Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2009 22:00:08 GMT
Natural World VI
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 What is the largest British carnivore ?
2 In which year was the Royal Horticultural Society founded: a)1750; b)1804 or c)1874 ?
3 Where the cell walls of plants are made up of cellulose, what constitutes the cell walls of fungi ?
4 Salamanders are often thought of as lizards, but are in fact from which family of amphibians ?
5 What is widely believed to be the fastest flying insect ?
6 By what common name is the flower impatiens often known ?
7 Which TV programme featured a monkey called Judy and a lion called Clarence ?
8 Mouldiwarp, crode and modywart are all old country names for which creature ?
9 What plant, often used in flower arrangements, is also known as baby's breath ?
10 Armadillos are native only to which part of the world ?
11 "One for sorrow/Two for joy" - so runs the first two lines of the folklore rhyme about magpies. But what does three signify ? (I.Lelliott bonus)
12 The avocet is the symbol of which ornithological organisation ?
13 What is the common name of the small arctic whale with a long spiral tusk, Monodon monoceros ?
14 A documentary about which animal was voted the public's favourite natural history programme ? (bonuses available)
15 The windhawk is another name for which bird of prey ?
b)
16 The Apennine Mountains form the backbone to which European country ?
17 Which of the world's oceans covers the largest area ?
18 Snaefell Pike is the highest point on which island ?
19 What is a sirocco, other than a VW car? Is it a) a river in Peru; b) an Asian rodent; or c) a dry African wind ?
20 The Isle of Sheppey lies off the coast of which English county ?
21 Which Scottish river flows eastward through the Grampian hills and empties into the North Sea near Aberdeen ?
22 What is the historically significant mountain pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan ?
23 Which is the largest of the Great Lakes across North America ? (the name being a giveaway !)
24 The Arabian Sea lies to the west of India; what stretch of water lies to the east ?
25 Which dormant volcano is Africa's highest peak ?
26 Which one of these is not one of the Mediterranean Balearic islands: a)Ibiza; b)Majorca; c)Lanzarote; d)Minorca ?
27 What is the desert covering about 100,000 square miles in south-west Africa ?
28 Which is the world's deepest sea, going down to around 30,000 feet ?
29 Which is the bigger land mass, Iceland or Ireland ?
30 Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South America, lies on the coast of which country ?
........bonus question.........
31 Where might you find the Gutenberg discontinuity ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 What is the largest British carnivore ?
2 In which year was the Royal Horticultural Society founded: a)1750; b)1804 or c)1874 ?
3 Where the cell walls of plants are made up of cellulose, what constitutes the cell walls of fungi ?
4 Salamanders are often thought of as lizards, but are in fact from which family of amphibians ?
5 What is widely believed to be the fastest flying insect ?
6 By what common name is the flower impatiens often known ?
7 Which TV programme featured a monkey called Judy and a lion called Clarence ?
8 Mouldiwarp, crode and modywart are all old country names for which creature ?
9 What plant, often used in flower arrangements, is also known as baby's breath ?
10 Armadillos are native only to which part of the world ?
11 "One for sorrow/Two for joy" - so runs the first two lines of the folklore rhyme about magpies. But what does three signify ? (I.Lelliott bonus)
12 The avocet is the symbol of which ornithological organisation ?
13 What is the common name of the small arctic whale with a long spiral tusk, Monodon monoceros ?
14 A documentary about which animal was voted the public's favourite natural history programme ? (bonuses available)
15 The windhawk is another name for which bird of prey ?
b)
16 The Apennine Mountains form the backbone to which European country ?
17 Which of the world's oceans covers the largest area ?
18 Snaefell Pike is the highest point on which island ?
19 What is a sirocco, other than a VW car? Is it a) a river in Peru; b) an Asian rodent; or c) a dry African wind ?
20 The Isle of Sheppey lies off the coast of which English county ?
21 Which Scottish river flows eastward through the Grampian hills and empties into the North Sea near Aberdeen ?
22 What is the historically significant mountain pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan ?
23 Which is the largest of the Great Lakes across North America ? (the name being a giveaway !)
24 The Arabian Sea lies to the west of India; what stretch of water lies to the east ?
25 Which dormant volcano is Africa's highest peak ?
26 Which one of these is not one of the Mediterranean Balearic islands: a)Ibiza; b)Majorca; c)Lanzarote; d)Minorca ?
27 What is the desert covering about 100,000 square miles in south-west Africa ?
28 Which is the world's deepest sea, going down to around 30,000 feet ?
29 Which is the bigger land mass, Iceland or Ireland ?
30 Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South America, lies on the coast of which country ?
........bonus question.........
31 Where might you find the Gutenberg discontinuity ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
