Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
Biology
How many legs does a lobster have? 10
How many species of elephant are there? Three species of elephants are recognised: the African bush elephant, the forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.
Francis Crick and James Watson made which discovery in 1953? Structure of DNA
Every cat has the same distinctive coat pattern. What is it? Tabby
What is the world’s most venomous fish? The Stonefish
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Biology
How many legs does a lobster have?
How many species of elephant are there?
Francis Crick and James Watson made which discovery in 1953?
Every cat has the same distinctive coat pattern. What is it?
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Art
What year did Vincent Van Gogh die?
What Renaissance artist is buried in Rome’s Pantheon?
Who painted the famous artwork Guernica?
Who painted the famous artwork The Birth of Venus?
Which US artist died in a car crash in August 1956, aged 44?
Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
General Knowledge
Which long distance train had its first run in October 1883? Orient Express
With 158 separate stanzas, which nation is considered to have the longest national anthem in the world? Greece
Which of the following sauces is NOT traditionally vegan: Hoisin, Worcestershire, Mustard, Wasabi? Worcestershire
Over 500 million of the Flying Pigeon PA-02 bicycles have been made, many times more than any other bicycle. But what country owns the Flying Pigeon brand? China
The Goodwin Sands is a large sandbank off the coast of Kent. What game was played there, at low tide, every year until 2003? Cricket
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
General Knowledge
Which long distance train had its first run in October 1883?
With 158 separate stanzas, which nation is considered to have the longest national anthem in the world?
Which of the following sauces is NOT traditionally vegan: Hoisin, Worcestershire, Mustard, Wasabi?
Over 500 million of the Flying Pigeon PA-02 bicycles have been made, many times more than any other bicycle. But what country owns the Flying Pigeon brand?
The Goodwin Sands is a large sandbank off the coast of Kent. What game was played there, at low tide, every year until 2003?
Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
Geography
There is a very small (180 square miles) landlocked sovereign country between France and Spain with a population of approximately 75,000. What is the name of this country? Andorra
What is the world’s largest coral reef system? Great Barrier Reef
What is the only US state that borders just one other? Maine
What does the Beaufort scale measure? Wind Strength
On which continent is the volcano Mt Erebus? Antarctica
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Geography
There is a very small (180 square miles) landlocked sovereign country between France and Spain with a population of approximately 75,000. What is the name of this country?
What is the world’s largest coral reef system?
What is the only US state that borders just one other?
Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
Language
Sea urchins got their name from what non-aquatic animal, which was known as an “urchin” until the 15th century? The hedgehog
What is a group of crows called? A murder
How many letter tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 100
What is the origin of the expression “cobblers”, meaning something isn’t true or rubbish? It derives from “cobbler’s awls”, Cockney rhyming slang for “balls”.
What in pidgin is “Magimiks bilong Yesus”? Helicopter
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.
Each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.
Language
Sea urchins got their name from what non-aquatic animal, which was known as an “urchin” until the 15th century?
What is a group of crows called?
How many letter tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
What is the origin of the expression “cobblers”, meaning something isn’t true or rubbish?
What in pidgin is “Magimiks bilong Yesus”?
Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.
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