20 Questions

Margaret Pilkington · 23-04-2005, 19:52

I know there are some brainy folk out there on Accyweb.......come on tickle the old grey matter with this quiz.
Alas, I don't have enough ackers to award prizes.......but I would if I could.

Here goes.....
1) in which county was the TV series POLDARK filmed?

2) What are the VAN ALLEN BELTS ?

3)Who had a hit record in 1961 with 'Take good care of my baby'?

4)What common vegetable has the latin name 'solanum tuberosum'?

5) Which footballer was the first to have a 1 million pound transfer fee ?

6) What is the name of the Israeli Parliament ?

7) What do the initials S.A.L.T. stand for ?

8) Which was the first 'talking' film ?

9) What is a 'rockhopper' ?

10) What do endentulous mammals lack ?

We are halfway now......how are you doing?

11) In which country would you find the River Ebro ?

12) What is 'cuckoo spit' ?

13) Which planet was discovered in 1781 ?

14) Which chemical element has the symbol Sb ?

15) From which language do the words ALCOHOL and ALGEBRA originate ?

16) Which footballer scored 126 goals in 1959 ?

17) Who were Bill medley and Bobby Hatfield better known as ?

18) What is Nephology the study of ?

19) Who was Britains youngest Prime Minister ?

20) Who developed the concept of 'lateral thinking' ?

K.S.H · 23-04-2005, 19:59

17, Righteous Brothers

I take it this is 1 answer per person so I will only answer that one

Margaret Pilkington · 23-04-2005, 20:05

No K.S. H........you can answer as many as you like......and you got that one right.....well done. My hubby said no-one would know that one Ha!

K.S.H · 23-04-2005, 20:16

3 bobby ??? cant remember
4 potato
9 penguin
18 clouds
Thats it but sure i know 14 but brains gone dead

Margaret Pilkington · 23-04-2005, 20:20

Number 3 is half right........you got all the rest right.......again, very well done!

Tinkerbelle · 23-04-2005, 20:26

No 13 Uranus

K.S.H · 23-04-2005, 20:28

Vee

Just looked up 14, thought i knew what it was but I never heard of it so won't put up the answer
Question 10½ not very good, do i get a point for that?

Margaret Pilkington · 23-04-2005, 20:28

Correct Tinkerbelle.......well done!

Margaret Pilkington · 23-04-2005, 20:31

K.S.H......correct it was Bobby Vee........and you can put up the answer to number 14......you've learned something with that one.......and what was your answer to number 10 ?

K.S.H · 23-04-2005, 20:38

14- antimony

K.S.H · 23-04-2005, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

and what was your answer to number 10 ?

It wasn't 10 it was 10½,

Quote:

We are halfway now......how are you doing?

my answer was not very good

Tinkerbelle · 23-04-2005, 20:40

No. 1 is it Charlestown in Cornwall, Margaret?

Margaret Pilkington · 23-04-2005, 20:40

Correct.........I wish we could get a few more participants........I've got another 20 questions lined up.....hehehe

Margaret Pilkington · 23-04-2005, 20:42

Poldark was filmed in Cornwall.......you only needed the county........and you were correct!

Less · 23-04-2005, 20:44

1) in which county was the TV series POLDARK filmed?-cornwall

2) What are the VAN ALLEN BELTS ?-"The radiation belts are regions of high-energy particles, mainly protons and electrons, held captive by the magnetic influence of the Earth. They have two main sources. A small but very intense "inner belt" (some call it "The Van Allen Belt" because it was discovered in 1958 by James Van Allen of the University of Iowa) is trapped within 4000 miles or or so of the Earth's surface. It consists mainly a high-energy protons (10-50 MeV) and is a by-product of the cosmic radiation, a thin drizzle of very fast protons and nuclei which apparently fill all our galaxy.

3)Who had a hit record in 1961 with 'Take good care of my baby'?-Carole King

4)What common vegetable has the latin name 'solanum tuberosum'?-Common name: white potato, or Irish potato.

5) Which footballer was the first to have a 1 million pound transfer fee ?-Trevor Francis became the first million £1million pound transfer

6) What is the name of the Israeli Parliament ?- the Knesset

7) What do the initials S.A.L.T. stand for ?-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

8) Which was the first 'talking' film ?-Warner Brothers releases "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture.

9) What is a 'rockhopper' ?-penguin

10) What do endentulous mammals lack ?-teeth

We are halfway now......how are you doing?

11) In which country would you find the River Ebro ?-Spain

12) What is 'cuckoo spit' ?-Philaenus spumarius-secreted by the immature stages of sap-sucking insects known as froghoppers

13) Which planet was discovered in 1781 ?- Uranus by William and Caroline Herschel on 13 March 1781.

14) Which chemical element has the symbol Sb ?-antimony

15) From which language do the words ALCOHOL and ALGEBRA originate ?-ultimately of Arabic origin

16) Which footballer scored 126 goals in 1959 ?-Pele

17) Who were Bill medley and Bobby Hatfield better known as ?-The Righteous Brothers

18) What is Nephology the study of ?-hats

19) Who was Britains youngest Prime Minister ?- William Pitt the Younger, who took office at the age of 24.

20) Who developed the concept of 'lateral thinking' ?-Dr. Edward de Bono (I must admit I always thought I had it before it was invented!).