a set of questions for you.

1. Which country's old name is Kemet, meaning 'black land', a reference to the fertile soil of its vast flood plains?
2. In 2010, Asda (owned by Walmart) bought the UK stores of which discount grocers for £778m?
3. Which three major sporting endorsees of Gillette coincidentally suffered unexpected failures in 2009/10?
4. In an electrical circuit diagram what is denoted by a circle containing the capital letter A?
5. Who became the ruler of Russia in 1964 until his death in 1982?
6. What internationally popular competitive activity features a 'Racing Homer'?
7. Amy Winehouse and the brand of which famous 1930s sportsman announced a joint collection in 2010?
8. What is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found (as at 2010)?
9. William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847 novel Vanity Fair, a satire of early 1800s British society, has the extended title, 'A Novel without a ...' what?
10. Name BP's catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil rig, lost off the US Louisiana coast?
11. What Dutch Brewery arranged an 'ambush marketing' appearance of 36 orange-clad dancing women in the Denmark v Netherlands 2010 World Cup game audience, attracting complaints from FIFA, and massive publicity?
12. Which Lakota Sioux leader was shot dead by police in 1890 in a bungled arrest operation?
13. FIDE (Federation Internationale Des Echecs) is the world federation of which activity?
14. Name the Danish maritime explorer who served with the Russian fleet and gave his name to a Strait, a Sea, an Island, a Glacier and Land Bridge?
15. The suspension of what requirement was cited as the cause of a surge in UK houses coming to market after the 2010 general election?
16. What car company faced major problems over a sticking accelerator fault in 2010?
17. In chemistry and physics, volatility is the tendency of a substance to what: Explode; Disintegrate; Vaporize; or Smell bad?
18. Which country's name, given by early foreign traders, refers to the precious metal silver?
19. Sir Joseph Paxton designed which notable 1851 Hyde Park building, re-located in 1854, where its name persists since accidental destruction in 1936?
20. In March 2010, which country passed a law banning all strip clubs and made it illegal for any business to profit from the nudity of employees such as topless waitresses?
21. Taurine relates to which animal?
22. Parkinson's disease sufferer Antanus Mockus is a notable political leader in which country?
23. The religious slot Thought for the Day features in which BBC Radio show?
24. What is the process by which an insect undergoes distinct physical change from immaturity (typically larva or nymph) to adulthood?
25. What does a dipsomaniac crave?
26. Which castle is sometimes referred to as 'The Key to England'?
27. What is the name of the sister of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire?
28. The city of Lisbon in Portugal lies on which river?
29. Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch, who died in April 2010, was head of which organization from 1980-2001?
30. What chemical element's symbol derives from the Latin word aurum, meaning 'shining dawn'?
31. English economist and physician Nicholas Barbon helped to pioneer which type of insurance in 1666?
32. Where in the human body are the alveoli?
33. Which famous London institution was moved from Threadneedle Street to Paternoster Square on July 2004?
34. Dame Ninette de Valois, the eminent ballet teacher, director, and founder of The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet, was born in which country?
35. A handwritten transcript of a coroner's inquest in 1881 that was rediscovered in Bisbee, Arizona, USA in 2010, revealed additional notes about what dramatic incident?
36. Derived from the Greek word meaning perimeter, what is the name of the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet?
37. What colour is the diagonal cross on the national flag of Jamaica?
38. What Portuguese island suffered severe storm floods in February 2010?
39. Across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia, what are known as keftes or kufta, and similar words derived from Persian, kuftan, meaning beat or grind?
40. The structural integrity of the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata (Calcutta) India, which daily carries 60,000 vehicles and 50,000 pedestrians, was reported (2010) to be under corrosive attack from what?

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3G at the moment but I can't leave No.4 go

4. Ammeter

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14. Bering?
17. vaporize
24. metamorphosis
29. FIFA
32. lungs

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5. Leonid Brezhnev
6. i know its not but it should be The Simpsons Marathon
10. Deepwater Horizon
27. Stella!
30. gold

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Just the one incorrect answer so far. 29 is not FIFA.

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The International Olympic Comittee

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That's more like it.

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Real toughies Mr. L !

12. Crazy Horse
13. Chess
18. Argentina?
23. The Ginger Twat!
25. Booze
28. Tagus
33. The Bank of England?
34. Russia?
35. Gunfight at the OK Corral?

23, 33 and 34 aren't right. (assuming that you mean the Ginger C.E.)

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I got fooled by 23. Youknowwho's "religious" slot is called "Pause For Thought"

Some more efforts:

1. Egypt?
2. Netto
3. Two maybes - Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong?
6. Pigeon Racing?
8. The Kimberly Star?
9. Hero?
19. Crystal Palace
20. Sweden?
21. Bulls?
26. Dover'?
31. Fire?
38. Madeira?
40. Bat Guano?

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1. Egypt
5. Brezhnev
6.
7. Fred Perry
8. Cullinan diamond?
9. hero?
12 Sitting Bull
14. Bering
15. Home Info packs
17. Vapourise
18. Argentina
19. The Crystal Palace
20. A pretty boring one
21. Bull
24 Metamorphosis
25 Alcohol
26, Dover Castle?
30. Gold
31. Fire? Presumably after it had been put out
32. Lungs
33. LSE
35. Gunfight at the OK Corral
36.
39. meatballs (as any kebab lover would know )

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Very good, 1BB.
Here are the full set of questions and answers.

1. Which country's old name is Kemet, meaning 'black land', a reference to the fertile soil of its vast flood plains? Egypt
2. In 2010, Asda (owned by Walmart) bought the UK stores of which discount grocers for £778m? Netto
3. Which three major sporting endorsees of Gillette coincidentally suffered unexpected failures in 2009/10? Tiger Woods, Thierry Henri, Roger Federer
4. In an electrical circuit diagram what is denoted by a circle containing the capital letter A? Ammeter (instrument for measuring electrical current in amps)
5. Who became the ruler of Russia in 1964 until his death in 1982? Leonid Brezhnev
6. What internationally popular competitive activity features a 'Racing Homer'? Pigeon racing
7. Amy Winehouse and the brand of which famous 1930s sportsman announced a joint collection in 2010? Fred Perry
8. What is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found (as at 2010)? The Cullinan Diamond (3,106.75 carats and 621.35 gms - found in South Africa in 1905, presented to King Edward VII by the Transvaal government - its two largest stones are in the UK Crown Jewels)
9. William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847 novel Vanity Fair, a satire of early 1800s British society, has the extended title, 'A Novel without a ...' what? Hero
10. Name BP's catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil rig, lost off the US Louisiana coast? Deepwater Horizon
11. What Dutch Brewery arranged an 'ambush marketing' appearance of 36 orange-clad dancing women in the Denmark v Netherlands 2010 World Cup game audience, attracting complaints from FIFA, and massive publicity? Bavaria
12. Which Lakota Sioux leader was shot dead by police in 1890 in a bungled arrest operation? Sitting Bull
13. FIDE (Federation Internationale Des Echecs) is the world federation of which activity? Chess (FIDE translates as World Chess Federation - founded in Paris, 1924)
14. Name the Danish maritime explorer who served with the Russian fleet and gave his name to a Strait, a Sea, an Island, a Glacier and Land Bridge? Vitus Bering (Vitus Jonassen Bering, 1681-1741)
15. The suspension of what requirement was cited as the cause of a surge in UK houses coming to market after the 2010 general election? HIPs (Home information Packs)
16. What car company faced major problems over a sticking accelerator fault in 2010? Toyota
17. In chemistry and physics, volatility is the tendency of a substance to what: Explode; Disintegrate; Vaporize; or Smell bad? Vaporize
18. Which country's name, given by early foreign traders, refers to the precious metal silver? Argentina (Argentum is Latin for silver - hence the symbol Ag and the alternative name for silver, argent, in French and in heraldry terminology)
19. Sir Joseph Paxton designed which notable 1851 Hyde Park building, re-located in 1854, where its name persists since accidental destruction in 1936? The Crystal Palace
20. In March 2010, which country passed a law banning all strip clubs and made it illegal for any business to profit from the nudity of employees such as topless waitresses? Iceland
21. Taurine relates to which animal? Bull (Taurus is Latin for bull)
22. Parkinson's disease sufferer Antanus Mockus is a notable political leader in which country? Colombia
23. The religious slot Thought for the Day features in which BBC Radio show? Today ('the Today programme')
24. What is the process by which an insect undergoes distinct physical change from immaturity (typically larva or nymph) to adulthood? Metamorphosis
25. What does a dipsomaniac crave? Alcohol (Greek dipsa means thirst)
26. Which castle is sometimes referred to as 'The Key to England'? Dover Castle (Kent)
27. What is the name of the sister of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire? Stella Kowalski
28. The city of Lisbon in Portugal lies on which river? The Tagus
29. Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch, who died in April 2010, was head of which organization from 1980-2001? The IOC(International Olympic Committee)
30. What chemical element's symbol derives from the Latin word aurum, meaning 'shining dawn'? Gold (symbol Au)
31. English economist and physician Nicholas Barbon helped to pioneer which type of insurance in 1666? Fire insurance
32. Where in the human body are the alveoli? Lungs (from the singular Latin word alveolus, meaning 'little cavity' - these are the tiny balloon like structures which enable gas exchange in mammal lungs)
33. Which famous London institution was moved from Threadneedle Street to Paternoster Square on July 2004? London Stock Exchange
34. Dame Ninette de Valois, the eminent ballet teacher, director, and founder of The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet, was born in which country? Ireland (born Edris Stannus, 1898-2001)
35. A handwritten transcript of a coroner's inquest in 1881 that was rediscovered in Bisbee, Arizona, USA in 2010, revealed additional notes about what dramatic incident? Gunfight at the OK Corral
36. Derived from the Greek word meaning perimeter, what is the text form of the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Pi
37. What colour is the diagonal cross on the national flag of Jamaica? Gold (or yellow, on a green and black background)
38. What Portuguese island suffered severe storm floods in February 2010? Madeira
39. Across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia, what are known as keftes or kufta, and similar words derived from Persian, kuftan, meaning beat or grind? Meatballs
40. The structural integrity of the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata (Calcutta) India, which daily carries 60,000 vehicles and 50,000 pedestrians, was reported (2010) to be under corrosive attack from what? Human spitting (of paan - a chewing substance made of betel leaf, areca nut and slaked lime - a traditional palate cleanser, stimulant and breath freshener)

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I meant to say pigeon racing for No.6

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The weekend has come around again and here are this weeks set of questions.



1. Diastema is the medical term for the gap between what in the human body?
2. A sophomore is a student in which year of a US college?
3. Devised 1853, revised 1879, and still used widely, a Campbell-Stokes Recorder measures what?
4. What placename derives from the twelfth and last of the Eleanor Crosses, erected 1291-1294 by Edward I in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castille?
5. Jibbons and scallions are alternative words for which vegetables?
6. Who became Baron of Kington-upon-Hull when joining the House of Lords in July 2010?
7. In which countries was political revolutionary Che Guevara born in 1928, and killed in 1967?
8. Which instrument was American bandleader Glenn Miller famous for playing?
9. Name Charles Dickens' first novel, featuring the characters Nathaniel Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass and 'the fat boy' Joe
10. As part of ongoing national renaming since India's 1947 independence, what were the previous city names of: Mumbai; Chennai; Bangaluru; and Kolkata?
11. Sir Edmund Barton became the first prime minister of which country in 1901?
12. Photophobia is extreme sensitivity to, or fear of, what?
13. Milou is the French name of which cartoon character's dog?
14. Which major UK racecourse is at Prestbury Park?
15. Ibiza is in which Mediterranean island group?
16. The spectacular historic Abbotsford House in Melrose, Scotland, was the home of which writer?
17. In medicine, carditis is the inflammation of which organ of the human body?
18. In the US and British military, what does DSC stand for?
19. Loosely translated to mean 'hollow bone' what is the Italian food made from veal shank?
20. In early UK beer production what is a kiln for drying hops popularly called?
21. What is the capital of Haiti?
22. What is the surname of Truman, played by Jim Carrey, in the 1998 film The Truman Show?
23. The lakes Van, Tuz, Uluabat, and Beysehir are among the largest in which country?
24. Which phobia is colloquially associated with the disease rabies?
25. Which region and river in the north of South America, now part of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, gave its name to a sweetener produced from local crops?
26. In the Bible, who was the sister of Mary and Lazarus?
27. Inferno, Paradiso and Purgatorio are sections of which epic poem by Italian Dante Alighieri?
28. The Royal Yacht Squadron Cup was the original name of which trophy?
29. What naturally occurring common substance containing lactose may scientifically be described as an emulsion of butterfat globules within a water-based fluid?
30. The 'Conscious Competence' learning model is commonly represented by what four-stage process (upwards, from low to high) based on this word pair combination and its opposites?

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5. Spring Onions
6. John Prescott?
8. Trombone
15. Balearic
18. Distinguished Service Cross
20. Oast House
24. Hydrophobia
28. Americas Cup?

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2. 2nd year (though i have known people in their second year of college who were still freshmen)
5. green onions
10. Mumbai used to be called Bombay
12. light
27. The Divine Comedy

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No incorrect answers so far.

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4. Charing Cross
7. Argentina and Bolivia
10. Chennai - Madras? ; Bangaluru - Bangalore; Kolkata - Calcutta.
13. Tintin
16. Sir Walter Scott
17. Heart
21. Port au Prince
23. Turkey
25. Demerara?
29. Milk?

Still no incorrect answers - well done.

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29. I thought milk was too easy.

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milk definitely seemed too easy. i thought it was a trap

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from what's left

1. teeth
3. Sunshine
4. Charing Cross
5. I've always called them scallions! spring onions
12 light

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The full set of questions with the answers:


1. Diastema is the medical term for the gap between what in the human body? Two teeth (usually the front teeth)
2. A sophomore is a student in which year of a US college? Second
3. Devised 1853, revised 1879, and still used widely, a Campbell-Stokes Recorder measures what? Sunshine hours (also known as a Stokes Sphere - the instrument records hours of sunshine using burn marks made on cards by the Sun's rays concentrated through a glass ball - it is named after its inventors)
4. What placename derives from the twelfth and last of the Eleanor Crosses, erected 1291-1294 by Edward I in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castille? Charing Cross (the crosses marked the overnight stops of Eleanor's funeral procession from Lincoln to London - the monument outside Charing Cross station is a 19th century replacement of the original cross)
5. Jibbons and scallions are alternative words for which vegetables? Spring onions (or green onions, or stick onions, or salad onions, depending on which part of the world you are in)
6. Who became Baron of Kington-upon-Hull when joining the House of Lords in July 2010? John Prescott
7. In which countries was political revolutionary Che Guevara born in 1928, and killed in 1967? Argentina (born) and Bolivia (killed)
8. Which instrument was American bandleader Glenn Miller famous for playing? Trombone
9. Name Charles Dickens' first novel, featuring the characters Nathaniel Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass and 'the fat boy' Joe? Pickwick Papers (fully titled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club)
10. As part of ongoing national renaming since India's 1947 independence, what were the previous city names of: Mumbai; Chennai; Bangaluru; and Kolkata? Bombay (now Mumbai), Madras (now Chennai), Bangalore (now Bangaluru), Calcutta (now Kolkata)
11. Sir Edmund Barton became the first prime minister of which country in 1901? Australia
12. Photophobia is extreme sensitivity to, or fear of, what? Light (from Greek, phot meaning light)
13. Milou is the French name of which cartoon character's dog? Tintin (the dog is Snowy in English)
14. Which major UK racecourse is at Prestbury Park? Cheltenham
15. Ibiza is in which Mediterranean island group? Balearic Islands
16. The spectacular historic Abbotsford House in Melrose, Scotland, was the home of which writer? Sir Walter Scott
17. In medicine, carditis is the inflammation of which organ of the human body? Heart
18. In the US and British military, what does DSC stand for? Distinguished Service Cross
19. Loosely translated to mean 'hollow bone' what is the Italian food made from veal shank? Ossobucco
20. In early UK beer production what is a kiln for drying hops popularly called? Oast (or oast house)
21. What is the capital of Haiti? Port-au-Prince
22. What is the surname of Truman, played by Jim Carrey, in the 1998 film The Truman Show? Burbank
23. The lakes Van, Tuz, Uluabat, and Beysehir are among the largest in which country? Turkey
24. Which phobia is colloquially associated with the disease rabies? Hydrophobia (fear of water, notably drinking it - aquaphobia is the fear of water in a broader sense)
25. Which region and river in the north of South America, now part of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, gave its name to a sweetener produced from local crops? Demerara (Demerara sugar - the placename derives from a tribal reference to river and woods)
26. In the Bible, who was the sister of Mary and Lazarus? Martha
27. Inferno, Paradiso and Purgatorio are sections of which epic poem by Italian Dante Alighieri? The Divine Comedy (in Italian, La Divina Commedia, also shortened to La Commedia, after its original title Commedia)
28. The Royal Yacht Squadron Cup was the original name of which trophy? America's Cup (named after 'America', the first yacht to win the race in 1851)
29. What naturally occurring common substance containing lactose may scientifically be described as an emulsion of butterfat globules within a water-based fluid? Milk
30. The 'Conscious Competence' learning model is commonly represented by what four-stage process (upwards, from low to high) based on this word pair combination and its opposites? Unconscious Incompetence, Conscious Incompetence, Conscious Competence, Unconscious Competence (see the Conscious Competence learning model)

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