Friday 3 October 2014

The Friday Question Set — 3-10-2014

Oh, well THAT was good … 

Sudden … But good … And very welcome afternoon out.

An old friend needed help picking a posh (metaphorical) frock, so you know.

But whatever the excuse … ?

Well, whatever the excuse, I’m not complaining: I can usually find something to do, indoors, but it’s nice to head out … 

~≈Á≈~
At any rate, that’s not why you’re here, is it … ?

Nope!

It’s Friday, isn’t it?   Which means it’s time for … the Friday Question Set!

Here’s this week’s, covered by the usual Creative Commons License* … 

ROUND ONE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) In police terms, a SOCO is a what Officer?

Q2) Where would you find the Spirit of Ecstasy?
Q2) On the bonnet of a Rolls Royce, it’s the radiator badge.

Q3) The word, pistol comes from which language: French, German or Czech?
A3) All three: at least, all three, according to the Oxford English Dictionary’s entry for Pistol.

Q4) In a non leap year, if February the 1st is a Thursday, what day day is March 1st?
A4) Thursday.

Q5) Which car maker produced the Prefect?
A5) Ford.   (Possibly the only car to have a science fiction character named after it.)

Q6) If you were riding along Rotten Row, in which London park would you be?
A6) Hyde Park.

Q7) What word can go before ‘all’, ‘cast’ and ‘take’?
A7) Over.

Q8) Who wrote the novel A Clockwork Orange?

Q9) On  a standard computer keyboard, what function key is in the top left corner?
A9) The Escape key.

Q10) Which former Big Brother contestant opened a beauty saloon, in Hertfordshire, called Ugly’s?
A10) Jade Goody.

ROUND TWO: BLINDED WITH SCIENCE.

Q11) Which planet in the Solar System has the longest day, Venus, Earth or Mars?
A11) Venus.

Q12) What make of phone has an apple on it?
A12) The Apple iPhone.

Q13) The Vertebra is which bit of your skeleton?
A13) The Spinal Column.   (Accept just spine.)

Q14) What type of reptile is an adder?
A14) A snake.

Q15) What’s the word for a satellite’s path around a planet?
A15) Its orbit.

Q16) What does a limnologist study: Limes, lakes or lions?
A16) Lakes.

Q17) What’s the seconnd largest organ in the Human body?
A17) The lungs.

Q18) What was the first mammal to be (successfully) cloned.
A18) A sheep.   (Dolly the Sheep)

Q19) Rigel is in which constellation: Orion, The Big Dipper or Pisces?
A19) Orion.

Q20) The  first hurricane to be given a woman’s name was Hurricane … what?
A20) Carol.

ROUND THREE: TIME OUT.

Q21) What name is given to a small robust clock enclosed in a glass-sided metal frame, usually with a handle at the top?
A21) Carriage Clock.

Q22) What is the average adult pulse rate in beats per minute: 50, 60 or 70 bpm?  
A22) 70.

Q23) What did Cinderella lose at midnight?
A23) A tiny glass slipper.

Q24) As well as being called ‘the morning’ what other name is given to the period of time before midday?   
A24) Forenoon.

Q25) Which device, designed to mark exact time by a regularly repeated tick is of benefit to practising musicians?
A25) A metronome

Q26) In Doctor Who, what does TARDIS stand for?
A26) Time And Relative Dimensions In Space.

Q27) What – according to 18th century writer, Edward Young – is the thief of time?
A27) Procrastination.

Q28) How long is a nanosecond: one hundred millionth of a second, one thousand millionth of a second, or one million millionth of a second??
A28) One thousand millionth of a second.

Q29) How many seconds (usually) does a boxer have to be knocked down for before being considered to be knocked out?
A29) 10 seconds

Q30) What did the Ten Hours Act of 1847 British restrict: the working day, pub opening hours or Parliament’s working week?
A30) The working day of all workers except adult males.

ROUND FOUR: SOAP & FLANNEL.

Q31) Which soap was a spin-off of Dynasty?
A31) The Colbys.

Q32) In which Landing did some members of Dallas's Ewing family settle?
A32) Knots Landing.

Q33) In EastEnders what was Sonia's surname after she married Martin?
A33) Fowler.

Q34) Who was Jess Griffin's dad in Holby City?
A34) Ric Griffin.

Q35) Which Australian soap is set in Summer Bay?
A35) Home and Away.

Q36) On which Cell Block might there be a Prisoner in an Australian soap?
A36) Cell Block H.

Q37) In which soap is there a pub called the Woolpack?
A37) Emmerdale.

Q38) Who was Danny Baldwin’s wife when they first moved into Coronation Street?
A38) Frankie.

Q39) What was Cili’s surname before she married Coronation Street’s Les Battersby?
A39) Brown.

Q40) Which Emmerdale family's members include Sam and Delilah?
A40) Dingle.

ROUND FIVE: POINTS EAST.

Q41) In which country would you find Manila?
A41) Philippines.

Q42) The ancient trading post of Malacca can be found in which country?
A42) Malaysia.

Q43) Since 1967,Israel has occupied the West Bank of which river?
A43) Jordan.

Q44) The Mongol Empire was founded by which Khan: Kublai, Genghis or Chaka … ?
A44) Genghis.

Q45) Where did the Gang of 4 try to seize power in 1976?
A45) China.

Q46) Which 13th century Mongol warlord controlled probably a larger area than anyone in history, from the black sea to the yellow sea?
A46) Genghis Khan.

Q47) The Japanese art of Bonsai is the art of growing very small what … ?
A47) Trees.   

Q48) What is the capital of Pakistan?
A48) Islamabad.

Q49) Which country is the world’s largest producer of Tea?
A49) India.

Q50) What was the well-known former name of Iran?
A50) Persia.

ROUND SIX: GENERAL IGNORANCE.

Q51) Which Queen attended the very first Royal Ascot: Queen Anne, Queen Victoria, or Queen Elizabeth the 1st?
A51) Queen Anne.

Q52) EOKA was a terrorist organisation on which Mediterranean island?
A52) Cyprus.

Q53) Which European country was the 1st in the world to introduce number plates?
A53) France.

Q54) Who was born first: Charles Darwin or Albert Einstein?

Q55) In the acronym, RADAR, what does the second R stand for?
A55) Ranging.   (The complete phrase is RAdio Detection And Ranging)

Q56) Which RAF rank is higher: Air Commodore or Group Captain?
A56) Air Commodore.   (Pointless trivia for you, it’s a general rule that, in the UK, the equivalent Navy rank is the senior: out of the equivalent ranks in Britain’s three Armed forces.)

Q57) Who once said that History is bunk?
A57) Henry Ford.

Q58) What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?

Q59) Jo-Raquel Tejada is better known as which Hollywood star?

Q60) What was George the 2nd supposedly sitting on at the time of his death?
A60) The Toilet.

Enjoy those: I hope they help … 







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