Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 25/09/2024

Round 1: Wedding Anniversaries

10 questions about wedding anniversaries.

What type of pottery has usually been regarded as the most prestigious type of pottery due to its delicacy, strength, and high degree of whiteness?

A solid material whose constituents are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure – snowflakes, and table salt are examples of?

Marine invertebrates that typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps are known as?

The third-hardest mineral which of the two gem-varieties of corundum is associated with the colour blue?

What gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) is sometimes colored green by trace amounts of chromium?

With a pinkish red to blood-red color, which variety of the mineral corundum is one of the traditional cardinal gems?

In the past, what standard, named for a precious metal, was often implemented as a monetary policy?

What name is given to the hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk?

A mineral composed of pure carbon – what is the hardest naturally occurring substance known?

Which soft, white, lustrous transition metal, exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal?

Round 2: Alphabet – C

All answers begin with the letter “C” and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What mineral salt is an important constituent of bones and teeth?

What is the pungent crystalline substance used in medicine and mothballs called?

The atomic weights in the periodic table are stated in proportion to the weight of what element, with atomic number 6?

In Greek mythology, who had the gift of prophecy and the curse of not being believed?

Who was on the English throne at the time of The Great Fire Of London?

Named after a Mexican state, what is the smallest breed of dog?

Certain coloured varieties of quartz which are a medium deep shade of golden yellow are the most common reference for which colour?

What does the Greek root word 'chrom' mean?

The juice of which berry can be used to prevent and treat urinary tract problems?

What highly poisonous substance used in the extraction of gold and silver, is found in apple pips?

Round 3: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

Who wrote the novels 'The Hunt For Red October' and 'Clear And Present Danger'?

What name is given to the branch of biology concerned with the study of plants?

In which sport would you find, in a team of ten, a cover point, a goalkeeper, and a third home?

In which Hitchcock classic does James Stewart play a man hired to follow Kim Novak?

What was the name of King Arthur's legendary sword?

What is the name given to a flat bottomed boat found on a canal or river?

The most commonly taken analgesic worldwide, Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is also known as what?

A device used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity to stem the flow of blood would be called a what?

Recorded for her third studio album, Artpop, Swine is a track by which singer?

What is the surname of the German theoretical physicist who is credited with proposing The Uncertainty Principle?