Quiz Practice 4 2016 Holy Family BNS 1: The name of what spice is also slang for red hair? Ginger. 2:In which garden did God put Adam and Eve? Garden of Eden. 3: Geronimo [Apache] and Sitting Bull [Sioux] are both the names of famous what? Native American Indians. 4:How many stars on the American flag? 50. [13 Stripes.] 5: What is the colour of the cross on the Swiss flag? White. 6:What is the world famous bridge in San Francisco called? Golden Gate Bridge. 7:On a map of Europe, which country is shaped like a boot? Italy. 8: When was the Euro introduced to twelve countries ? 2002. 9:Which flower is a symbol of the Labour party? Red rose. 10: Who crossed the Alps with his army and 57 elephants? Hannibal of Carthage. 11: How many players in an ice hockey team are allowed on ice during play? Six. 12:What is your scapula? Shoulder blade. 13:Brazil, cashew and pecan are all types of what? Nuts. 14:What is manufactured in a mint? Coins. 15:How many balls on a snooker table at the start of a match? 22 16:What is the lightest metal? Lithium. 17: What type of wind measures 12 on the Beaufort Scale? Hurricane. 18: Where were the words “The Eagle has landed” spoken from? The Moon. 19: Who lives in 100 Acre Wood? Winne the Pooh. 20: The prefix quin refers to which number? 5 21:What crustacean is the symbol for the star sign Cancer? Crab. 22: In Greek mythology who was the huge monster with several heads? The Hydra. 23: Where would you find your tarsal bones? In your foot. 24:Peter Parker is the secret identity of which super hero? Spiderman. 25: What is an integer? Any whole number. 26:In which sport do players throw projectiles from the oche? Darts. 27: Who did Cain kill in the first book of the Bible? His brother Abel. 28: Which combat sport uses a bamboo stick called a shinai? Kendo. 29: What three word motto is used by the S.A.S.? Who Dares Wins. 30: The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest what? Lake. 31: Does a female walrus have tusks? Yes. 32: What is the only bird that has nostrils? The Kiwi 33: Do snakes have eyelids? No. 34:Which bird that was native to the Island of Mauritius became extinct in 1681? Dodo. 35:A painted Lady, Red Admiral and Monarch are all species of what? Butterflies. 36: From which animal is the meat venison obtained? Deer. 37: What B word is given to whale fat? Blubber. 38: How many stomachs does a cow have? Four. 39: What is stored in a camels hump? Fat. 40: What shape are the honeycomb cells in a beehive? Hexagonal. 41: What kind of leaves provide the staple diet for silkworms? Mulberry. 42: A male pig and a male bear share the same name, what is it? Boar. 43:Assosiated with Assisi, who is the patron saint of animals? St. Francis. 44:What is a blacksmith’s workshop called? Forge. 45:What three letter word is the Spanish for Mr? Don 46: Which continent was Ernest Shackleton famous for exploring? Antarctica. 47: Who was the first woman to fly in space? Valentina Tereskova. 48: In which board game do players attempt to solve the murder at Tudor House? Cluedo. 49: What race is run over 42.129km? Marathon. 50: Who is younger: Serena Williams or Venus Williams? Serena Williams. 51:In which sport do the New York Yankees, Boston Red Soxs attempt to win the World Series? Baseball. 52:What farmyard bird do you associate with the more common name of the disease varicella? Chicken Pox. 53: Who left Krypton, lived in Smallville, then gained employment in Metropolis? Superman. 54: What type of dam building creature lives in a lodge? Beaver. 55: Which gas is an anagram of the word none? Neon. 56: Which literary Doctor created the Cat in the Hat? Dr. Seuss 57: Which is the world’s largest island? Greenland. 58: From which British city do Geordies hail? Newcastle. 59: How many minutes in a round of boxing? 3 60: What destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? The Atomic bomb.