Pot luck
Riddles
Gymnastics
Belgium
Easter
100

Who wrote a brief history of time?

Steven Hawking

100

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Short

100

To the nearest foot, how tall is a standard balance beam?

4.07 feet

100

Which Belgian province shares a border with Germany?

Liege

100

Easter Island forms part of which South American country?

Chile

200

Which oath of ethics is historically taken by physicians?

Hippocratic oath

200

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?

Pencil lead

200

What are the 4 standard women artistic olympic events?

Floor, beam, asymmetric bars, vault

200

What is the name of Hercule Poirot's Chronicler and best friend?

Hastings

200

The New York Easter Parade takes place on which famous street?

5th Avenue

300

What is the lightest metal?

Lithium

300


If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?



2 o clock 9 o'clock plus 5 hours

11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock


300

In the 1976 Olympics, Nadia Comaneci took 3 Olympic gold medals at what age?

14

300

What colour shirts do Anderlecht play their home games in?

Purple

300

‘Påskeøl’ is a Danish beverage consumed at Easter. What is it?

Easter beer

400
Who discovered radio waves?

Henrik Hertz

400

My life is measured in hours.
I serve you by expiring.
I’m quick when I’m thin.
I’m slow when I’m fat.
The wind is my enemy.

A candle

400

The 2008 Olympic games was the first time that USA Mens team qualified in what sport?

Trampoline

400

What is the name of the current king of Belgium?

Phillipe

400

According to French tradition, which items are said to fly away to Rome and bring Easter eggs back to the children on their return?


Church bells

500

What is equal to mass times acceleration?

Force

500

How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?

Seven has two syllables and the other numbers only have one syllable.

500

Who is said to be the acknowledged 'father of gymnastics'?

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

500

Which river, which rises in France, flows through Antwerp and is the longest in Belgium?

Schelde

500

What is the two-word name given to the Spanish ‘holy week’, which takes place during the last week of Lent?

Semana Santa