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Whiz Quiz Practice #06 - Try A Quiz for Hotshot Quizzers
Whiz Quiz Practice #06 - Try A Quiz for Hotshot Quizzers
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1
In which fictional Dublin suburb is the RTE soap "Fair City" set..?
Dockside Parade
Carriggstown
Tolka Row Estate
Barrytown
2
What way do
stalactites
grow - up or down..?
Down
Up
3
Which famous Irish patriot was secretly engaged to Sarah Curran..?
Patrick Pearse
Robert Emmett
Wolfe Tone
Daniel O'Connell
4
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in an airplane?
Willa Brown
Amy Johnson
Amelia Earhart
Katherine Stinson
5
From which musical does the song "Pick A Pocket Or Two" come?
West Side Story
Oliver!
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
6
Which one of these is NOT a member of the Famous Five from Enid Blyton's series of books..?
George
D!ck
Anne
William
Julian
Timothy
7
Where was the first wooden church in Ireland built?
Armagh
Kells
Monasterboice
Clonmacnoise
8
Where does a Jumbo Jet store the greater part of its aviation fuel?
In the wings
In the tail
In the cargo hold
In the bulkhead
9
Lundi is the French word for which day of the week..?
Tuesday
Friday
Sunday
Monday
10
What is the collective term for a group of
whales
..?
a school
a herd
a pod
a shoal
11
In which book by Charles Dickens is there a dog named "
Jip
"...?
A Christmas Carol
Great Expectations
David Copperfield
Oliver Twist
12
In which country would you find the spectacular building known as the Taj Mahal
Vietnam
Thailand
India
China
13
The classic novel "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is set in __________
Paris, France
Massachusetts, USA
London, England
New York, USA
14
Based on their innate maximum speed which of this trio should win a 100 metre race?
A greyhound
A human athlete
An Ostrich
15
What letter represents 50 in Roman Numerals?
L
C
M
X
16
Name the fruit of the blackthorn tree....
Sloe
Cowberry
Rosehip
Rowan
17
What is the study of TIME called?
Hepatology
Horology
Virology
Teratology
18
What is a female fox called?
A sow
A cob
A doe
A vixen
19
In Irish mythology Eimear was the wife of Fionn Mac Cumhaill.
False
True
20
What do we call the pattern left inside a rock by the remains of an ancient dead animal or plant?
fossil
deposit
sediment
residue
21
What number is on top of the DICE if
four
is at the bottom..?
three
five
two
four
22
The black powder produced when you burn coal is called
charcoal.
False
True
23
Who wrote the novels "Pride & Prejudice", "Emma" and "Persuasion"...?
Charlotte Bronte
Mary Shelley
Jane Austen
George Elliot
24
In the fairy tale, who walked to London with his cat?
The Duke of York
D!ck Whittington
Humpty Dumpty
Old King Cole
25
What is the capital city of Austria?
Vienna
Salzburg
Graz
Innsbruck
26
How many legs has a spider?
6
9
8
27
What is the home of an OTTER called?
sett
coop
den
holt
28
You score GOALS in football... but what do you score in
cricket
...?
tries
runs
serves
points
29
Distance NORTH and SOUTH of the Equator is measured by
Lines of ___________
Latitude
Longitude
30
In which country was Roald Dahl born?
Finland
Denmark
Kenya
Norway
31
Which country is the largest producer of gold, platinum and diamonds in the world...?
Brazil
Russia
South Africa
Canada
32
Springfield is the home to which TV family...?
The Simpsons
The Griffins
The Hills
The Flintstones
33
What is the capital of ECUADOR?
Caracas
Bogota
Lima
Quito
34
Which of these are ball-and-socket joints in the Human Body..?
Shoulder
Elbow
Knee
Hip
35
A sun-dial was an ancient device used to tell the time during the day.
False
True
36
Former actor and one-time Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is a native of which country..?
United States
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
37
What Saint is believed to have had a vision of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858?
St Jacinta
St Margaret
St Bernadette
St Joan
38
Sperm, Humpback
and
Pilot
are types of which creature?
Whale
Salmon
Shark
Dolphin
39
What is the largest island off the coast of Ireland?
Achill Island
Inis Mór
Valentia Island
Aranmore Island
40
What two types of meat are normally used in making an
Irish stew
..?
Chicken
Pork
Beef
Lamb
41
What name is given to the distance which a beam of light travels in a year?
A Light Span
A Quantum Year
A Light Year
A Cosmic Year
42
A
winklepicker
is a type of __________
Shoe
Wild Pig
Fisherman
Vegetable
43
In which city is the headquarters of the United Nations situated?
London
New York
Geneva
Paris
44
In which American state are the cities of
Orlando
,
Jacksonville
and
Miami
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
45
In Greek myths what happened to anyone who looked directly at the Gordon, Medusa...
The froze into ice sculptures
They turned into pillars of salt
They burst into balls of fire
They turned into stone statues
46
Which county is known as the PREMIER County?
Offaly
Waterford
Tipperary
Kilkenny
47
Name the last Irishman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature..?
Seamus Heaney
Samuel Beckett
William B Yeats
George Bernard Shaw
48
In Irish mythology what was the GAE BOLGA..?
A magic potion
A magic land
A magic spear
A magic spell
49
How many of the nine people in each boat face forwards during a boat race?
All nine
None
One
Eight
50
Wellington boots are named after a famous general and later Prime Minister of Great Britain.
False
True
51
What was the name of the pictorial form of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians?
Papyrus
Runes
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
52
What part of the body is affected if a person suffers from
cardio-vascular disease
..?
Brain
Lungs
Neural system
Heart
53
What ball is worth the most points in a game of snooker?
The white ball
The pink ball
The red ball
The black ball
54
The British Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street. But who lives at No. 11?
Home Secretary
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Deputy Prime Minister
Foreign Secretary
55
What woman wiped the face of Jesus with a towel on his way to Calvary?
Mary Magdalene
Mary, Mother of God
Martha
Veronica
56
Which major canal, opened in 1914, links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
Pacific Canal
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Pan-America Canal
57
Where in your body would you find the PATELLA..?
Shoulder
Ear
Leg
Wrist
58
How many counties are in the province of Ulster?
8
11
9
6