Pauls Quiz 169 (Questions only)

1. Put the following alphabets in the correct order starting with the one with the least number of letters.
    Russian
    Sankrit
    English
    Greek
    Spanish
    Arabic

2. The word beer stems from the anglo-saxon word beor which means what:
    a. brew water
    b. barley or
    c. fluid bread?

3. Since 1968, which country has had the most athletes tested positive for doping at the summer olympics ?
    a. DDR
    b. BUL
    c. USA
    d. CAN

4. The hornpipe and the lanzers are the national dances in England. What is the national dance in each of the following countries ?
    a. Spain
    b. Ireland
    c. Poland
    d. Scotland
    e. Italy
    f. Russia

5. What was the name of the Dame du Lac or the lady of the lake, the fay who tossed Lancelot into the lake ?

6.The name for which red flower, also known as 'love lies bleeding', stems from the Greek word meaning 'everlasting' or 'one that does not wither' ?

7. Which seldom used word means nervous anxiety ? Four letters, two 'G's

8. The following are main characters in which book or film ?
    a. Marcus Vinicius
    b. John Thornton and Buck
    c. Sally Bowles
    d. The Joad family
    e. Atticus Finch
    f. Ladislaus de Almasy

9. A chemical element (Sb) meaning bad for monks.

10. Which word meaning mottled or contrasting spot was also the name of Sancho Panza's donkey ? Six letters

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