Déjà Vu 114
World Championships
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Qs from my Ps
100

Known as Challenger Deep, what is the maximum depth, in kilometres, of any of Earth's oceans?

11.034 km     (9.931 - 12.137)km

100

Including this year's Championships, how many times have the U.K. failed to win a gold medal?

2  (also Paris 2003)

100

On 5 June, 2012, which company manufactured its 500,000,000th lighter and celebrated its 80th anniversary?

Zippo

100

What colour is missing: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo?

Violet

100

What do fish use to breathe?

Gills

200

What are lime deposits growing up from the floor of a cave called?

Stalagmites

200

How many gold medals has the the U.K. won in the history of the Championships?

33     (30 - 36)

200

Which is the wood of choice for making longbows?

Yew  (wych elm also accepted)

200

Which colours are used to make green?

Yellow and blue

200

In which American city is the nation's gold bullion depository?

Fort Knox

300

Here are the first four terms of a number sequence:

2, 5, 11, 23..

Which number comes next?

47

300

How many separate events (not including heats, semis, etc.) were held during the Championships?

49     (44 - 54)

300

The 'antipenultimate' best describes which letter of the alphabet?

X

300

Before the 1950s, Santa Claus was depicted in which coloured suit before Coca-Cola's advertising campaigns popularized the red Santa?

Green

300

How many sides does a heptadecagon have?

17

400

Which word can go before Star, Axe and Cat to make three other words?

Pole

400

After two limited events, the World Athletics Championships were inaugurated in which year?

1983     (1981 - 1985)

400

Which is the only country in the world beginning with the letter 'Y'?

Yemen

400

What is the first non-neutral colour that babies see?

Red

400

By what name is sodium hydroxide better known?

Caustic soda  (lye accepted)

500

If someone had a 'sourire'what would they have?

A smile

500

What is the capacity of the host Japan National stadium?

68,000     (61,200 - 74,000)

500

Tanzania is the country that resulted from the union of Tanganyika and which other country in April 1964?

Zanzibar

500

Which is the most visible colour during the day and can be seen from the furthest distance, making it excellent for warning signs?

Yellow  (double points for 'chartreuse')

500

Which famous 1960s rock band headlined the Glastonbury Festival in 2007?

The Who

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