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Quiz 7 answers.
Quiz 7 (10/11/2018)
1. Which Irish group were "Breathless" at making the No. 1 in the year 2000? - Corrs
2. Which club did Raheem Sterling move to in 2015? - Manchester City
3. Which ocean is to the east of South Africa? - Indian
4. Which bay in the USA was golf's 2015 US Open venue? - Chambers
5. Under which nationality did Martina Navratilova play her final Wimbledon? - American (USA)
6. If an animal has not been sighted for 50 years it is regarded as what? - Extinct
7. What kind of game is cribbage? - Cards (card game)
8. Which country beginning with an E joined the European Union in 2004? - Estonia
9. Which dance was connected with Marlon Brando and Paris? - Tango
10. A natural sponge is what colour? - Yellow (for a natural dried sponge) * but because living sponges come in a whole range of colours some due to a symbiotic relationship with other living things like algae and I didn't specify whether the sponge was alive or dead I'll accept ANY colour.
11. What is the sport of Riddick Bowe and Buster Douglas? - Boxing
12. Which insect carries the disease malaria? - Mosquito
13. In which decade did Wet Wet Wet have their first hit? - 1980's
14. Which Sir George masterminded the Beatles album "Love"? - Martin
15. What is the first word sung in the popular carol "Away in a Manger"? - Away
16. Which is the fastest speed - a gale, a hurricane or a storm? - Hurricane
17. Which country is directly west of southern Spain? - Portugal
18. In which decade of the last century was Thierry Henry born? - 1970's
19. Suffragettes campaigned for what? - Vote (Votes for women)
20. Ornithophobia is fear of what? - Birds
21. Which former US president died in June 2004? - Ronald Reagan
22. Which bird shares it's name with a famous nurse? - Nightingale
23. What is the full name of the disease TB? - Tuberculosis
24. Which letter is the symbol of the euro currency? - E
25. What colour is a female blackbird (usually)? - Brown
26. The Marquis of Queensberry established rules relating to what? - Boxing
27. How many noughts are there when one million is written in figures? - Six (6)
28. How does a venomous snake kill things? - Poisoning ((poison from a bite)
29. A whishbone resembles which letter of the alphabet (English)? - Y (I'll accept V because it is V-like with a sticky out bit at the bottom)
30. What is the name of the system that enables us humans to breathe? - Respiratory system
Also I've ignored typos and spelling mistakes because this isn't an English exam :)
We have joint winners this week both with a score of 29 points.
First we need a fanfare (hedgehog) (hedgehog)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzsU6rNni34&t=41s
Strugglingmum & Paula (Team Sparkles)
Whoop whoop.!!!!
Get me I'm up there with the sparkly one!! (rofl)
Have to be honest tho, definitely couldn't have done it without one of my son's. His specialities, sport, politics and economics all came in to play in this one. #teamporter
Joint? JOINT?????
congragulations Strugglingmum, well done ;)
Aw, I was so impressed with our score this evening!
Congrats SM!
Paula - you sure you're not blinking well cheating?
I. Am. Offended *flounces off* :P
Admission of guilt me thinks.....
Do we need a stewards inquiry re. Team Sparkles, do we need to do a computer inspection to see if there has been any unauthorized Googling or accessing Wikipedia or the online version of Encyclopedia Britannica, it has been reported that a shady character has been seen in the vicinity of the Palace Sparkles carrying a brown envelope clearly marked "Answers to DWD Quiz 7" (rofl)
A big thanks to all who entered.
And once again a big congratulations to Strugglingmum for an outstanding quiz performance (party)