Sunday Quiz: How Well Will You Score Today?
Test your knowledge with this engaging Sunday quiz that spans a wide range of topics, from historical events and scientific facts to pop culture and British traditions. See how many of these challenging questions you can answer correctly.
Historical and Scientific Questions
On this day in 1861, the renowned mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead was born in England. He is best known for his collaborative work with Bertrand Russell on Principia Mathematica. Moving to more specific trivia, how many scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard? In England, what is the minimum number of members required for an inquest jury?
Radio 2's Sounds of the Sixties, hosted by Keith Fordyce and broadcast on Saturday mornings, debuted in which year? If you suffer from desynchronosis, what condition are you experiencing? Royal Navy submarines fly a specific flag when returning from action; what is it called?
Pop Culture and General Knowledge
Which rock band's bass player was nicknamed "The Ox"? In Britain, what modern-day event is considered the equivalent of the Ancient Roman festival of Hilaria? A mangelwurzel is a variety of which vegetable? To make Drambuie, what is added to malt whisky?
Popeye's perpetually hungry friend, known for his love of hamburgers, has what name? Which Bank Holiday was first celebrated in England and Wales in 1978? What is the title of a military officer who serves as the senior administrator and personal assistant to a high-ranking officer in a military unit?
Technical and Legal Trivia
Which letter of the alphabet prefixes the registration marks of British-owned and operated commercial and private aircraft? After how many days does the human stomach rebuild its lining to avoid damage from its own acid? The 20p coin was introduced in Britain to bridge the gap between the 10p and 50p coins; was it in 1981, 1982, or 1983?
Under the Treasure Act 1996, if you find coins or gold/silver artifacts that are 300 years old or over, classified as treasure trove, who must you report the find to within 14 days of discovery? How is the number 10 written in the binary system? What is the medical reason behind goosebumps?
Fictional and Digital Domains
The BBC1 sitcom Hi-De-Hi is set in which fictional resort? If the UK uses .uk as its top-level internet domain, which two letters are used for South Africa's domain?
Answers for February 14 Quiz
Here are the answers to the previous quiz from February 14, focusing on Valentine's Day and related trivia:
- Captain James Cook was the British explorer killed in Hawaii on February 14, 1779.
- The "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" of 1929 took place in Chicago.
- Glasgow is known as the "City of Love" due to housing the forearm bone of St. Valentine.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."
- Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy features Gabriel Oak and Bathsheba Everdene.
- Simon Pegg, actor from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, was born in Gloucester on February 14, 1970.
- The Beatles song "All My Loving" begins with "Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, tomorrow I’ll miss you."
- Noel Coward's 1936 screenplay was adapted into Brief Encounter.
- The aorta is the large artery carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart.
- Swizzels Matlow is the British sweet brand famous for Love Hearts.
- Quality Street is the chocolate box named after a play by J.M. Barrie.
- Richard the Lionheart had his heart buried in Rouen, Normandy.
- The cornflower, or bachelor's button, was used in folklore to test love.
- The Hammersmith & City Line is represented by magenta/pink on the London Underground.
- Blacksmiths performed the "Anvil Weddings" at Gretna Green.
- St. Valentine was the patron saint of epilepsy.
- In Edinburgh, people spit on the Heart of Midlothian mosaic for good luck.
- A lovespoon is the decorative wooden spoon carved in Wales for romance.
- Pauline Collins and Tom Conti starred in Shirley Valentine.
- Lover is a village in Wiltshire.
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