Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 04/09/2024

Round 1: Maths and Numbers

10 questions all about maths and numbers.

Which Greek mathematician requested a cylinder enclosed sphere be placed on his tomb?

To what category of numbers does 'pi' belong?

If Decimal is base 10, Vigesimal is which base numbering system?

What type of number has no factors other than 1 and itself?

What word describes a number that is equal to the sum of all the numbers by which it is divisible?

What do the opposite sides of a standard dice always total?

What is the largest named number in the English language?

Which number could not be represented in the Roman numbering system?

The three number systems commonly used in computers are binary, decimal and?

L is the Roman numeral for what number?

Round 2: Ancient History

10 questions about “ancient” history.

In the summer of 64 A.D., a fire broke out and Rome burned for six days and seven nights, who was emperor at the time?

Who's wall was built by the Romans across the width of Great Britain, from Solway Firth in the West to the River Tyne in the East?

Living between 106 BC-43 BC, with extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics, who is considered one of Rome's greatest orators?

In 1922 which English archaeologist found the mostly intact tomb of King Tutankhamen?

Construction of The Great Wall of China was begun in the third century BC. It is now about how many miles long?

11,000

13,000

15,000

Located in Lower Egypt, just below the Nile Delta, which city was founded by Menes, the first king of Egypt, around 3,000 B.C?

Which religion was founded by Prince Guatama Siddhartha in the 6th century BC?

Around 210 BC, about 8,000 terracotta soldiers were created to protect the emperor of which country after his death?

One of the seven ancient wonders of the world, The Hanging Gardens, were located in which city?

Who was the Persian ruler who occupied the North Western Part of India in the 6th century B.C?

Round 3: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

Which US state capital is served by "Logan" International Airport?

What nation moved its borders eastward and named an island "Millennium Island" in order to be the first nation to welcome the new millennium?

In mythology Romulus and Remus were brought up by which type of animal?

What is the only English word with four letter b's in it?

Who was the first actor to appear on the cover of Time magazine?

What colour was added to the French flag during the French revolution?

Which large, tuned, orchestral drum is also known as a kettledrum?

In which novel by William Makepeace Thackeray would you find the characters 'Amelia Sedley' and 'Becky Sharp'?

Philip K Dick wrote "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", what name was given to the film adaptation?

The Egyptian god Horus had the head of a what?