Literary Characters
Which Ian Fleming character began life in literature in 1953 featuring in 12 novels and two short stories before becoming a prolific film star?
James Bond
It is often said that a person can live a month without food, and how long without water?
one week
How many pairs of wings does a bee have?
The Tour de France will finish in Nice this year. How many times in the 111 year history has the tour not finished in (or near) Paris?
never, this will be the first.
Founded in 1922, the Jaguar logo features which animal?
a Jaguar
British writer and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created which character, first appearing in 1887 novel A Study in Scarlet, and in three subsequent novels and 56 short stories?
Sherlock Holmes (and Dr. Watson)
The phenomenon of being able to heat water beyond 100 degrees Celsius is called what?
Superheating
Worker bees have a 6-8 week life span. In a lifetime, how much honey will an average bee produce?
half a teaspoon
Moving ahead of a share of most stage wins with his 35th win on stage five, which rider now holds the outright record?
Mark Cavendish
Lamborghini features which animal in it's logo?
a Bull
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, from 1960, features which main character who serves as an enduring fictional image of racial heroism?
Atticus Finch
Icebergs float because ice density is lower than seawater density. Approximately how much ice of an iceberg is above water?
10%
200
In which city/country did this year's tour begin?
Florence/Firenze, Italy
Based in Stuttgart, Porsche's logo features which animal?
a Horse