Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 15/03/2023 Round 1: UK History 10 questions about UK history. None Which military commander was famously defeated in the battle of Waterloo? Henry VIII famously had how many wives? Hint Reigning from 1189-1199, what was Richard I of England’s nickname? In what year did the Battle of Hastings take place? Hint In the UK, on November the 5th an effigy of who is traditionally burned on a bonfire? In which country was William III of England born? Which year did Boris Johnson become Prime Minister? Hint In which British city was the World’s first wet dock built? Who was the first female first minister of Scotland? In what year did Prince Charles and Princess Diana get married? Hint Round 2: Alphabet - A 10 questions where the answers all start with the letter "A" and are in ascending alphabetical order. None The highest mountain outside Asia, what is South America's highest peak in the Andes? Which British crime author and Dame wrote 'Sparkling Cyanide' and 'Death on the Nile'? What is the practice devoted chiefly to discovering a substance that would transmute the more common metals into gold or silver? Classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, what ingredient is used to flavour Amaretto liqueurs and biscuits? What name is given to the fluid which surrounds a foetus? What president's wife saw him elected, but died before his inauguration in 1829? What is the Greek name of the Egyptian god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld? Which legendary American golfer became the first man to reach $1 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour in 1967? Sir Christopher Wren who designed St Paul's Cathedral was a professor in which scientific field? Located on the flattest continent, in which country would you find Lake Disappointment? Round 3: Pre-Euro Currencies 10 questions about the currencies of countries before they adopted use of the Euro. None What was the Austrian currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the German currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Dutch currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Finnish currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Greek currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Latvian currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Maltese currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Portuguese currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Slovenian currency before adoption of the Euro? What was the Spanish currency before adoption of the Euro? Time's up
