Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 16/11/2022 Round 1: Weights and Measures 10 questions all about different types of weights and measures, reasonably tricky I think. None What name is given to the science of developing nationally and internationally accepted units of measurement? What measure is 15 ml in metric and 5⁄8 fl oz in imperial? Gold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight is called what? What is the unit of weight measuring fineness of silk and nylon called? The (Troy) units used to measure the size of pearls, a pennyweight contains 24 what? In what SI units would you measure frequency? The SI unit of illumination is called a what? One cubic decimetre of volume is equivalent to one what? What unit is used to measure the intensity of a sound or the power level of an electrical signal? The amount of water vapour in air is measured with a what? Round 2: Art and Artists 10 questions about art and artists, more about artists really. None In 1983 a Japanese artist called Tadahiko Ogawa copied the Mona Lisa using 1426 pieces of what? What artistic term, featuring shadow profiles cut from black paper, was named after a French finance minister? Which great artist and sculptor designed the fortifications when the Florentine Republic was besieged by the Medicis in 1530? The mask in the film "Scream" was inspired by the painting "The Scream" by which artist? Which Italian artist, best-known for "The Birth of Venus Name", has a name which literally means "Little Barrel"? Especially in earlier eras, what was another name for an artists workshop or studio? Who was the Philadelphian artist who introduced the world to "Pop Art"? What colour is the artist's pigment celandine? What Spanish artists' surrealistic paintings feature items such as clock faces? Which French artist, in 1883, gave up his job as a stockbroker to paint full time and is known for his experimental use of colour? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions, no theme here. None What is a cover that protects from rain or sun, esp. waterproof material fitted on a folding frame with a handle at one end? The first trapeze artist to perform without a net, which "daring young man on the flying trapeze" gave his name to a garment (surname)? To make all the text align against the left or right margins of a document is called what? Which side of a book are the even numbered pages usually on? Please select your answer Left Right What is the headquarters of the British Metropolitan Police Force called? Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, the Europeans once called what animal a "camelopard"? A line of hereditary rulers is referred to as a what? The disk of gas orbiting a star of black hole called the what disk? Gordon Matthew Sumner is the real name of which singer? Which Kurt Vonnegut novel of 1963 is an apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate and features a midget as the protagonist? Time's up
