Surely you’ve improved by now? No? Oh dear.
1. What is the name used in the USA for the board game that the English call “draughts”?
2. US TV personality Jerry Springer was once mayor of which city?
3. In the song “How Much is that Doggy in the Window”, “they say in the papers there are … ” what?
4. What is the world’s largest cat?
and also the dog named … (Q9).
5. When did Polish code breakers first break the code of the Enigma Machines used by German military?
6. What country was part of the Russian Empire from 1808 to 1917?
7. What is Lady Gaga’s real name?
8. What team did Babe Ruth play for before joining the New York Yankees?
9. What is the name of the Jetsons’ pet dog?
10. What important event did President Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin announce on February 1 1992?
11. What Australian band released the albums Get Born and Shine On?
12. Thomas Becket was murdered in which English Cathedral?
13. The first interracial kiss in a US TV drama series was in 1968 on what show?
14. According to the nursery rhyme, what followed Mary everywhere?
15. The Chicago White Sox won the baseball World Series in 2005. When had they last won it?
16. Which world landmark was re-opened in 2001 after an 11 year project to stabilise the structure?
17. How many soldiers were in the Roman military division known as a centuria?
18. Which chemical element is represented by the letter K?
19. In the Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, who/what plays Priscilla?
20. What is the shortest day of the year called?
Bonus question: According to the Guinness Book of World Records the village of Bernotai in which country is the geographic centre of Europe? Answer in Quiz #36.
Amswers: 1.Checkers 2.Cincinnati 3.Robbers 4.Tiger 5.1932 6.Finland 7.Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta 8.Boston Red Sox 9.Astro 10.The end of the Cold War 11.Jet 12.Canterbury 13.Star Trek 14.A little lamb 15.1917 16.Leaning Tower of Pisa 17.100 18.Potassium 19.A (1976 Hino RC320) tour bus 20.Winter solstice.
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #34): Women were first admitted into the London Stock Exchange in 1973.
