Friday 20 Question Quiz – 01/09/2023 Round 1: Inventions (1900s) 10 questions about inventions of the 1900s. Which decade of the 1900s was each invention. None In which decade of the 1900s did John Logie Baird demonstrate the world's first live working television system? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None The atomic bomb was developed by the Manhattan Project and swiftly deployed in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in which decade of the 1900s? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None Nuclear fission was discovered in experiment by chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann and physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Robert Frisch in which decade of the 1900s? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None In which decade of the 1900s did chemist James M. Schlatter create aspartame while synthesising ingredients for a planned anti-ulcer drug? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None Henry Ford introduced the assembly line, employed in the manufacturing of automobiles in which decade of the 1900s? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None The World Wide Web was invented by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in which decade of the 1900s? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None The first generation of Bluetooth was developed by Ericsson Mobil in which decade of the 1900s? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None Dr. Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger invented a new DNA sequencing method for which they won the Nobel Prize in which decade of the 1900s? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None First sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight achieved by an aeroplane took place in which decade of the 1900s? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None In which decade of the 1900s was the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, launched? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 None Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None In the Transformers franchise, who is the leader of the Decepticons? 1967 saw the first successful human heart transplant take place in which city? On a netball players bib what do the letters G.A. stand for? Who was the oldest man in the bible? Dragoon, Antwerp, Poulter, Tumbler, and Horseman are all types of what birds? What is the space station and megastructure in the Mass Effect franchise of video games, supposedly constructed by the long-dead Protheans? What is the name of the pasta that has a shape like a Bow-tie/butterfly? As of 2023 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets had sold how many million copies? 60 - 65 65 - 70 70 - 7 75 - 80 80 - 85 None Which classic British TV show features two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate who wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals? Which fruit was the title of a number 8 UK hit for a band called ‘The Presidents of the United States of America’ in 1996? Time's up
