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1. What African animals are traditionally considered the 'Big Five', originally the most difficult/dangerous to hunt on foot ?
2. Giacomo Casanova (1725 - 1798) is reported to have used what fruit as a contraceptive ?
3. The process by which cardinals meet to elect a new Pope is called the Papal ?: Enclave; Conclave; Exclave; or Autoclave ?
4. The meteorological terms 'veering' and 'backing' refer to winds changing direction in what ways (two answers) ?
5. What term refers to the typically prehistoric method of attaching a sharp stone or bone, etc., to a stick or strap to make a tool or weapon: Hafting; Shafting; Grafting; Crafting; or Rafting ?
6. The beat of what aptly titled 1970s disco was suggested by the British Heart Foundation and others as an ideal CPR rhythm ?
7. The famous BBC Greenwich Meantime hourly signal 'pips' are closest to which musical note ?
8. Tetrachloroethylene is better known as its most common form: Dry-cleaning fluid; Vehicle brake fluid; Correction fluid; or Fluid on the knee ?
9. 'Squidgygate' referred in the popular press to controversy surrounding illicitly recorded and leaked conversations between which two people ?
10. The word 'poise' (pronounced 'pwahz') and of french origin is a unit of measuring: Viscosity; Purity; Sweetness; or Stillness ?
11. The Ottoman Empire (1299 - 1922) is otherwise defined as the empire of what modern nationality ?
12. Up to what degree of Neanderthal DNA is found in modern non-African people: 0.01%; 0.1%; 1%; or 4% ?
13. What is India's smallest state by area ?
14. Tribology, the science of one surface sliding/moving against another as in mechanical moving parts, involves what three principles or elemental aspects ?
15. The famous Castilian military leader Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (1043 - 1099) is better known by what name ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
1. What African animals are traditionally considered the 'Big Five', originally the most difficult/dangerous to hunt on foot ? Elephant, Rhinoceros, Lion, Leopard and Buffalo
2. Giacomo Casanova (1725 - 1798) is reported to have used what fruit as a contraceptive ? Lemon
3. The process by which cardinals meet to elect a new Pope is called the Papal ?: Enclave; Conclave; Exclave; or Autoclave ? Conclave
4. The meteorological terms 'veering' and 'backing' refer to winds changing direction in what ways (two answers) ? Clockwise and Anti-clockwise
5. What term refers to the typically prehistoric method of attaching a sharp stone or bone, etc., to a stick or strap to make a tool or weapon: Hafting; Shafting; Grafting; Crafting; or Rafting ? Hafting
6. The beat of what aptly titled 1970s disco was suggested by the British Heart Foundation and others as an ideal CPR rhythm ? Stayin' Alive
7. The famous BBC Greenwich Meantime hourly signal 'pips' are closest to which musical note ? B
8. Tetrachloroethylene is better known as its most common form: Dry-cleaning fluid; Vehicle brake fluid; Correction fluid; or Fluid on the knee ? Dry-cleaning fluid
9. 'Squidgygate' referred in the popular press to controversy surrounding illicitly recorded and leaked conversations between which two people ? Diana, Princess of Wales and James Gilbey
10. The word 'poise' (pronounced 'pwahz') and of french origin is a unit of measuring: Viscosity; Purity; Sweetness; or Stillness ? Viscosity
11. The Ottoman Empire (1299 - 1922) is otherwise defined as the empire of what modern nationality ? Turkish
12. Up to what degree of Neanderthal DNA is found in modern non-African people: 0.01%; 0.1%; 1%; or 4% ? 4%
13. What is India's smallest state by area ? Goa
14. Tribology, the science of one surface sliding/moving against another as in mechanical moving parts, involves what three principles or elemental aspects ? Friction, Lubrication and Wear
15. The famous Castilian military leader Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (1043 - 1099) is better known by what name ? El Cid
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