Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 27/12/2023 Round 1: Science and Nature - Animals 10 questions all about animals. None What is the name of the Russian scientist who famously used dogs to study conditioned reflexes? What name is given to a creature that is equally at home on land and in water? What is the name of the connective tissue that a shark’s skeleton is made out of? "Pica pica" is the scientific name for which bird? Sometimes known as "scaly anteaters", eight different species of what can be found across Asia and Africa? From what animal is "ambergris", a solid, waxy, flammable substance, highly valued by perfume makers obtained? What is the name given to animals which spend most of their time in trees? What is the only known animal to have cube-shaped droppings? Carpet, Coral and Pilot are all types of which animal? Some animals spend the winter in a sleep-like state known as what? Round 2: Language 10 questions all about language(s). None Literally meaning 'Empty tomb', what is a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere? What word is a brief commemorative inscription on a tomb, and a short piece of poetry or prose lauding a deceased person? In nautical terminology, Port ( the left), was adopted by sailors in 1844. What was called what before? What word is used to describe a diplomat living abroad as representative of their country? What cosmetic brand gets its name from Latin for 'as white as snow'? What artificial language was founded by the Polish oculist Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof? What is the only number in English that has letters in alphabetical order? The two languages which appear on the Rosetta stone and Egyptian and what other? What is the surname of the Oxford lecturer famous for getting his words mixed up - on one occasion saying “You have hissed my mystery lessons.”? What word refers to very harsh laws such as those devised by a 7th century BC Athenian legislator? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None How many furlongs are there in a mile? 6 8 10 12 14 None What word is used in a balance sheet to mean "everything a company owns"? The Model T, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company was originally offered only in what colour? The name of which Swiss hotel owner from the late 19th century later became a synonym for good taste and elegance? In the field of computing, what does the first W in WYSIWYG mean? In 1937 American Chester Carlson invented a process called Xerography, what do we know it as today? Which Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy is known as the "Father of Modern Economics"? What is the ancient Chinese art of placement called? What is the name of the condition that leads to an almost uncontrollable need to steal things? A group of five performers (normally musical) is called a? Time's up
