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Thread #96051 Message #1873421
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
31-Oct-06 - 07:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: Quiz: All SaintsDay
Subject: BS: Quiz: All SaintsDay
Another themed quiz. Today is the feast day for "All Saints". This gives the theme for the quiz (Multi-lingual)
If anyone wishes to re-use this quiz locally, please feel free. (donation to any valid charity greatfully accepted!) If you want to use it, please PM me for a full set of answers)
1 What is the more common name for CHOREA, an affliction with a nervous twitch ?
2 By what name is Leningrad now known, a name it held up until 1914 ?
3 Who wrote the humorous orchestral suite "Carnival of the Animals" ?
4 Who founded the Grey friars, but is remembered for his love of animals ?
5 Who was burned in Rouen in 1431 for heresy and witchcraft ?
6 What is the capital of Chile ?
7 By what name is the Roman town of Verulamium now known ?
8 Montreal is at the junction of the Ottawa, and what other river ?
9 The film "Some Like It Hot" started with which infamous mass murder ?
10 What is Guernsey's only town ?
11 Which body of water links the Irish Sea with The Atlantic ?
12 Which is the oldest of the English "Classic" races ?
13 Which Alpine group of monks gave their name to a breed of dog ?
14 What is the largest city in Brazil ?
15 What was the name of Columbus' flagship ?
16 What is the capital of Puerto Rico ?
17 What was the name of the Mexican Leader whose forces captured The Alamo in 1836 ?
18 Where did Napoleon die ?
19 Who founded the Carthusian order of monks, but has a name connected with tobacco?
20 Which religious festival usually coincides with Boxing Day ?
CHEERS
Nigel