QUIZ 10 COLOURS. Science & Nature

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1 QUIZ 10 COLOURS Science & Nature PhotoLens Quizzes 1 What skin and eye colouring is associated with jaundice? 2 What was mined extensively in Cyprus in Roman times, which took its name from the country? 3 Hyacinthoides is the scientific name for what protected (in the UK) spring flowering plant? 4 Which of the following animals would see best in a total blackout: an owl, a leopard or an eagle? History & Geography 5 Name Francis Drake's ship, in which he circumnavigated the globe, ? 6 Ireland is known as The 'what' Isle? 7 Name the low-cost private domestic airline based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India? 8 What sea has the port city Arkhangelsk (Archangel in English) and Onega Bay? Language & Literature 9 What term refers to a plan or template? 10 If this were a cryptic crossword clue it could be 'Poetic Irish county'? 11 If a redhouse is made of red wood and a whitehouse is made of white wood, What is a greenhouse made of? 12 What is the title of the Roald Dahl book in which poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident? Sport 13 What ball is worth three points in snooker? 14 Which male athlete won the Olympic 400 metre Silver medal in 1996? 15 Which Formula One Grand Prix Circuit includes Maggotts Corner, Wellington Straight, and Farm Curve? 16 What colour is a 'double-word' square on a Scrabble board?

2 17 What is Mick Hucknell's band? Music 18 Who wrote the music for God Save The Queen? 19 Ozzy Osbourne initially achieved fame with which band? 20 Mainly Paul, with a little bit of John & Donovan, sung by Ringo, this was the biggest selling single of Art & Entertainment 21 Name Jepser Christiensen's character in the James Bond films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. 22 What is a tone of photography which results from or gives the effect of age? 23 In Britain, where do actors wait before coming on stage? 24 A circular field is covered with snow. A black cow with white spots is in the middle. Two white cows with black spots are at the edge of the field. What time is it? Food & Drink 25 What comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree? 26 What semi-precious stone decorated Tutankhamun's burial mask, and is the colour of the American Robin's eggs? 27 In Britain, why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep? 28 What originates from China and is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing? People 29 Prince Andrew served for twenty-two years with what organization? 30 What colour was Napoleon's white horse? 31 Caroline Lucas is head of what UK organization? 32 What colour derives from the Latin root word meaning shade?

3 And Finally 33 Following the theme of the quiz, what connects the following: Vine Street, Marlborough Street, & Bow Street? 34 What connects the following: the oldest national park in America, cowardice, & egg yolks? 35 What kind of room has no windows or doors? 36 What connects the following: red, purple, aquamarine, & ash grey? Ditloids Here are 4 well known phrases or sayings with only the initial letter of the words given. What are the saying? eg 7 D O T W -> 7 days of the week P O S 38 S W A T 7 D 39 4 A 20 B B I A P 40 Y S B T B Team Name In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."

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6 P O S Art & Entertainment Food & Drink People And Finally Ditloids 38 S W A T 7 D 39 4 A 20 B B I A P 40 Y S B T B And Remember In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."