26 February 2023

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Audley Villages

Audley's February Quiz

Put your general knowledge to the test with the first three rounds of questions

At Audley we regularly host events, parties and quizzes for our property owners. From February to May each year we host the annual Audley Intervillage Quiz, in which property owners across all 15 open villages put their general knowledge to the test in a bid to be crowned the winning village.

We've copied the questions (and answers) from our February edition below for you. How many can you get right?

START THE QUIZ...

ROUND ONE - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. When was the first email sent (in what year)

2. What did Robert Catesby lead?

3. Who wrote the 1877 novel Black Beauty?

4. How many whiskers do most cats have in total?

5. How many domino tiles are there in the standard dominoes set?

6. Leonardo De Vinci was born in which century?

7. Can you name the northernmost town on the British mainland?

8. The Danube flows through four capital cities — can you name all four?

9. Manatees are large marine mammals sometimes known as ‘sea what’?

10. Most commercial baked beans are made from what type of bean?

11. Which two actors share the Guinness World Record for “longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero”?

12. Your bones (human bones) are stronger than steel. T/F?

13. Name the third most populated U.S. state?

14. Who created the fictional priest-detective Father Brown?

15. Which manager bought Britain’s first one-million-pound footballer?

ROUND TWO - SPORT

1. Who has won the most Olympic gold medals.

2. Épée, Foil, Sabre, Body cord, Lamé, Grip are the equipment of which sports?

3. How many belts are in judo?

4. Travancore Cup is associated with which sports?

5. Lionel Messi was born in which year?

6. What is Usain Bolt’s blistering 100m world record time?

7. Which is the oldest rugby stadium in the world?

8. Which game was played on the moon?

9. The first modern Olympics were held in which year in Greece?

10. Who is the youngest World Chess Champion?

11. What kind of grass is traditionally used at Wimbledon?

12. What is the largest cricket ground in the world?

13. Tennis player Roger Federer is the top-ranking athlete in Forbes' most powerful list. Where is he from?

14. Who is the current manager of the England Women’s national football team?

15. In which sport do competitors refer to 'catching a crab'?

ROUND THREE - SCIENCE AND NATURE

1. In which century was Sir Isaac Newton born?

2. What does USB stand for when used to describe the connection standard used between computers and smartphones and their devices?

3. Where in the human body would the limbic system be found?

4. What is the collective noun used for a group of grasshoppers?

5. Which two letters of the alphabet make up the chemical symbol for mercury?

6. Which planet in our solar system is farthest from the sun?

7. ‘Yukon Gold’ and ‘Russian Banana’ are both varieties of which foodstuff?

8. Of what is ‘epistemology’ the study?

9. Which English scientist is credited as having invented the World Wide web in 1989?

10. Where in the human skeleton would you find the maxilla?

11. Which common machine was invented by Edwin Budding in 1830?

12. In which year did Cornwall’s Eden Project open to the public?

13. A ‘Finnish Spitz’ is a rare breed of which animal?

14. Which breed of bird is the fastest member of the animal kingdom, with a diving speed measured of up to 242 mph?

15. Which common household condiment has the chemical formula C2H4O2?

VIEW THE ANSWERS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. When was the first email sent
a. 1971

2. What did Robert Catesby lead?
a. The Gunpowder plot in 1605

3. Who wrote the 1877 novel Black Beauty?
a. Anna Sewell

4. How many whiskers do most cats have in total?
a. 24 whiskers, 12 on each side.

5. How many domino tiles are there in the standard dominoes set?
a. 28 domino tiles

6. Leonardo De Vinci was born in which century?
a. 15″ Century (April 1452)

7. Can you name the northernmost town on the British mainland?
a. Thurso (19 miles from John o Groats)

8. The Danube flows through four capital cities — can you name all four?
a. Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade

9. Manatees are large marine mammals sometimes known as ‘sea what’?
a. Sea cows

10. Most commercial baked beans are made from what type of bean?
a. Haricot bean

11. Which two actors share the Guinness World Record for “longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero”?
a. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart

12. Your bones are stronger than steel. T/F?
a. True

13. Name the third most populated U.S. state?
a. Florida (California is first, Texas is second)

14. Who created the fictional priest-detective Father Brown?
a. G. K. Chesterton

15. Which manager bought Britain’s first one-million-pound footballer?
a. Brian Clough (the player was Trevor Francis in 1979)

SPORT

1. Who has won the most Olympic gold medals?
a. Michael Phelps, 18

2. Épée, Foil, Sabre, Body cord, Lamé, Grip are the equipment of which sports?
a. Fencing

3. How many belts are in judo?
a. 16

4. Travancore Cup is associated with which sports?
a. Table tennis

5. Lionel Messi was born in which year?
a. 1987

6. What is Usain Bolt’s blistering 100m world record time?
a. 9.58 seconds

7. Which is the oldest rugby stadium in the world?
a. Lansdowne Road

8. Which game was played on the moon?
a. Golf

9. The first modern Olympics were held in which year in Greece?
a. 1896

10. Who is the youngest World Chess Champion?
a. The Soviet player Garry Kasparov became the youngest World Chess Champion ever at the age of 22 years and 210 days.

11. What kind of grass is traditionally used at Wimbledon?
a. Rye grass

12. What is the largest cricket ground in the world?
a. Melbourne Cricket Ground – THE MCG

13. Tennis player Roger Federer is the top-ranking athlete in Forbes' most powerful list. Where is he from?
a. Switzerland

14. Who is the current manager of the England Women’s national football team?
a. Sarina Wiegman

15. In which sport do competitors refer to 'catching a crab'?
a. Rowing

SCIENCE AND NATURE

1. When was the first email sent
a. 1971

1. In which century was Sir Isaac Newton born?
a. 17th century (born in 1643)

2. What does USB stand for when used to describe the connection standard used between computers and smartphones and their devices?
a. Universal Serial Bus

3. Where in the human body would the limbic system be found?
a. In the brain

4. What is the collective noun used for a group of grasshoppers?
a. A cloud

5. Which two letters of the alphabet make up the chemical symbol for mercury?
a. Hg

6. Which planet in our solar system is farthest from the sun?
a. Neptune (Pluto is no longer considered a planet)

7. ‘Yukon Gold’ and ‘Russian Banana’ are both varieties of which foodstuff?
a. Potato

8. Of what is ‘epistemology’ the study?
a. Knowledge

9. Which English scientist is credited as having invented the World Wide web in 1989?
a. Tim Berners-Lee (Sir Timothy Berners-Lee)

10. Where in the human skeleton would you find the maxilla?
a. In the skull (upper jawbone)

11. Which common machine was invented by Edwin Budding in 1830?
a. Lawn mower

12. In which year did Cornwall’s Eden Project open to the public?
a. 2001

13. A ‘Finnish Spitz’ is a rare breed of which animal?
a. Dog

14. Which breed of bird is the fastest member of the animal kingdom, with a diving speed measured of up to 242 mph?
a. Peregrine falcon