Another Mixed Bag of Questions For Your Quiz Night!
A great mix of topics in today’s quiz. I am sure there will be something to please almost everyone :-)
QUESTIONS
1. What was the name of the film which Alec Baldwin was filming in October 2021, when a prop gun was used and fired real bullets, killing cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins?
2. If a generator turns mechanical energy into electrical energy, what is the most common device that performs the opposite operation, i.e. electrical into mechanical?
3. The Vedas are a sacred collection of prayers, hymns and readings in what major religion?
4. Which ancient Greek poet wrote The Iliad and the Odyssey epic poems?
5. ILS is a system used in aircraft utilising ground based equipment to assist the pilot in low visibility conditions, but what does ILS stand for?
6. In what century did the name Australia become officially recognised by the Colonial Office and the UK Admiralty?
7. What French term is used to describe a ballerina moving gracefully on the tips of their toes?
8. The Mighty Ducks ice hockey team are based in which city of California, just outside Los Angeles?
9. When are the two names given to the separate maximum and minimum blood pressure readings with a normal reading said to be under 120/80?
10. Hereford, Belgian Blue, Galloway and Nguni are all breeds of what animal?
…………...ANSWERS BELOW……………
Do you know in which city the Mighty Ducks NHL team is based?
ANSWERS
1. What was the name of the film which Alec Baldwin was filming in October 2021, when a prop gun was used and fired real bullets, killing cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins?
RUST
2. If a generator turns mechanical energy into electrical energy, what is the most common device that performs the opposite operation, i.e. electrical into mechanical?
A MOTOR
3. The Vedas are a sacred collection of prayers, hymns and readings in what major religion?
HINDUISM
4. Which ancient Greek poet wrote The Iliad and the Odyssey epic poems?
HOMER
5. ILS is a system used in aircraft utilising ground based equipment to assist the pilot in low visibility conditions, but what does ILS stand for?
INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM
6. In what century did the name Australia become officially recognised by the Colonial Office and the UK Admiralty?
1800s / 19th CENTURY (It was first used in 1814 when published in the book, A Voyage to Terra Australis, but only became official in 1824)
7. What French term is used to describe a ballerina moving gracefully on the tips of their toes?
EN POINTE
8. The Mighty Ducks ice hockey team are based in which city of California, just outside Los Angeles?
ANAHEIM
9. When are the two names given to the separate maximum and minimum blood pressure readings with a normal reading said to be under 120/80?
SYSTOLIC / DIASTOLIC
10. Hereford, Belgian Blue, Galloway and Nguni are all breeds of what animal?
COW / CATTLE