...  French mathematician, scientist and philosopher is regarded as 'the father of modern philosophy'? 9. Which famous city lies between False Bay and Table Bay? 10. The following lyrics are all from son ...

...  name the scientists who lend their names to elements in the Periodic Table. One point for each correct answer. a. Es b. No c. Cm d. Fm  16. Which one of the Titanic's sister ships sank in the Aegean ...

... was a colony of which European country? a. Portugal  b. France  c. Holland  d. Great Britain  9. What is the only major city in the southern hemisphere to be named after a 19th century scientist? 10. ...

... er, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author was also known as the 1st Viscount Saint Alban? 10. Name the film in which Peter Sellers plays the following characters. One point for each correct ans ...

...  famous scientist? a. Tesla b. Newton c. Curie d. Rontgen 3. Savage creatures called 'Yahoos' are found in which well-known 18th century novel? 4. Despite having 'arktos' as part of it's name, the g ...

... istopher Kelly, CMG (1944 – 2003) was a British scientist and expert on biological warfare, employed by the British Ministry of Defence, and formerly a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq. He came  ...

...  Calligraphy 6. Michael Crichton The Andromeda Strain (1969), by Michael Crichton, is a techno-thriller novel documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating a deadly extraterrestrial m ...

... 12? 11. In which country were six scientists convicted of manslaughter in October for failing to predict an earthquake? 12. On 5 February 2012, what became the most watched program in American TV his ...

... worked with Scientist Ted Olson under the watchful eye of Captain Ed Hocken? 6. What was the only number one album in the UK charts during the 1960s with a US state in the album title? 7. A magnificent ...

... 15089527 5. Beale's Plaice * http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/places/ 6. A - Myleene Klass & Graham Quinn * http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2024849/Fish-chips-tastier-scientists-crack-cods-genetic ...

... the Great Pyramid as the world's tallest building 15. Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in 1901 and later became a US citizen in 1940? 16. What did Jacob Schick i ...

... Panther series of films) married the actress Julie Andrews in 1969 2. Named after an English scientist, engineer and inventor, what, in the sport of golf is given to a shot that bounces over a water ...

1. The two amiable lawbreakers Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh were better known as what? 2. Which Sergeant Detective Lieutenant worked with Scientist Ted Olson under the watchful ...

... is given in knitting to a pattern of stitches producing a pattern like a twisted rope? 4. Who, in 1705, became the second Scientist ever to be knighted, 102 years after the first? 5. According to the ...

... 25. Which scientist discovered that yeast causes fermentation? 26. Which white wine grape variety is most widely planted in California? 27. Which wine can be 'fino' or 'oloroso'? 28. Which wi ...

The following quiz was kindly Compiled by Kaushik Bhattacharya. Many thanks Kaushik, a very interesting round of questions there. 1) A professor from MIT, Y. W. Lee, bet his life savings on this scientist?s ...

... you sound precocious? 7. More than a decade after first discovering the new element Ununbium, scientists have just been credited with it's discovery. What does the word Ununbium mean? 8. Which Osca ...

... - but only in the cyan ones. Scientists have no explanation. If the air in your car's tires is not completely replaced every two years, it can turn to liquid and cause severe damage. You can actuall ...

... rchase was said to cost "an arm and a leg." Ballpoint pens were invented by a Michigan scientist attempting to reduce the number of birds killed for their quills. It is physically imposs ...

... converter program, stands for Frank, Ian and Glenn's LETters. Plutonium - first weighed on August 20th, 1942, by University of Chicago scientists Glenn Seaborg and his colleagues - was the first man-mad ...

... of it being aired. A Spider-Man comic was the inspiration for electronic tagging. Wonder Woman was the inspiration for the lie detector. Barbie could have been US President, is a trained scientist and ...

... xcited and tastes of prime beef. It was discovered by Georg Steller who, after describing the taste, caused people to hunt it down until it became extinct in 1768. He was the first and last scientist to d ...

... make sense together - and all the math seems to work - if there are 10 dimensions. A scientist at Michigan State University has calculated that the production of a single hen egg requires about 120 gallons ...

...  Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream. There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infection. There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. I ...

... d the Pink Panther as a gift from her father, the Shah of Lugash. The Pink Panther was the largest what in the world? 10. Until recently scientists believed the oldest tree in the world was found in Californi ...

... ? 9. As a child, Princess Dala received the Pink Panther as a gift from her father, the Shah of Lugash. The Pink Panther was the largest what in the world? 10. Until recently scientists believed t ...

... ited Arab Emirates (actually, a very small enclave of Oman also). 4. Friedrich Engels (a German social scientist and philosopher famous for co-developing the communist theory). 5. Prague, Czech Republ ...

... the actors Paul Muni, Edward G Robinson, Rod Steiger, Jason Robards and Robert De Niro? 4. Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in 1901 and later became a US citizen in ...

... VII), he was on a three-year voyage with their tutor Dalton aboard the 4,000-tonne corvette Bacchante. Off Australia, between Melbourne and Sydney Scientists have offered a more recent explanation. An ...

... e gone, seasons...."     f. "Hey now, Hey now...."     g. "You've found somebody new and...."     h. "Ok, so you're a rocket scientist.. ...

... associated? 8. According to Coleridge, which river ran ?down to a sunless sea?? 9. Which famous 16th century scientist made the first serious study of sunspots? 10. Who wrote the song ?You are the ...

... had a hit with the song Whispering Grass? 10. Which Lord is married to scientist Mary Weedon?   Answers 1. Ken Russell 2. Sir Jimmy Saville 3. Vanessa Redgrave 4. David Bailey 5. ...

... me Laika's mission was launched. Some scientists believed humans would be unable to survive the launch or the conditions of outer space, so space engineers viewed flights by non-human animals as a neces ...

1. Who discovered 'penicillin' in 1928? 2. In which year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched? 3. What is the lightest metal? 4. Which scientist devised the three laws of motion? 5. Edwin Land invente ...

... e WD in WD-40 stand for? 7. What is the name of the Spanish town or city where the running of the bulls takes place every July? 8. In WWII, what was "Operation Overlord? 9. Who was the head scienti ...

... l.   Literature and science have created a wealth of demonyms that are not directly associated with a cultural group, such as Martian for hypothetical people of Mars (credited to scientist Perci ...

... ed by Bright's disease? 19. Which engineer constructed the Stockton and Darlington railway and provided its first locomotives? 20. Which scientist was charged with heresy in 1633 for his view that the e ...

...  13. Which 1966 film portrayed the shrinking of people and a submarine to enter a human body to remove a blood clot from a scientists brain? 14. What did Citizen Smith's (Wolfie) girlfriend's mot ...

... ra about which scientist? ANSWERS 1. Leonardo Da Vinci 2. John Constable 3. Frans Hals 4. Pablo Picasso 5. Andy Warhol 6. Vincent Van Gogh 7. Hieronymous Bosch 8. David Hockney  ...

... 7, which French film director played a scientist in Close Encounters of the Third Kind? 15. What were all Britons able to enjoy for the first time on 29th May 1871? 16. What caring organization was establis ...

...  island celebrates freedom day today, marking the anniversary of the last British soldiers leaving the island in 1979? 7. Which scientist, who died today in 1727, appeared on the last ever English on ...

1. Which Anglo Saxon rebel was nicknamed The Wake? 2. Who introduced printing to Europe in the 15th Century? 3. By what name was Agnes Bejaxhu better known? 4. Which scientist was noted for his ...

1. Who Discovered Radio Waves? 2. Which 16th Century Scientist Proposed That The Earth Orbited The Sun? 3. Who Is Best Known For His Theory Of Black Holes? 4. What Does Hans Geigers Geiger Counter ...

... ght. Some species of lemur were identified by their calls before scientists had seen individuals. 2. A Cashmere goat Cashmere wool is a type of yarn made from fibers obtained from the Cashmere goat, or Pash ...

1. Which great woman scientist was awarded two Nobel Prizes in the early years of the twentieth century? 2. Born in 1835, this son of a poor Scottish weaver became an American multi-millionaire. He ...

... h Irish Dramatist wrote Juno and the Paycock? 38. What was the real name of the Red Baron? 39. Who discovered the source of the river Nile? 40. Which scientist famous wrote his notes in a mirr ...

... exchequer? 5. Which viscount was responsible for the mass production of the Morris motor car? 6. Which famous British scientist , who is buried in Werstminster Abbey, was the discoverer of Natural ...

...  with no religion pray? (Answer within 5%) 6. A cylinder of platinum and iridium (held in Paris) is the only object known to scientists that has a mass of exactly what? 7. What do The Italian Mafi ...

... 6. Cot Death (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). 17. Archimedes - Greek mathematician and scientist. 18. Basilisk. 19. Psalms. 110. Organ.      ...

...  born scientist in 1997 spent several months on the Russian spacecraft Mir? 30. Who was the first British female astronaut in space? ANSWERS 1. Vostock 1 2. Venus 3. Gemini 4. Pluto 5. Hydr ...