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Saturday 31st January 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the more common name of nitrous
oxide? |
A1 |
Laughing gas |
| Q2 |
Who was the 34th president of the United
States of America? |
A2 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Q3 |
What sort of creature is a drongo? |
A3 |
A bird |
| Q4 |
By what name did Agnes Gonxha Bojahiu
become better known? |
A4 |
Mother Teresa |
| Q5 |
From which language does the word
'ombudsman' come? |
A5 |
Swedish |
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Friday 30th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
Which gland in the human body requires the
mineral iodine to work properly? |
A1 |
Thyroid |
| Q2 |
What is the capital of Luxembourg? |
A2 |
Luxembourg (City) |
| Q3 |
In which year was the French king Louis XVI
executed on the guillotine? |
A3 |
1793 |
| Q4 |
Which Marquis gave his name to the rules
that govern the sport of boxing? |
A4 |
Queensberry/Queensbury |
| Q5 |
What disease is caused by a deficiency of
vitamin D? |
A5 |
Rickets |
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Thursday
29th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
In which country is the Taurus mountain
range? |
A1 |
Turkey |
| Q2 |
What is the meaning of the term 'dinosaur'? |
A2 |
Terrible lizard |
| Q3 |
In which year was the International Boxing
Federation formed? |
A3 |
1983 |
| Q4 |
From which language do the words 'molasses'
and marmalade' originate? |
A4 |
Portuguese |
| Q5 |
What gas forms the largest percentage of
the air we breathe? |
A5 |
Nitrogen |
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Wednesday
28th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
The goat represents which sign of the
Zodiac? |
A1 |
Capricorn |
| Q2 |
What is the name of the membrane that
surrounds the human heart? |
A2 |
The pericardium |
| Q3 |
What is the commonest element in the
Universe? |
A3 |
Hydrogen |
| Q4 |
In which country is the River Fraser? |
A4 |
Canada |
| Q5 |
What is the name of Serena Williams's
tennis-playing sister? |
A5 |
Venus |
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Tuesday
27th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the full name for the US government
agency NASA? |
A1 |
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration |
| Q2 |
In which year was songwriter & musician
Paul McCartney born? |
A2 |
1942 |
| Q3 |
Where in the body would you find the hyoid
bone? |
A3 |
Throat/neck |
| Q4 |
Of which country is Accra the capital? |
A4 |
Ghana |
| Q5 |
From which language do the words 'taffeta',
'bazaar' and 'caravan' originate? |
A5 |
Persian or Farsi |
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Monday 26th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
From which plant is the heart drug
'digitalis' obtained? |
A1 |
Foxglove |
| Q2 |
Who invented the vacuum flask in 1872? |
A2 |
James Dewar |
| Q3 |
How many bones are there in
the adult human body? |
A3 |
206 |
| Q4 |
In which city was the first Athletics World
Championship held in 1983? |
A4 |
Helsinki (Finland) |
| Q5 |
On what island did bungee jumping
originate? |
A5 |
Pentecost Island |
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Sunday 25th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the correct term for the rigid
outer part of the Earth´s surface, or crust? |
A1 |
Lithosphere |
| Q2 |
In which year did Captain Cook discover
Botany Bay in Australia? |
A2 |
1770 |
| Q3 |
A triathlon consists of running, swimming
and which other sport? |
A3 |
Cycling |
| Q4 |
What do the initials PVC stand for? |
A4 |
Polyvinyl chloride |
| Q5 |
From which language do the words 'chintz'
and 'bangle' originate? |
A5 |
Hindi |
Saturday 24th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
Which metal is added to steel to make it
'stainless'? |
A1 |
Chromium |
| Q2 |
Which US state is south of Kentucky? |
A2 |
Tennessee |
| Q3 |
From which language do the words 'bamboo'
and 'batik' originate? |
A3 |
Malay |
| Q4 |
From which goat is mohair obtained? |
A4 |
Angora |
| Q5 |
What is the astronomical name of the 'North
Star'? |
A5 |
Polaris |
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Friday 23rd January 2009 |
| Q1 |
What nationality was the painter Edvard
Munch? |
A1 |
Norwegian |
| Q2 |
What is REM sleep an abbreviation for? |
A2 |
Rapid Eye Movement |
| Q3 |
Who was the first woman in space? |
A3 |
Valentina Tereshkova |
| Q4 |
Of what are 'venules' the smallest
branches? |
A4 |
Veins |
| Q5 |
Which French physicist discovered
radioactivity? |
A5 |
Antoine Henri Becquerel |
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Thursday 22nd January 2009 |
| Q1 |
Who invented the term 'lateral thinking'? |
A1 |
Edward de Bono |
| Q2 |
In which year did 'Custer's last stand' take place? |
A2 |
1876 |
| Q3 |
In which part of the body is the brachial
artery? |
A3 |
Arm |
| Q4 |
Who painted the 'Mona Lisa'? |
A4 |
Leonardo da Vinci |
| Q5 |
What aid to criminal detection was invented
by Sir Francis Galton? |
A5 |
Fingerprinting |
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Wednesday 21st January 2009 |
| Q1 |
What is the lowest layer of
the atmosphere called? |
A1 |
Troposphere |
| Q2 |
Which dynasty ruled China from
1368 to 1644? |
A2 |
Ming |
| Q3 |
From which language do the
words 'alcohol' and 'algebra' originate? |
A3 |
Arabic |
| Q4 |
What is the technical term for
the collarbone? |
A4 |
Clavicle |
| Q5 |
Who commanded the British at
the Battle of Waterloo? (name or title was fine) |
A5 |
Arthur Wellesley 1st
Duke of Wellington |
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Tuesday 20th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
What are the names of
President and Mrs. Obama's children? |
A1 |
Malia Ann & Natasha (Sasha) |
| Q2 |
On what date was President
Barack Obama born? |
A2 |
August 4, 1961 |
| Q3 |
In which year did President
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle get married? |
A3 |
1992 |
| Q4 |
What is the name of President
Barack Obama's alma mater? |
A4 |
Occidental College,
Columbia University |
| Q5 |
What is Barack
Obama's middle name? |
A5 |
Hussein |
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Monday 19th January 2009 |
| Q1 |
What kind of apes live
on the rock of Gibraltar? |
A1 |
Barbary Apes |
| Q2 |
In which French town was Joan
of Arc burnt at the stake in 1431? |
A2 |
Rouen |
| Q3 |
Who was the first woman to fly
the Atlantic? |
A3 |
Amelia Earhart |
| Q4 |
What is the correct term for
the study of skulls? |
A4 |
Craniology |
| Q5 |
In which year was the
Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously awarded to Martin Luther King
Jr.? |
A5 |
1977 |
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Sunday 18th January 2008 |
| Q1 |
In which country is the Orange River? |
A1 |
South Africa |
| Q2 |
Which was the first state of the USA? |
A2 |
Delaware |
| Q3 |
What does the Beaufort Scale measure? |
A3 |
Wind |
| Q4 |
Who wrote the book 'I Robot'? |
A4 |
Isaac Asimov |
| Q5 |
In which year was Martin Luther King Jr.awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? |
A5 |
1964 |
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