Quiz, lets work the brain

[Holly]

Should anyone be interested in the quizzes, perhaps you could let me know what genre or type of quizzes you'd prefer.

Anyway, lets go...

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Mad Dogs And Englishmen

This 20 question quiz also has an added bonus question. The first letters of each correct answer spell out the sub-title above.

1. Into which sea does the Nile flow?
2. Three continents lie on the Tropic of Capricorn, South America is one, name any of the other two?
3. In American currency 10 cents make a what?
4. Afrikaans was developed from which European language?
5. An Ortanique is a cross between a tangerine and what other fruit?
6. What Italian word for 'Scratched Drawing' can be found on walls all over the world?
7. What musical features 'Some Enchanted Evening' and 'There Is Nothing Like A Dame'?
8. What was the name of the first manned lunar landing mission in 1969?
9. Which boxer was nicknamed 'The Dark Destroyer'?
10. What was the name of Ritchie Valens' girlfriend?
11. What is the procedure called where an anaesthetic is injected close to the spinal cord?
12. What poisonous oily liquid occurs naturally in tobacco leaves?
13. Who had his first UK top 10 hit with 'Wichita Lineman'?
14. Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by the Scales?
15. In which country was Rudyard Kipling born?
16. What is the gemstone for September?
17. What instrument has been nicknamed the 'Mississippi Saxaphone'?
18. One and a half litres of champagne is known as a what?
19. In alphabetical order name the three particles that make up an atom?
20. What is the common name of the' Auora Borealis'?
BONUS QUESTION - WHAT DOES THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH ANSWER SPELL OUT?

[Guest]

BONUS QUESTION - WHAT DOES THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH ANSWER SPELL OUT?

Mad Dogs and Englishmen?

[Holly]

BONUS QUESTION - WHAT DOES THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH ANSWER SPELL OUT?

Mad Dogs and Englishmen?

Don't know, you'll just have to figure it out by answering all the questions, and then have a look what the first letters of each answer spell out.
It will then make sense.

[Cactus Jack]

Next quiz.
OK, lets make it a bit harder this time...happy quizzing

Mad Dogs And Englishmen
This 20 question quiz also has an added bonus question. The first letters of each correct answer spell out the sub-title above.

1. Into which sea does the Nile flow?
2. Three continents lie on the Tropic of Capricorn, South America is one, name any of the other two?
3. In American currency 10 cents make a what?
4. Afrikaans was developed from which European language?
5. An Ortanique is a cross between a tangerine and what other fruit?
6. What Italian word for 'Scratched Drawing' can be found on walls all over the world?
7. What musical features 'Some Enchanted Evening' and 'There Is Nothing Like A Dame'?
8. What was the name of the first manned lunar landing mission in 1969?
9. Which boxer was nicknamed 'The Dark Destroyer'?
10. What was the name of Ritchie Valens' girlfriend?
11. What is the procedure called where an anaesthetic is injected close to the spinal cord?
12. What poisonous oily liquid occurs naturally in tobacco leaves?
13. Who had his first UK top 10 hit with 'Wichita Lineman'?
14. Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by the Scales?
15. In which country was Rudyard Kipling born?
16. What is the gemstone for September?
17. What instrument has been nicknamed the 'Mississippi Saxaphone'?
18. One and a half litres of champagne is known as a what?
19. In alphabetical order name the three particles that make up an atom?
20. What is the common name of the' Auora Borealis'?
BONUS QUESTION - WHAT DOES THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH ANSWER SPELL OUT?

Mediterranean
Australia
Dime
Dutch
Orange
Graffiti
South Pacific
Apollo
Nigel Benn
D-----
Epidural
Nicotine
Glen Campbell
Libra
India
Sapphire – a guess based on the final answer
Harmonica
Magnum
Electron Neutron Photon
Northern Lights

I went with Australia rather than Oceania because it became obvious Mad Dogs and Englishmen was the final answer.

[Holly]

Well done CJ, but please, if you're the first poster to answer all questions in one go, perhaps you could wrap it in a spoiler, so others can have a go too?
Thanks
I'll see if I find another quiz.

[Holly]

Quiz One

The following are all anagrams of European capital cities:


1) Mat Dreams

2) Open Change

3) Bad Setup

4) Lock Moths

5) Basilar Vat

6) Java Rose

7) Less Rubs

8) Like Shin

9) Hasten

10) Bun Lid

[Holly]

Quiz Two

Here's one for the foodies


1) Sugared ambulances - (A cylindrical meat product)

2) No handy car - (a wine variety)

3) Pinch his fads - (a British staple)

4) Fleeces so bare - (a meat stew)

5) A legal title - (Italian)

6) Seems not - (dessert)

7) Or bet noel - (confection)

8) Mean trowel - (refreshing)

[Hon. Guest]

Quiz One

1 - AMSTERDAM
2 - COPENHAGEN
3 - BUDAPEST
4 - STOCKHOLM
5 - BRATISLAVA
6 - SARAJEVO
7 - BRUSSELS
8 - HELSINKI
9 - ATHENS
10 - DUBLIN

[Holly]

Well done Hon. Guest, I think I might have to find harder quizzes

[Guest]

Quiz Two

Here's one for the foodies


1) Sugared ambulances - (A cylindrical meat product) guess - Cumberland Sausages

2) No handy car - (a wine variety) Chardonnay

3) Pinch his fads - (a British staple)

4) Fleeces so bare - (a meat stew)

5) A legal title - (Italian) Guess - Tagliatelli

6) Seems not - (dessert)

7) Or bet noel - (confection)

8) Mean trowel - (refreshing)

[Guest]

Quiz Two

Here's one for the foodies


1) Sugared ambulances - (A cylindrical meat product) guess - Cumberland Sausages

2) No handy car - (a wine variety) Chardonnay

3) Pinch his fads - (a British staple)

4) Fleeces so bare - (a meat stew) Beef casserole

5) A legal title - (Italian) Guess - Tagliatelli

6) Seems not - (dessert)

7) Or bet noel - (confection)

8) Mean trowel - (refreshing)

[Hon. Guest]

Here's one for the foodies


1) Sugared ambulances - (A cylindrical meat product) guess - Cumberland Sausages

2) No handy car - (a wine variety) Chardonnay

3) Pinch his fads - (a British staple) FISH AND CHIPS

4) Fleeces so bare - (a meat stew) Beef casserole

5) A legal title - (Italian) Guess - Tagliatelli

6) Seems not - (dessert)

7) Or bet noel - (confection) TOBLERONE

8) Mean trowel - (refreshing) WATER MELON

[Guest]

Quiz Two

Here's one for the foodies


1) Sugared ambulances - (A cylindrical meat product) guess - Cumberland Sausages

2) No handy car - (a wine variety) Chardonnay

3) Pinch his fads - (a British staple)

4) Fleeces so bare - (a meat stew) Beef casserole

5) A legal title - (Italian) Guess - Tagliatelli

6) Seems not - (dessert) clueless at present

7) Or bet noel - (confection) Toblerone

8) Mean trowel - (refreshing)

[Hon. Guest]

The dessert is driving me nutso!

[Holly]

The dessert is driving me nutso!

It's a well known dessert