Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 02/10/2024

Round 1: One to Ten

All of the answers are numbers between 1 and 10. Each number is only used once.

How many time zones are there in China?

How many beams of light are used to record/create a holograph?

What is the square root of 81?

Excluding Rudolph, how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?

The lumbar spine consists of how many vertebrae?

How many semiquavers are there in a crotchet?

How many toes does a rhinoceros have on each foot?

How many games minimum must you win to win a normal set in tennis?

How many feet high is a basketball net?

How many red stripes are there on the American flag?

Round 2: Food and Drink – Desserts

10 food and drink questions all about desserts.

Which French dessert consists of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar on the top?

Originating in either Australia or New Zealand in the early 20th century, what dessert was named after a famous Russian ballet dancer?

In what country would you be likely to be offered 'kulfi' as a dessert?

The making of what well known dessert item was allegedly perfected by Sicilian Francisco Procopio in 1659?

What dessert consists of ice cream covered in meringue and baked in the oven?

What is the name of an Italian dessert made from egg yolks and Marsala wine?

What is the Italian dessert, made from sponge cake, mascarpone cheese and flavoured with coffee and brandy called?

Which Australian Opera Singer had a dessert and a kind of bread named after her?

Which popular English dessert consists of strawberries, whipped cream and meringue?

What is the name of the classic dessert of pancakes served in an orange sauce with alcohol?

Round 3: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

What is the chemical name for the mineral known as 'fool's gold'?

The children's author Mrs Darell Waters, who has had books translated in 128 languages, uses what pen name?

Some animals spend the winter in a sleep-like state known as what?

To which U.S. city would you travel to see the Liberty Bell?

The softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of a vitamin D deficiency is called?

What Turkish city has spread to both sides of the Bosporus Strait?

Which fantasy land was discovered by the characters Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy?

The cocktail "Margarita" contains Cointreau, lime and which other spirit?

A tall, tapering, pointed roof on a tower, as in the top of a steeple, is called the?

What were Cinderella's slippers originally made from before the story changed and they were glass?