Laura's 27th Birthday quiz

Laura's 27th Birthday quiz

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEEK GIRL

FOUR ROUNDS

• 1: Who's - Who, 8 questions

• 2: Movies & Books, 10 questions

• 3: Knowledge of the UK, 10 questions

• 4: On & around the globe, 10 questions

• All questions are timed at 30 seconds unless stated otherwise

Round 1: Who's - Who

8 Questions, 30 seconds per question

Multiple Choice

1: Who Discovered Electricity?

• Nikola Tesla

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

• Thomas Savory

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2: Which explorer first discovered The Americas?

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3: which ship did Edward Smith Captain?

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4: Which King Ruled England during the 1st World War?

Multiple Choice

5: Who was the first human in space?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Alan Shepard

• Yuri Gagarin

• Laika knine

Multiple Choice

6: Who is Sir Robert Walpole?

• First London Police Officer

• First UK Prime Minister

• Founder of the UK post office

• Designer of the Titanic

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7: What is Barnes Wallace famous for inventing:

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8: What is, Edward Teach infamous for being?

Round 2: MOVIES & BOOKS

10 questions, 30 seconds per question

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1: Which movie trilogy did the characters, Farmer Maggot and Figwit appear in?

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2: Who is currently the richest author in the world?

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3: Which movie contains the following line: ''Get in loser, We're going shopping''?

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4: In which London Street did Sherlock Holmes live?

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5: How many episodes of Friends are there in total?

Multiple Choice

6: Which British author’s works include Wise Children, Nights at the Circus and The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories?

• Becky Thatcher

• Gina Ford

• Kate Bush

• Angela Carter

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7: Which fictional character does this extract from a 1953 book refer too: [He] suddenly knew that he was tired. He always knew when his body or his mind had had enough and he always acted on the knowledge. This helped him to avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes.

(45 Seconds to answer)

Multiple Choice

8: Who is the fashion designer in The Incredibles?

• Mum :)

• Edna Mode

• Edna Code

• Edith Mode

• Edith Code

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9: What is the name of Wendy's dog in Peter Pan?

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10: Who was Creasy protecting in 'Man-on-Fire'?

Round 3: KNOWLEDGE of the UK

10: Questions, 30 seconds per question

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1: What county is Blenheim Palace in?

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2: If you left Banbury for a trip to Swindon, in which direction would you travel?

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3: How many counties does the M27 travel through

Multiple Choice

4: What is the longest river in the 'UK'?

• Trent

• Severn

• Thames

• Nidd

Multiple Choice

5: How many counties in ENGLAND (excluding Scotland Ireland and Wales)?

• 36

• 51

• 27

• 48

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6: Which river runs through Winchester

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7: What is the capital City of the Isle of Wight?

Multiple Choice

8: What is believed to be Britain's oldest town on record?

• Rochester

• Dorchester

• Colchester

• Chichester

Multiple Choice

9: How long did the Roman's rule Britain for?

• 350 to 400 years

• 50 to 100 years

• 150 to 175 years

• 10 to 20 years

Multiple Choice

10: Who was the first 'ruling' queen of England?

• Elizabeth

• Anne

• Lady Jane Grey

• Bloody Mary

Round 4: On and around the globe

10 Questions, 30 seconds per question

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1: Which planet is closest to the sun?

Multiple Choice

2: Which country produces the most Gold?

• South Africa

• USA

• China

• Australia

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3: The river Volga is over 2000 miles long, which Capital City does it run through?

Multiple Choice

4: How many 'planets' in our solar system

• 9

• 7

• 7 plus Pluto

• 8 plus Pluto

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5: What is the largest & deepest body of water on earth?

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6: Which planet has the largest surface area?

Multiple Choice

7: What is the rainiest country on Earth?

• Papua New Guinea

• Colombia

• Solomon Islands

• United Kingdom

Multiple Choice

8: 'Old Tjikko' is believed to be the oldest tree in the world. Where would you find the 9,550-year-old Norway spruce?

• Figi

• Norway

• Sweden

• Japan

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9: What is the longest river in the world?

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10: Which is the only country in the world to be named after a Woman?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA

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