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Fun Quiz: week 02 (answers)

RND 1

1. Parrot (bird)
2. Cat
3. Dog
4. Snake
5. Crocodile
6. Zebra
7. Giraffe
8. Elephant
9. Tiger
10. Lion

RND 2

1. Golden Gate Bridge, USA
2. Machu Picchu, Peru
3. Sagrada Familia, Spain
4. Stonehenge, England / UK
5. St. Basil’s Cathedral, Russia
6. Eiffel Tower, France
7. Big Ben, England / UK
8. Statue of Liberty, USA
9. Colosseum, Italy

RND 3

• The first 10 six-letter words ending in the letters ‘ICE’
  [The first 10 six-letter words alphabetically that end with the letters ‘ICE’ in that order; the words are in Chambers 21st Century Dictionary on Chambers.co.uk; the acceptable answers all have their own entry and are in blue on the website; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter; as of 29 September 2020.] A-P are the first letters
  Advice / Bodice / Choice / Device / Entice / Malice / Notice / Novice / Office / Plaice
   
• the names of 10 chemical elements as they are known in German; we’re looking for the usual names of these 10 elements in English.
  The clues: Kohlenstoff / Chlor / Wasserstoff / Eisen / Quecksilber / Stickstoff / Platin / Kalium / Natrium / Wolfram
  In English: Carbon / Chlorine / Hydrogen / Iron / Mercury / Nitrogen / Platinum / Potassium / Sodium / Tungsten

RND 4

1. Which book starts off with the line `Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again`? Rebecca
2. What is the fear of horses called? Felophobia, Hippophobia or Equiphobia? Hippophobia
3. Which is Britain`s oldest cathedral? Canterbury
4. James Earl Ray was responsible for who`s death in 1968? Martin Luther King
5. If What is the longest river in China? Yangtze
6. Alaska is the biggest state in America, what is second biggest? Texas
7. A professional boxer is allowed to wear no more than how many feet of bandages? 6, 16 or 36? 36
8. True or False: The first Mickey Mouse movie was silent? True
9. In which country did the dish chop-suey originate? USA
10. What nationality was the composer Chopin? Polish
11. In which century were the War of the Roses fought? 15th century
12. Which of the following elements has a chemical symbol which does not begin with `P`? Europium, Lead or Phosphorus? Europium
13. Which cartoon character has three nephews called Huey, Dewey and Louis? Donald Duck
14. Which of Henry VIII`s wives was mother to Queen Elizabeth I? Anne Boleyn
15. In which country did chess originate in the 2nd century? India
16. In which 1988 film does the character Archie Leach appear, and who plays him? A fish called Wanda - John Cleese
17. In which Shakespeare play does the line `To be or not to be, that is the question` appear? Hamlet
18. What is the largest inland sea in the world? Caspian Sea
19. What is the most densely populated continent in the world? Europe

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