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The 2015 Summer Quiz

By Cap'n Major Bloodnok
June 4 2015

To tide us over the summer, I'll try to keep the current set of questions from the messageboard quiz here. As sets change, I'll add the answers to the previous set, so we keep a record. If you want to keep up with ongoing progress, you'll have to join in with the thread.

 

 

4th June, set by PoyntonShark

1. What is the most painful disease known to man which scores around 42 out of 50 on the McGill scale of pain?
2. Which bird, related to moorhens, coots and rails differs from them because it lives on dry land?
3. Which two characters drive the Army Surplus Special in the cartoon series 'Wacky Races'? (2pts)
4. The father of Alfred Nobel was credited with what invention in the 19th century?
5. The Samnites were an ancient people of which modern day country?
6. Which species of snake has the longest fangs of any venomous snake in the natural world?
7. What term is given to heat content of a substance per unit mass?
8. Who wrote the autobiography 'Wishful Drinking'?
9. Which musician founded the 'Silk Road Ensemble'?
10. Musician Frank Black is most famously associated with which American alternative band?
11. Mount Korab is the highest mountain in which country?
12. Who was the first female to win a Nobel Prize?
13. What is unusual about the painting style of Australian artist Tim Patch?
14. Which legendary Norse ruler was the father of Ivan the Boneless and was known as the scourge of England and France?
15. What is the common name given to Group 13 elements in the periodic table?
16. Billy Corgan is the lead singer and mainstay of which band?
17. Which event was first held in 1956 at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland?
18. What name, coined by John Stuart Mill, describes an imaginary society whose evil qualities are meant to serve as a moral or political warning?
19. What was the name of the evil wizard in 'The Smurfs'?
20. How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
21. What was the year and make of car that featured in the film 'Christine'? (1pt)
22. What type of oil, a mixture of volatile oily liquids is produced in small amounts during fermentation?
23. What was the debut film appearance of Johnny Depp?
24. What is the only country which is a member of both OPEC and the Commonwealth?
25. Who coined the term 'Dinosaur'?

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