# | What is the medical name for the breastbone? | sternum | clavical | humerus | ulna | fibula | sternum
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1 | Which is the Archbishop of Canterbury's residence? | Blenheim Palace | Lambeth Palace | Hampton Court | Alexandra Palace | Buckland Abbey | Lambeth Palace |
2 | What is the longest bone in the human body? | tibia | ulna | femur | clavicle | radius | femur |
3 | Which Day of the week is named after a Roman god? | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Saturday |
4 | What Mythological creature was half lion half eagle? | sphynx | faun | minotaur | unicorn | griffin | griffin |
5 | What award is given for the fastest transatlantic crossing? | The Blue Ribband | The Blue Ribbon | The Red Ribbon | The Blue Max | The Blue Cross | The Blue Ribband |
6 | In what month of the year is Lammas Day? | July | August | September | October | November | August |
7 | How many points has a star of David? | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
8 | What is the liqueur Calvados made from? | oranges | malt | grapes | apples | pears | apples |
9 | For how many years is a French President elected? | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
10 | In Greek Mythology Where was the home of the Gods? | Mount Olympus | The Acropolis | The Parthenon | Athens | Hades | Mount Olympus |
11 | What colour is an amethyst? | red | purple | green | blue | yellow | purple |
12 | Who was the Greek godess of love and beauty? | Venus | Cupid | Aphrodite | Narcissus | Daphne | Aphrodite |
13 | What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? | Delta | Zeta | Pi | Omega | Theta | Omega |
14 | What is a 20th anniversary named? | paper | wood | steel | ruby | china | china |
15 | Which patron saint's day is March 17th? | Saint Patrick | Saint George | Saint Andrew | Saint David | Saint Christopher | Saint Patrick |
16 | How many days after Easter is Whit Sunday? | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 50 |
17 | Which is the 2nd highest mountain in the world? | Fujiama | Table Mountain | K2 | Mont Blanc | Kilimanjaro | K2 |
18 | What word is used for the letter H in the radio phonetic alphabet? | heart | hand | Herbert | hotel | Henry | hotel |
19 | Who is the patron saint of nurses? | Saint Cecelia | Saint Teresa | Saint Agnes | Saint Claire | Saint Agatha | Saint Agatha |
20 | In Greek mythology who was the wife of Odysseus? | Penelope | Helen | Persephone | Andromeda | Cassandra | Penelope |
21 | What is the national emblem of the USA? | golden eagle | bald eagle | sea eagle | white tailed eagle | imperial eagle | bald eagle |
22 | What is heated with limestone to make cement? | sand | gravel | clay | quicklime | soda | clay |
23 | What is the name of the World's fastest steam locomotive? | Flying Fox | Wild Swan | Flying Scotsman | Mallard | Evening Star | Mallard |
24 | On which planet is the great red spot? | Saturn | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Jupiter |
25 | What name is given to the tiny air sacs in the lungs? | alveoli | bronchioles | bronchi | trachea | pleura | alveoli |
26 | How many old pennies were there in ú3.00? | 700 | 720 | 730 | 740 | 750 | 720 |
27 | What is a phalarope? | rope bridge | monkey | bird | quill pen | unit of currency | bird |
28 | What is the number nine as a binary number? | 1101 | 1100 | 1110 | 1001 | 1000 | 1001 |
29 | Which piece is next to the rook at the start of a chessgame? | pawn | bishop | king | queen | knight | knight |
30 | Roughly how long does Halley's comet take to orbit the Sun? | 75 years | 80 years | 85 years | 90 years | 95 years | 75 years |
31 | Where does the River Mississippi meet the sea? | The Gulf of California | The Gulf of Mexico | The Bay of Campeche | The Bay of Fundy | Chesapeake Bay | The Gulf of Mexico |
32 | Which is the most common falcon in England? | merlin | peregrine | kestrel | hobby | gyrfalcon | kestrel |
33 | Which wood is usually used for the top of a guitar? | oak | maple | ash | spruce | larch | spruce |
34 | Which British bomber plane had delta wings? | Valient | Victor | Lancaster | Lincoln | Vulcan | Vulcan |
35 | How long does it take the Earth to spin once on its axis? | 24 hours | 1 week | 1 month | 1 year | 1 season | 24 hours |
36 | Who was the Roman god of war? | Thor | Mars | Woden | Jupiter | Neptune | Mars |
37 | What could be bullhead or flat bottomed? | fish | canoe | railway track | car radiator | typeface | railway track |
38 | What line joins places of the same atmospheric pressure? | plimsoll line | isotherm | contour line | isobar | isotope | isobar |
39 | What is the size of typeface measured in? | inches | millimetres | thousanths of an inch | leads | points | points |
40 | What might be held together by Flemish bond? | bricks | pieces of wood | paper | haystacks | parquet flooring | bricks |
41 | Who built the first steam locomotive? | James Watt | Richard Trevithick | William Murdoch | George Stephenson | Thomas Newcomen | Richard Trevithick |
42 | What nuts are used in marzipan? | wallnuts | Brazil nuts | almonds | peanuts | hazel nuts | almonds |
43 | What is a russet a variety of? | plum | pear | peach | apple | potato | apple |
44 | How many masts does a sloop have? | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
45 | What are inscisors and canines? | teeth | dogs | wolves | foxes | robots | teeth |
46 | What is the capital city of Australia? | Sydney | Canberra | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Canberra |
47 | Where is the Lake of Dreams? | Canada | Australia | the Moon | Alaska | Mars | the Moon |
48 | What is the number 62 in Roman numerals? | CXII | XXXXXXII | MXII | LXII | XLII | LXII |
49 | Which sea lies to the East of Italy? | Mediterranean Sea | Tyrrhenian Sea | Ionian Sea | Aegean Sea | Adriatic Sea | Adriatic Sea |
50 | Which is the highest rank? | Duke | Marquess | Earl | Viscount | Baron | Duke |
51 | How many dimes are there in a U.S. Dollar? | 5 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 100 | 10 |
52 | What do traffic lights show after red? | amber | green | red and amber | green and amber | red and green | red and amber |
53 | What boxing weight falls between light weight & bantam weight? | welter weight | fly weight | light middle weight | feather weight | light feather weight | feather weight |
54 | What is the longest river in the British Isles? | Trent | Severn | Thames | Mersey | Shannon | Shannon |
55 | In what field might the term VGA be used? | computing | medicine | engineering | robotics | aviation | computing |
56 | In British Rail what does the term HST stand for? | home signal token | high speed train | high sided trucks | high luxury sleeper train | high sided tunnel | high speed train |
57 | What is gneiss? | an antelope | a chemical element | a rock | a pigment | a plant | a rock |
58 | Where do Hottentot people live? | India | South America | Asia | Africa | Greenland | Africa |
59 | What is mead made from? | barley | grapes | sugar | oats | honey | honey |
60 | Lignite is a form of what fuel? | coal | oil | peat | natural gas | alcohol | coal |
61 | Of which planet is Ganymede a satellite? | Saturn | Jupiter | Mars | Venus | Pluto | Jupiter |
62 | Where in London is Traitor's Gate? | Buckingham Palace | Tower Bridge | Tower of London | Kings Cross | Houses of Parliament | Tower of London |
63 | How many pints are there in a gallon? | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
64 | How many centimetres are there in a kilometre? | 10 | 100 | 1000 | 10000 | 100000 | 100000 |
65 | Who was the Roman god of war? | Mars | Mercury | Wodin | Jupiter | Neptune | Mars |
66 | Which star constellation is seen as a hunter | Ursa Major | Orion | Casiopia | Pegasus | Leo | Orion |
67 | How many planets are there in the Solar System? | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
68 | Where did Fascism originate? | Spain | Germany | Italy | Japan | Austria | Italy |
69 | What is arachnophobia? | fear of water | fear of aeroplanes | fear of closed spaces | fear of mice | fear of spiders | fear of spiders |
70 | What is the value of pi? | 3.142 | 3.214 | 2.134 | 1.342 | 4.321 | 3.142 |
71 | Of what is flint a variety? | felspar | quartz | illmenite | heamatite | chalk | quartz |
72 | Which organ of the body suffers from Bright's disease? | liver | pancreas | kidney | bladder | gall bladder | kidney |
73 | How many chambers are in a human heart? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
74 | What is the opposite of NNW on a compas? | SSW | WSW | NNW | WNW | SSE | SSE |
75 | How much silver is in current British silver coins? | none | 0.5% | 1% | 5% | 10% | none |
76 | From what metal is the British 1p coin made? | brass | bronze | cupro-nickle | copper | nickle silver | bronze |
77 | What is the unit of currency of Norway? | Krone | Koruna | Kroner | Zloty | Kronor | Kroner |
78 | What is the most common letter in the English language? | A | I | S | E | T | E |
79 | In which country is Parmesan cheese made? | France | Austria | Spain | Hungary | Italy | Italy |
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