Words & Meanings
Which word means ‘onwards’ and is the name of a Scottish river?
a) Clyde
b) Firth
c) Forth
d) Tay
Forth
What is the term for a tree that sheds all its leaves annually?
Deciduous
Where does the sauce Teriyaki originate?
a) Thailand
b) Japan
c) Indonesia
d) China
Japan
What 1942 Disney film features a fawn as the main character?
Bambi
What is the 17th letter of the English alphabet?
Q
Which of these words relates to wolves?
a) Ursine
b) Vulpine
c) Lupine
d) Ovine
Lupine
What is the anatomical name for a bunch of bananas?
A hand - and one banana is called a finger
Which pulse is the main ingredient of the Indian dish ‘Masoor dahl’?
a) kidney beans
b) chickpeas
c) rice
d) lentils
Lentils
Who starred as the title character in ‘Lawrence of Arabia’?
Peter O‘Toole
Which word does NOT contain a 3 letter body part?
a) garments
b) shrinkage
c) horribly
d) photoed
Shrinkage
What is a ‘valediction’?
a) Act of bidding farewell
b) An unhealthy obsession
c) A restraining order
d) A bad omen
Act of bidding farewell
What do you call a female fox?
A vixen
A male fox is called a dog fox, tod or reynard
If you were eating ‘escargots’ in a French restaurant, what would you be eating?
a) slugs
b) worms
c) snails
d) frog’s legs
Snails
Who won an Academy Award for a lead role in the movie ‘Roman Holiday’?
Audrey Hepburn
Which Boeing aircraft is sometimes nicknamed the ‘Jumbo Jet’?
a) 757
b) 737
c) 747
d) 777
747
Which is an ‘epigram’?
a) Witty saying
b) Tombstone inscription
c) Quantity of salt
d) Overseas letter
Witty saying
Which of these animals is NOT an invertebrate?
a) Salamander
b) Leech
c) Worm
d) Starfish
Salamander
Which country is the world’s largest producer of apples, turning out seven times as many as the next rated country?
a) USA
b) France
c) Turkey
d) China
China
Which TV show was set in a Korean War military hospital?
M*A*S*H
Which country has been placed second 15 times up to 2010 in the Eurovision Song Contest?
a) Ukraine
b) Ireland
c) UK
d) Sweden
UK
What common English word is derived from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?
Alphabet - from Alpha and Beta
Which insect do figs often rely on for pollination?
Wasps
What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
Herring
(though tilapia and salmon are close behind)
tilapia - a mild slightly sweet flavoured freshwater fish. Considered a highly invasive pest in Australian waterways due to its aggressive breeding habits
Which of these artists is considered to achieve the ‘ whistle register’, or highest register of the human voice, whilst singing?
a) Rhianna
b) Beyonce
c) Celine Dion
d) Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Which word is used to refer to the bones in your fingers and toes?
Phalanges