Q15 Take Your Chance 50 0 How often are the Olympic Games held? Every 4 years Every 10 years Every year Every 2 years What unit of currency is used in Denmark? Krone Franc Dinar Deutschmark "C" is a Roman numeral. What number does it represent? 100 50 10 1,000 What is the fifth month of theyear? May July March April What is a cactus? A plant A cat A dance A tree In what year was the Battle ofWaterloo? 1815 1724 1066 1918 Which ship was found in perfect order but deserted in the Bermuda Triangle? The Marie Celeste The Santa Maria The Mayflower The Golden Hind The Swiss speak three languages: German, French and what is the third? Italian Austrian Greek English Of Cook, Magellan, Livingstoneand da Gama which one exploredAfrica? David Livingstone Ferdinand Magellan James Cook Vasco da Gama Holyhead is a port on the island of Anglesey. To which country do ferries from Holy- head go? Eire USA South Africa France Which European country gives us a Christmas tree every December which is then erectedin Trafalgar Square? Norway France Israel Poland Where were the 1984 Olympics held? Los Angeles Moscow New York Paris Which planet is furthest away from the sun? Pluto Saturn Venus Jupiter By what other name is a guineapig sometimes known? A cavy A chameleon A coypu A coyote What colour is puce? Brownish-purple Pinky-green Bluey-yellow Yellowy-brown Who would traditionally wear aten-gallon hat? A cowboy A milkman A window-cleaner A Red Indian What is the name given to the signalling code comprising dots and dashes? Morse Semaphore Cipher Braille Who constructed the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol? Isambard Brunel James Brindley David Clifton Thomas Telford In the story about Mary Poppins what was "Mary Poppins"? A nanny A steam ship A toy shop A ballerina In which game is the British touring team called "The Lions"? Rugby Union Football Cricket Tennis In which country was Adolf Hitler born? Austria Germany France Holland In which year did the first man step on the moon? 1969 1967 1963 1972 How many Apostles did Jesus have? 12 13 10 20 Who would be guided and helpedby a wind sock? An air pilot A motorist A runner A cyclist In which American state is Dallas? Texas Ohio Louisiana Colarado On the outside of which moderncathedral is a bronze sculpture of St Michael and the Angel? Coventry Durham Liverpool Exeter After London which is the largest city in England? Birmingham Newcastle on Tyne Liverpool Bristol What is the name of the river which flows through Paris? Seine Danube Hudson Rhine Where would you find a delta? At the mouth of a river At the source of a river Under waterfalls In water meadows Which mythological king turned everything he touched into gold? Midas Minos Odysseus Tantalus Who robbed the rich and gave to the poor? Robin Hood Dick Turpin William Tell Dick Whittington On what date is Guy Fawkes' Night? 5th November 25th December 31st October 23rd June What is the name of the bridgewhich connects England with South Wales? Severn Forth Menai Humber What is the rabbit in The Magic Roundabout called? Dylan Ermintrude Dougal Zebedee Where is Snowdon? Wales Scotland Lake District Northern Ireland Where are The Windward Islands? West Indies Aegean Hawaii Shetland From which country does Gorgonzola cheese come from? Italy France Germany Holland What is the colour of sapphire? Blue Green Red Yellow What do we call the molten rock which flows from volcanoes? Lava Alluvium Moraine Silt What is Popeye's favourite food? Spinach Baked Beans Ice-cream Bananas Which big town lies at the mouth of the River Humber? Hull Preston Bristol Southampton What colour is the flag of surrender? White Red Blue Black Who lives at the Vatican? The Pope The President of the USA The Russian President The British Prime Minister How many days are there in a Leap Year? 366 350 370 282 In which country are the majorroads called "autobahn"? W Germany Italy France Greece The pop group Ultravox sang about a European city and reached number one in the charts. Which city was it? Vienna Venice Rome Paris What would you be if you looked after people's teeth? A dentist An optician A doctor A ventriloquist Which famous comedienne recently had a hit with "Move Over Darling"? Tracey Ullman Pamela Stephenson Marti Caine Janet Brown What would you be if you made bread? A baker A butcher A blacksmith A confectioner "Yellow Submarine" was a successful animated film produced by which 60's group? The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Moody Blues The Who