Here are the answers to this year’s Summer Quiz
1. Q: Who invented the safety pin? A: Walter Hunt
2. Q: Who is the CEO of Yahoo? A: Carol Bartz
3. Q: Which is the largest planet? A: Jupiter
4. Q: Name Prince William’s wife A: Kate Middleton
5. Q: What colour would you get if you mixed blue and green? A: Turquoise
6. Q: Who lost his sons because the white ship sank? A: Henry I
7. Q: How many large planets are there in our solar system? A: 9
8. Q: Name the two birds Noah sent out of the Ark as messengers A: Raven and Dove
9. Q: How many pairs of wings does a bee have? A: 8
10. Q: Is Horeb the name of a town or a mountain? A: A mountain
11. Q: Who commanded the sun and moon to stay still? A: Joshua
12. Q: Where did Jesus grow up? A: Nazareth
13. Q: On a windy day a rooster lays an egg on a roof top. Which side does the egg roll down. A: Neither. Roosters don’t lay eggs
14. Q:What was the Prime Minister in 1957? A: Same as today – the Prime Minister
15. Q: Name the first Disney character created. A: Mickey Mouse
16. Q: Name the world’s largest ocean. A: Pacific Ocean
17. Q: What do the Japanese call their country? A: Nippon
18. Q: Name the first lady Prime Minister in the world. A: Simimavo Bandarnaike
19. Q: What is the principal export of Jamaica? A: Sugar
20. Q: A farmer had 15 sheep, all but 8 died. How many sheep were left? A: 8 sheep
21: Q: What happened first – the murder of Abel or the Great Flood? A: The murder of Abel
22 Q: Which was the first element to be created artificially? A: Technetium
23. Q: What is the largest flower in the world? A: Rafflesia
24. Q: The first industrial revolution took place where? A: England
25. Q: Who founded the Red Cross? A: Jean Henry Durant
26. Q: Name the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh. A: Mujibur Rehmen
27. Q: What is the national flower of England? A: Rose
28. Q: What is the length of the longest highway in the world? A: About 8000 km
29. Q: The earlier name for New York was what? A: New Amsterdam
30. Q: The Taj Mahal is located near which Indian city? A: Agra
31. Q: World Literacy Day is celebrated when? A: 8 September
32. Q: What is the name of the dog that went into space? A: Laika
33. Q: What is the common name for ascorbic acid? A: Vitamin C
34. Q: The earlier name of Sri Lanka was what? A: Ceylon
35. Q: Some months have 31 days some 30 days? A: All of them
36. Q: Who invented the internet? A: Tim Berners-Lee
37. Q: What is the national flower of Italy? A: Lily
38. Q: What is a rhino’s horn made of? A: Hair
39. Q: Who was the first explorer to reach the south pole? A: Cap. Ronald Amundson
40. Q: Who discovered Australia? A: James Cook
41. Q: What is the biggest island in the world? A: Greenland
42. Q: Who was the first man to climb Mount Everest with oxygen? A: Sir Edmond Hillary
43. Q: Multiply 50 x 700 – 561 A: 34,439
44. Q: How long did William the Conquerer reign for? A: 21 years
45. Q: Name the pig in Charlotte’s Web. A: Wilber
46. Q: What was the breed of dog called Beethoven? A: St Bernard
47. Q: In olden days who ruled the Roman Church? A: The Pope
48. Q: How many pence are in £10? A: 1000
49. Q: Choose a number 1-10, multiply by 9, add the numbers together, take the last letter of the number and choose an animal starting with that letter. What colour is it? A: Grey
50. Q: Who was Jesus’ mother engaged to?A: Joseph
51. Q: In 1066 what was the Anglo-Saxon Council called? A: Witan
52. Q: Who in the Bible got swallowed by a big fish? A: Jonah
53. Q: Who in the Bible had a coloured coat? A: Joseph
54. Q: How many days did it take for God to create the earth? A: 6
55. Q: Name the angel who told Mary she was going to have a baby. A: Gabriel
56. Q: ELSUJ EVSUO SUO (conundrum) A: Jesus loves you
57. Q: What is 600 minus 499? A: 101
58. Q: In the Bible, which island did Paul go to when he was shipwrecked? A: Malta
59. Q: 5 machines take 5 minutes to make 5 widgets. How long does it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets? A: 5 minutes
60. Q: Who did Jesus say he was? A: The Son of God
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