With the weekend now being over, here are the answers.
Science and Nature
1. Which chemical element has the abbreviation ‘Rn’? Radon
2. How long, to the nearest Earth year, does it take for Jupiter to orbit the sun? 12 years (11.86 years)
3. A lack of which vitamin causes the disease Beriberi? B1 (Thiamine)
4. The term ‘renal’ refers to which bodily organ? The kidney
5. What does a ‘dendrologist’ study? Trees
6. The six gases of helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are collectively called what? Noble gases
7. With regards to photography, what does SLR stand for? Single-lens reflex
8. What was the name of the first dog in space? Laika
9. Which type of vegetable has the scientific name ‘brassica oleracea’? Brussels sprout
10. What does PM stand for, when describing a time in the afternoon? Post Meridiem
Food and Drink
1. Which soft drink was invented by Charles Alderton in Texas in 1885? Dr Pepper
2. On 8th January 1940 the first 3 food items were rationed due to WWII in the United Kingdom, they were sugar, butter and what? Bacon
3. Which Scandinavian spirit is made by distilling potatoes or grain with caraway and/or dill plus other herbs? Aquavit (Or Akvavit)
4. Which salad ingredient can be ‘English’, ‘Armenian’, ‘Garden’ or ‘Lemon’? Cucumber
5. Which two items of food make up the title of a book by Dr. Seuss? Green eggs and ham
6. Assam, Oolong and Nilgiri are three types of what? Tea
7. Peri Peri (or piri piri) chicken, such as is served at Nando’s, hails from which country? Portugal
8. A Spanish dish served ‘con queso’ has what added to it? Cheese (literally ‘with cheese’)
9. Which sweet foodstuff appeared in C.S.Lewis’s ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’, when the Snow Queen offered some to Edmund? Turkish Delight
10. And which strange food appears in Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’, as Amy and the other girls in her class are crazy about them? Pickled Limes
General Knowledge
1. Which type of tree was Buddha said to be sitting under when he achieved enlightenment? A fig tree (the specific tree was named the ‘Bodhi’ tree – bodhi means ‘enlightnment’)
2. Who wrote ‘The Hound Of The Baskervilles’? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3. What type of number is divisible only by itself and the number one? Prime number
4. Which UK rugby union team are known as the ‘Tigers’? Leicester
5. Who was elected as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in January 2013? Justin Welby
6. Whose literary works include ‘My Sister’s Keeper’, ‘Second Glance’, ‘Salem Falls’ and ‘Picture Perfect’? Jodie Picoult
7. The faces of which four U.S. presidents are carved into the granite of Mount Rushmore? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
8. Which America singer/songwriter released the 2008 album ‘Funhouse’ and the 2012 album ‘The Truth About Love’? Pink
9. In which UK city would you find Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum? Glasgow
10. What was the name of Elizabeth Taylor’s first husband? Conrad “Nicky” Hilton
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