Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 20/09/2023 Round 1: Explorers and Adventurers 10 questions about famous Explorers and Adventurers. None Which Italian explorer is famous for his four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, which led to the discovery of the Americas by Europeans in 1492? Which Norwegian explorer led the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911? The voyages of which explorer in the 18th century included mapping and claiming parts of the Australian coastline for Britain? Which American aviator achieved fame as the first woman to complete a solo transatlantic flight in 1932? Who initiated the first circumnavigation of the Earth in 1519, although he died during the voyage, and his crew completed it? Which explorer made history in 1964 as the first woman to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe in a single-engine aircraft? Which American aviator achieved the historic solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927? Who is the famous Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southern tip of Africa to reach India in 1498? Which Viking explorer is believed to have reached North America around the year 1000, nearly 500 years before Columbus? Who is the American astronaut known for being the first person to orbit the Earth and the oldest person to travel in space? Round 2: Science and Nature - Human Organs 10 questions all about human organs. None Which organ secretes insulin, a hormone that helps control blood sugar levels? Which organ plays a crucial role in maintaining fluid balance and eliminating waste products from the body? Which organ stores bile produced by the liver and releases it into the small intestine when needed for digestion? What is the body's primary organ for metabolising drugs, detoxifying harmful substances, and processing nutrients? Which organs specialised structures, such as villi, maximise nutrient absorption from food? Which organ system (including the thyroid and adrenal glands) secrete hormones to control metabolism, growth, and other processes? v Which organ's muscular walls contract to expel urine from the body through the urethra? What name is given to the two large tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs? What are the small lumps of tissue that contain white blood cells, which fight infection - They are part of your body's immune system? What is the walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis, just in front of the rectum? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Which singer duetted with Donna Summer on the U.S. number one 'No More Tears'? What name is given to a square of cloth used to wipe a person's nose? Which Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the Renaissance is best known for his political treatise The Prince? What word describes the doctrines of the Church that were restored to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith? The chemical formula for rubidium bromide is RbBr. It is the only chemical formula known to linguistically be a what? What U.S. city was the capital from 1789 to 1790 and is the home to the Guggenheim museum? What type of regional music dating back to eighteenth century Mexico, utilises in groups today of as many as eight violins, two trumpets and at least one guitar? Which British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage? "Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today." is a famous quote from which famous American polymath? Which town in North Carolina is associated with the Wright Brothers' first ever controlled flight in 1903? Time's up
