115Th FIFE SCOUT GROUP QUIZ s1

1. Who was the UK’s only Saxe-Coburg monarch? EDWARD 7TH 2. What was Gordon Brown’s considered opinion of Rochdale pensioner Gillian Duffy whom he met while ‘on the stump’? ‘A kind of / that BIGOTED (WOMAN)’ 3. What is the main metal element in the alloy pewter? TIN 4. What was the C. American country of Belize called before independence? BRITISH HONDURAS 5. Whose autobiography had as its title a quote from a 1942 film of theirs (they reckoned it made them a star) – ‘Where is the rest of me?’ RONALD REAGAN 6. If the two shorter sides of a right-angle triangle are 6cm and 8cm, how long is the longest side? 10cm 7.Who was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town in 1986? DESMOND TUTU 8. What word links a Norfolk car company and the Egyptian national flower? LOTUS 9. What aquatic structure did MP Sir Peter Viggers make an expenses claim for? A (FLOATING) DUCK HOUSE 10 Which wind instrument is nicknamed ‘the sweet potato’ because of its shape? THE OCARINA 11 In old Japan, who or what was a Mikado? EMPEROR 12 What name is given to the Boeing 787 passenger pane? ‘DREAMLINER’ 13 What hats, worn by Sarah Bernhardt and then made fashionable by the future Edward 8th, are made chiefly by the Italian Borsalino company? FEDORAS 14 Which UK drink sparked the legal case of Bulmer vs. Bollinger in 1978? BABYCHAM – they’d called it a champagne perry 15 Who played the character Alan Moore in the sitcom ‘Rising Damp’? RICHARD BECKINSALE 16 Which Tennessee Ernie Ford record was for many years the fastest single to a million sales? (in some references it still is) ‘SIXTEEN TONS’ 17 The Chinese New Year starts today. What zodiac creature is this coming year’s? THE MONKEY 18 What country’s name comes from the Iroquois word for ‘village’ ? CANADA 19 What meat is usually used in a French navarin casserole? LAMB / MUTTON 20 In Shakespeare, who was the ‘Moor of Venice’ ? OTHELLO 21 In Don McLean’s song ‘American Pie’, when was ‘The Day the Music Died’? ….. Allegedly. WHEN BUDDY HOLLY DIED 22 What’s unusual about a top hat called a chapeau claque; they’re popular at the Opera. IT’S COLLAPSIBLE 23 What did museum worker Vicenzo Peruggia steal in 1911 and keep for 2 years? THE ‘MONA LISA’ 24 Which major world city is in 2 continents? ISTANBUL 25 If you’ve had otoplasty, what bit(s) of you have you had altered? EARS 26 In the theatre, what was the occupation of Willy Loman? SALESMAN (‘Death of a..) 27 How many hectograms are there in a kilogram? TEN - EACH OF 1OOg 28 Americans call it an eggplant; what do we call this berry/fruit? AUBERGINE 29 Blue Riband – meaning high quality, comes from which French term with a culinary link? CORDON BLEU 30 How many strings does a Greek ‘tetrachordo’ bouzouki normally have? EIGHT – 4 pairs 31 Which motor racing driver was the first to be knighted for ‘services to motoring’ SIR JACK BRABHAM 32 Who killed the lion that the constellation Leo is named after? HERCULES 33 What gemstones is the W Australian town of Coober Pedy famous for? OPALS 34 What is the name of the shallow glass dish used to cultivate micro-organisms in laboratories? PETRI DISH 35 Finish the title of the book written 1500 years ago by Sun Tzu; The Art of ………. ‘…WAR 36 What drink gets its name from the Maori for ‘Be Well’? KIA ORA 37 Which country has the international car registration plate HR? CROATIA 38 What spirit is usually used to make a mint julep? WHISKEY / BOURBON 39 In Shakespeare, how are Valentine and Proteus known together? ‘TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA’ 40 In Jewish culture, what takes place under a chuppah? A WEDDING