Colloquium Quiz

Qu. 9 What sort of animal is a mountain chicken?

Qu.13 How many scripts/alphabets does Japanese use?

Qu.5 Which of these is not a quote from Dwight Schrute on The Office?

Qu. 10 Which celebrity went to YSJ?

Qu.4 Which Roman Emperor died in York in 306AD?

Qu. 13 Who is this?

Qu.1 What is the name of Thor’s hammer?

Qu. 14 Where is Jurgen from bakeoff from originally?

Qu.5 In Indonesian “air” means what?

Qu.2 Who said “How it is we have so much information, but know so little?”

Qu.7 Lemurs are native to which island country?

Qu.4 The bible is the most translated book, but which book comes second for having the most translations?

Qu. 12 What is the actual name of the song the "renegade dance" is performed to?

Qu.3 Can you have an accent in sign language?

Qu.2 What is Baby Yoda’s real name in The Mandalorian?

Qu. 8 When is the birthday of Chris Hall?

Qu. 15 Which of these options is not a game played on "squid games"

Qu.10 English is the official language of how many countries?

Qu.4 What is Bon Jovi’s real name?

Qu. 8 Which of these is the name of a real road in York?

Qu. 10 What is the collective noun for a group of unicorns?

Qu. 11 What's the linguistic theory that proposes ‘a persons language dictates their thoughts and experience of reality’

Qu.12 In which of these countries do people shake their head to mean ‘yes’ and nod to mean ‘no’?

Qu.6 How many words and phrases are there in the English language?

Qu. 6 "The curse of babino" is a famous phrase in which sport?

Qu. 15 which of these languages is related to Spanish the most?

Qu.7 What is the most used word in English conversation?

Qu.3: Which of these is NOT one of the four main "Bars" surrounding the city walls ?

Qu. 11 What is entomophobia?

Qu.3 What are the names of the members of ABBA?

Are you ready for round three: general knowledge trivia?

Qu.14 What is the most-spoken language in the world?

Qu.9 What is the longest word in the English language?

Qu. 5 Why do many of the older buildings in York overhang the street so much?

Qu.1 What does the English word “jentacular” mean?

Qu. 7 How old is the YSJ Student Union building?

Qu. 9 which scene from Harry Potter was filmed in York?

Qu.2: What was the Roman name for York?

Qu.8 How many people in the world can speak at least some English?

Are you ready for round one: York trivia?

Qu.6 What is the purpose of this inner lower section of the road in Shambles?

Are you ready for round three: linguistic trivia?