Quiz Questions with Answers (page 17)

Quiz I

1. The New Testament was originally written in which language?
2. What does the Internet acronym ROFL mean?
3. What is another name for Gypsum plaster?
4. The earliest wheelbarrows were used in which country?
5. As of 2018, who is FLOTUS? (Hint: we want a person's name)
6. Which country has the highest density of vending machines in the world?
7. Who asked the quiz questions on University Challenge before Jeremy Paxman?
8. What sort of vehicle is a vardo?
9. Thiamine deficiency due to not enough vitamin B is also known by what name?
10. What is bigger, the hectare or acre?
11. The name of which Spanish ham literally means "ham from the mountain range"?
12. Which organisation was founded by Charles Taze Russel in the 1870s?





13. Which animal is associated with the year 2018 in the Chinese Calendar?
14. Which spice can also be the name of the top colour of the Indian flag?
15. Which word starting with the letter 'p', is often used to describe someone that has mastered multiple languages?
16. Which actress once said: "Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake a whole relationship"?
17. What musical instrument was played by George Dawes on TV's Shooting Stars?
18. What name is given to the small dots on each face of a common six-sided die?
19. The Welsh settlement of the Chubut Valley is in which sparsley populated region?
20. The Royal Opera House in London, is often referred to by which two word aternative name because of it's location?

Answers:

1. Greek
2. Rolling on the floor laughing
3. Plaster of Paris
4. China
5. Melania Trump (FLOTUS stands for First Lady of the United States)
6. Japan
7. Bamber Gascoigne
8. A traditional horse-drawn wagon used by British Romani people
9. Beriberi
10. Hectare (one hectare contains about 2.47 acres)
11. Serrano
12. Jehovah's Witnesses
13. Year of the Dog
14. Saffron
15. Polyglot
16. Sharon Stone
17. Drums
18. Pips
19. Patagonia (in Argentina)
20. Covent Garden