Pauls Quiz 228 (Questions only)

1. Milk, Oyster, Magic, Death Cap, Hedgehog, Maitake and Paddy Straw are all examples of what?

2. What is the largest island in the world that is named after a British explorer?

3. Which country appeared in a record 23 consecutive Davis Cup finals between 1946 and 1968?

4. What do many men collect in their omphalo?

5. The following are words from some of the biggest selling singles ever in the UK charts. Can you name the hit single? One point for each correct answer.
a. And the stars spell out your name
b. No rain or rivers flow
c. Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
d. Valleys of green, past painted deserts
e. When the wicked carried us away to captivity

6. What is the longest venomous snake in the world?

7. Kurgan is the bad guy in which film?

8. Which three cricket players hold the record for the most Test centuries?

9. What is the scientific name for the junction between two neurons?

10. Eric Weisz is still believed by some to have made the first successful powered flight in Australia on March 18, 1910. Weisz was better known around the world under which stage name?