Q7
Know Your Language       
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Who said "A horse! A horse! Mykingdom for a horse!"?
Richard III
William the Conqueror
Henry VIII
Robert the Bruce
Who said "The executioner is, I believe, very expert; and myneck is very slender"?
Anne Boleyn
Lady Jane Grey
Mary, Queen of Scots
Catherine Howard
Who said before he died: "I   shall hear in Heaven"?
Beethoven
Brahms
Liszt
Mozart
Who said at New York customs  "I have nothing to declare    except my genius"?
Oscar Wilde
Noel Coward
H. G. Wells
John Lennon
Which Italian artist observed:"Every man - at 3 years old - is half his height"?
Leonardo da Vinci
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Botticelli
Who said "Let them eat cake"?
Marie Antoinette
Victoria Sponge
Charles II
Thomas Madeira
Who first called the English  "a nation of shopkeepers"?
Napoleon I
Frederick the Great
Philip V
Louis XIV
Who said: "I know I have the  body of a weak and feeble     woman but I have the heart andstomach of a king...."?
Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary
Boadicea
Who came back from Munich in  1938 and mistakenly said "I   believe it is peace for our   time - peace with honour"?
Neville Chamberlain
Bernard Montgomery
Winston Churchill
Stanley Baldwin
Who said in World War I:      "Patriotism is not enough. I  must have no hatred or bitter-ness towards anyone"?
Edith Cavell
Lawrence of Arabia
Rupert Brooke
H. H. Asquith
Which number is shown as DC inRoman numerals?
600
90
900
200
What is the symbol for a very soft black pencil?
3B
HB
SP
4H
What does PLO stand for?
Palestine Liberation Org.
Public Library Offices
Port of London Office
Parliamentary Labour Org.
What do the initials LDS standfor?
Licentiate in Dental Surgery
Pounds shillings and pence
London Doctors Society
Local Defence Society
What does the abbreviation    "Bart" mean?
Baronet
Barrister
Bachelor of Art
St Bartholomews Hospital
What do the initials RAS standfor?
Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Aeronautical Society
Royal Army Surveyors
Regional Academy of Science
What would be the profession  of a person with the initials RIBA after his name?
Architect
Rector
Banker
Insurance Consultant
What does IMF stand for?
International Monetary Fund
Indian Medical Federation
Institute of Midlands Farmers
International Meat Federation
What do the initials BRCS     stand for?
British Red Cross Society
British Rail Catering Service
British Computer Society
Brazilian Civil Service
What do the initials CIA standfor?
Central Intelligence Agency
Criminal Investigation Agency
Congress of Imperial Agents
Chartered Insurance Agents
Which Latin expression means  "word for word"?
Verbatim
Ad hoc
Prima facie
Ad rem
What words are engraved on theside of the £1 coin?
Decus et tutamen
Veni, vidi, vici
Factum est
Labore et honore
With which skill is the term  "cordon bleu" associated?
Cookery
Carpentry
Riot control
Painting
What does the Latin expression"alter ego" mean?
One's second self
All together
Self-centred
At his wit's end
What does the Latin expression"bona fides" mean?
In good faith
From bad to worse
Better day, better deed
Good taste
What French expression means  "the very best"?
Crême de la crême
Tour de force
Bon ton
Par excellence
What does the Latin expression"tempus fugit" mean?
Time flies
Instantly
Always the same
Come what may
What does the Latin expression"modus operandi" mean?
Way of working
Way of living
In its original position
By way of ideal
What does the French          expression "en train" mean?
In progress
On the train
On the way
By the way
What does the French          expression "au fait" mean?
Well-acquainted with
In all seriousness
To be sure
What's the good of it
Fill in the missing word: "To ...... while Rome is burning".
Fiddle
Dance
Help
Escape
Fill in the missing word: "Thepen is mightier than the ...."
Sword
Word
Rifle
Book
Fill in the missing word: "A  stitch in time saves ......".
Nine
Effort
Work
Needles
Fill in the missing word:     "Take care of the .... and thepounds will take care of them-selves".
Pence
Calories
Shillings
Chips
Fill in the missing word: "A  bird in the hand is worth two in the ....".
Bush
Tree
Nest
Air
Fill in the missing word: "As blind as a ......".
Bat
Parrot
Bear
Worm
Fill in the missing word:     "Look not a gift horse in the .....".
Mouth
Eye
Face
Hoof
Fill in the missing word:     "........ can't be choosers".
Beggars
Pedlars
Tramps
Gypsies
Fill in the missing word: "An English summer is ...... hot  days and a thunderstorm".
Three
Ten
Twenty
Seven
Fill in the missing word: "It is easy to be ...... after theevent".
Wise
Reasonable
Quick-witted
Sorry
What is a cribble?
A gravel sieve
A card game
A crate
A worsted yarn
In America what is a faucet?
A tap
A suburb
A screwdriver
An insect
What is an orfe?
A goldfish
A seaweed
A mineral
A seabird
What is a monticle?
A small hill
A huntsman
A small silver dish
A single eyeglass
What word is given to be studyof the behaviour of the mind?
Psychology
Ideology
Teleology
Philosophy
What is a flittermouse?
A bat
A mouse
A butterfly
A hedgerow plant
What does an ichthyologist    study?
Fishes
Icons
Fossils
Ground plans
What is a manatee?
A sea cow
A handcuff
A type of bread
A sleeve
What is realgar?
Arsenic mono sulphide
Old Spanish coinage
Rotting refuse
Syrup of figs
What is malmsey?
A sweet wine
A loam
A grain mixture
A Eucalyptus