Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 21/02/2024 Round 1: Food and Drink - Sweet Things 10 questions about various sweet foods and drinks. None The liqueur Crème de cassis is a sweet, dark red liqueur made from which fruit? What natural foodstuff, if properly stored, will in theory last forever? What is the name of the two-coloured oblong cake covered in almond paste? Which animal is hidden inside the mountain of a Toblerone chocolate bar? Which substance, occurring naturally in fruit, causes jams and preserves to set? In cooking a ganache is made from cream and what? What's white sugar mixed with to make brown sugar? Which layered dessert made its first appearance in print in Italian in 1980, and in English in 1982? What dish is made with filo pastry stuffed with chopped nuts and honey? Which dessert has a custard base and a burnt caramelised top? Round 2: Chemistry 10 questions all about chemistry. None Extracted from the ore Scheelite, Wolfram is the alternative name for which element? What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe? Only four elements are magnetic at room temperature, Iron, Nickel, Gadolinium, and which other? Various metals are susceptible to rust, what is the equivalent which occurs on copper? Which chemical element was formerly known as the latin "Kalium", and hence bears the symbol "K"? Named after the Latin word for France, where it was discovered, which element has the symbol Ga? What metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green, and is added to iron to make steel resistant to corrosion? The only chemical element with a three letter name, what is extracted from the ore caserite? On the Periodic Table, what is the first element in alphabetical order? What trade name was given to the phenol-formaldehyde resin developed as the first synthetic plastic in 1907? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Seemingly originating around the 1970s, what name is given to the pound symbol on a phone, or the prefix for a hashtag? The "Oyster" watch is a famous model produced by what top watchmaker? The first ice resurfacer was developed in 1949 by American inventor and engineer Frank who? What is the term for a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork involving fine wire formed into delicate tracery? What name/job title is given to a statistician employed by an insurance company to calculate risks? What is the name of the object, often associated with gods of harvest in Greek and Roman mythologies, that is a horn overflowing with food? What name is given to the hobby/job/pastime of ringing bells? What name is given to the crime committed if a person murders their father? When the stock market is on the rise it is referred to as being what kind of market? What is the common name for the Aurora Borealis? Time's up
