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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

16 today thanks zico.
It helps that one of the answers is 15 minutes drive away from my house.

Famous Gardens Quiz

1.  Which London botanic garden has the "largest and most diverse botanical collection in the world"?
Kew Gardens

2.  Which county is known as the Garden of England?
Kent

3.  The Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City contains a garden of plants found in the works of which famous bard?
William Shakespeare

4.  Which gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon

5.  Where in London would you find the UK's oldest surviving hedge maze?
Hampton Court Palace

6.  The Boboli Gardens is a historical park in which Italian city?
Florence

7.  Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of which Scottish city?
Edinburgh

8.  Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and pleasure garden in which European city?
Copenhagen

9.  The gardens of Chartwell, Kent has walls built by which famous British Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill (whose hobby was bricklaying)

10. What's the name of the global garden housed in tropical biomes in Cornwall?
Eden Project

11.  'Here Comes the Sun' was written by George Harrison whilst walking in which friend's garden? (Hint – This now 79-year-old is considered one of the best guitar players of all time)
Eric Clapton

12.  What is the name of the garden where Jesus prayed before he was arrested?
Gethsemane

13.  Which garden was the most famous designed by British horticulturist Percy Thrower in 1974?
Blue Peter Garden

14.  Which garden in Sussex is home to The Millennium Seed Bank?
Wakehurst Place

15.  The Luxembourg Gardens is a park in which European capital city?
Paris

16.  Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lies along the foot of Table Mountain in which South African city?
Cape Town

17.  The Butchart Gardens are a National Historic Site of Canada. On which island are they located?
Vancouver Island

18.  Piccadilly Gardens is an open-space area situated in the heart of which UK city?
Manchester

19.  The Garden of Earthly Delights is an oil painting painted between 1490 and 1510 by which artist, was it Sandro Botticelli, Albrecht Dürer or Hieronymus Bosch?
Hieronymus Bosch

20.  What name is given to a minimalist dry landscape also known as a Japanese rock garden?
Zen garden



















 

Famous Gardens Quiz

1.  Which London botanic garden has the "largest and most diverse botanical collection in the world"?

2.  Which county is known as the Garden of England?

3.  The Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City contains a garden of plants found in the works of which famous bard?

4.  Which gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

5.  Where in London would you find the UK's oldest surviving hedge maze?

6.  The Boboli Gardens is a historical park in which Italian city?

7.  Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of which Scottish city?

8.  Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and pleasure garden in which European city?

9.  The gardens of Chartwell, Kent has walls built by which famous British Prime Minister?

10. What's the name of the global garden housed in tropical biomes in Cornwall?

11.  'Here Comes the Sun' was written by George Harrison whilst walking in which friend's garden? (Hint – This now 79-year-old is considered one of the best guitar players of all time)

12.  What is the name of the garden where Jesus prayed before he was arrested?

13.  Which garden was the most famous designed by British horticulturist Percy Thrower in 1974?

14.  Which garden in Sussex is home to The Millennium Seed Bank?

15.  The Luxembourg Gardens is a park in which European capital city?

16.  Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lies along the foot of Table Mountain in which South African city?

17.  The Butchart Gardens are a National Historic Site of Canada. On which island are they located?

18.  Piccadilly Gardens is an open-space area situated in the heart of which UK city?

19.  The Garden of Earthly Delights is an oil painting painted between 1490 and 1510 by which artist, was it Sandro Botticelli, Albrecht Dürer or Hieronymus Bosch?

20.  What name is given to a minimalist dry landscape also known as a Japanese rock garden?







 

Never been caving Zeb but I do remember going to Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole as a kid although the head on car crash dad had with some silly bint on the wrong side of the road is probably why it's still so clear in my mind a good 50 odd years later! But it would have got me a point or two on the Stalagmite question! 

17 today thanks zico.
I used to go caving and was an eye opener. The best caves were the ones that were tight at the top (we called it full contact caving) and the deeper you got they opened up as you hit the really old cave systems and some of them are huge. We used to turn out the lights and have a sing along.

Stone me! 14 thanks Zico

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Geology Quiz

1.  Name the three main classes of rock?  Point for each
Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous

2.  What colour are emeralds?
Green

3.  True or false. A stalagmite is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves?
False. It's a stalactite. (Stalactites hang from the ceiling of a cave while stalagmites grow from the cave floor.)

4.  Name the continental fault that extends nearly a thousand miles through California?
The San Andreas Fault

5.  Cheddar Gorge in Somerset was formed by the erosion of which rock material, is it Diamictite, Limestone or Siltstone?
Limestone

6.  What's the name of the scale of mineral hardness commonly used by geologists?
Mohs scale

7.  What is the name given to the scientific study of earthquakes?
Seismology

8. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into which type of rock, is it Granite, Quartzite or Gritstone? 
Granite

9.  Which fossilized tree resin is commonly used in jewellery?
Amber

10.  Which ore is the main source of aluminium?
Bauxite

11.  Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a massive Australian monolith composed of which type of rock, is it Anthracite, Arkose or Rhyolite?
Arkose, a coarse-grained sandstone rich in the mineral feldspar.

12.  What term do geologists use to refer to metamorphosed limestone?
Marble

13.  The White Cliffs of Dover are composed of white chalk accented by black streaks; what material are these black streaks composed of?
Flint

14.  Stonewashed jeans are usually accomplished by washing them in a rotating drum with which light-coloured volcanic rock?
Pumice

15.  The molten rock that sits below the earth's surface is called what?
Magma

16.  Selenology refers to the geology of where, is it the Oceans, the Earths Core or the Moon?
The Moon

17.  Ninety percent of Europe's natural roofing slate comes from which European country, is it France, Italy or Spain?
Spain

18.  Which mineral is also known as fool's gold?
Pyrite, or iron pyrites

19.  Which scientist is widely known as the father of modern geology, Louis Agassiz, Nicolas Steno or James Hutton?
James Hutton

20. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago? 
Pangea







 

Geology Quiz

1.  Name the three main classes of rock?  Point for each

2.  What colour are emeralds?

3.  True or false. A stalagmite is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves?

4.  Name the continental fault that extends nearly a thousand miles through California?

5.  Cheddar Gorge in Somerset was formed by the erosion of which rock material, is it Diamictite, Limestone or Siltstone?

6.  What's the name of the scale of mineral hardness commonly used by geologists?

7.  What is the name given to the scientific study of earthquakes?

8. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into which type of rock, is it Granite, Quartzite or Gritstone? 

9.  Which fossilized tree resin is commonly used in jewellery?

10.  Which ore is the main source of aluminium?

11.  Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a massive Australian monolith composed of which type of rock, is it Anthracite, Arkose or Rhyolite?

12.  What term do geologists use to refer to metamorphosed limestone?

13.  The White Cliffs of Dover are composed of white chalk accented by black streaks; what material are these black streaks composed of?

14.  Stonewashed jeans are usually accomplished by washing them in a rotating drum with which light-coloured volcanic rock?

15.  The molten rock that sits below the earth's surface is called what?

16.  Selenology refers to the geology of where, is it the Oceans, the Earths Core or the Moon?

17.  Ninety percent of Europe's natural roofing slate comes from which European country, is it France, Italy or Spain?

18.  Which mineral is also known as fool's gold?

19.  Which scientist is widely known as the father of modern geology, Louis Agassiz, Nicolas Steno or James Hutton?

20. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago? 



 

12 thanks Zico.  Hit the bar with a couple and didn't get even close on the US ones

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Acronyms Quiz  -  What is the meaning of the following?

1.  BBC
British Broadcasting Company

2.  ISA
individual savings account

3.  MORI
market and opinion research international

4.  SIM (card)
subscriber identification module

5.  WAGs
wives and girlfriends

6.  ASBO
anti-social behaviour order

7.  QUANGO
quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation

8.  NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

9.  YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association

10.  NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

11.  VAR
video assistant referee

12.  SCUBA
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

13.  CAPTCHA
completely automated public turing test to tell computers and humans apart

14.  LASER
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

15.  GIF
Graphics Interchange Format

16.  B&Q
Block & Quayle (Founded by Richard Block and David Quayle in 1969)

17.  IVF
In Vitro Fertilization

18.  POTUS
President of the United States

19.  ASLEF
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen

20.  FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency





 

Acronyms Quiz  -  What is the meaning of the following?

1.  BBC

2.  ISA

3.  MORI

4.  SIM (card)

5.  WAGs

6.  ASBO

7.  QUANGO

8.  NATO

9.  YMCA

10.  NASA

11.  VAR

12.  SCUBA

13.  CAPTCHA

14.  LASER

15.  GIF

16.  B&Q

17.  IVF

18.  POTUS

19.  ASLEF

20.  FEMA


 

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Good morning and morning, Quiz

1. Piers Morgan had a heated on-air argument with which colleague on the set of Good Morning Britain in March 2021? 
Alex Beresford

2.  "Good Morning Sunshine" is a song by which Danish-Norwegian band?
Aqua

3. Which 1987 American war comedy starring Robin Williams was set in Saigon in 1965? 
Good Morning, Vietnam

4.  Which well recognised song is set to the melody of "Good Morning to All"?
Happy Birthday to You

5.  'Ata marie' is good morning in which language?
Maori

6.  "Good Morning" is a famous musical number performed by Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, and Donald O'Connor in which 1952 film?
Singin' in the Rain

7.  "Good Morning Good Morning" is a song from which iconic album?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

8.  "Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" is a line from which 1998 American comedy drama film?
The Truman Show

9. "Good Morning Starshine" is a pop song from which musical? 
Hair

10.  'Bore da' is good morning in which language?
Welsh

11.  Which planet in our Solar System is sometimes referred to as the Morning star?
Venus

12.  Complete the saying: "Red sky in the morning, ...."?
Shepherds warning

13.  "On a cold and frosty morning" is the last line of which English nursery rhyme?
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

14. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is the second studio album released by which English rock band?
Oasis

15.  In the Christian hymn "Morning Has Broken" which bird has spoken like the last bird?
Blackbird

16.  "The morning sun when it's on your face really shows your age" is a line from which Rod Stewart song?
Maggie May

17.  "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is the opening song from which musical?
Oklahoma

18.  Whose debut 1964 studio album was Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.?
Simon and Garfunkel

19.  "Top o' the morning" is a greeting associated with the people of which country?
Ireland

20.  Which country, North and South, is called the Land of the Morning Calm?
Korea





 

Good morning and morning, Quiz

1. Piers Morgan had a heated on-air argument with which colleague on the set of Good Morning Britain in March 2021? 

2.  "Good Morning Sunshine" is a song by which Danish-Norwegian band?

3. Which 1987 American war comedy starring Robin Williams was set in Saigon in 1965? 

4.  Which well recognised song is set to the melody of "Good Morning to All"?

5.  'Ata marie' is good morning in which language?

6.  "Good Morning" is a famous musical number performed by Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, and Donald O'Connor in which 1952 film?

7.  "Good Morning Good Morning" is a song from which iconic album?

8.  "Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" is a line from which 1998 American comedy drama film?

9. "Good Morning Starshine" is a pop song from which musical? 

10.  'Bore da' is good morning in which language?

11.  Which planet in our Solar System is sometimes referred to as the Morning star?

12.  Complete the saying: "Red sky in the morning, ...."?

13.  "On a cold and frosty morning" is the last line of which English nursery rhyme?

14. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is the second studio album released by which English rock band?

15.  In the Christian hymn "Morning Has Broken" which bird has spoken like the last bird?

16.  "The morning sun when it's on your face really shows your age" is a line from which Rod Stewart song?

17.  "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is the opening song from which musical?

18.  Whose debut 1964 studio album was Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.?

19.  "Top o' the morning" is a greeting associated with the people of which country?

20.  Which country, North and South, is called the Land of the Morning Calm?






 

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January Quiz

1.  In January 1959, what became the 49th state of the United States?
Alaska

2.  If you were participating in ‘Dry January’, what would you be abstaining from?
Alcohol

3.  In the US which civil rights leader is celebrated on the third Monday of January?
Martin Luther King, Jr

4.  Which artist released the song ‘January for his 1997 album ‘The Big Picture’?
Elton John

5. Where celebrates Margaret Thatcher Day on January 10?
Falkland Islands

6.  If you are born December 22-January 19 you are considered a Capricorn. What is your Zodiac sign if you are born January 20-February 18?
Aquarius

7.  In non-leap (common) years, January always starts on the same day of the week as in which other month?
October

8.  Which South American city translates as ‘River of January’?
Rio de Janeiro

9.  In January of 2009, who was inaugurated as President of the USA?
Barack Obama

10.  In January, of which year did the Challenger space shuttle explode, 1983, 1986 or 1989?
1986

11.  Which famous British rock band performed for the last time on a rooftop in London in January 1969?
The Beatles

12.  Construction of which iconic San Francisco landmark started in January of 1933?
The Golden Gate Bridge

13.  Which legendary American basketball team based in New York played their first match in January 1927?
The Harlem Globetrotters

14.  Which writer, famous for his poem the Raven, was born in January 1809?
Edgar Allen Poe

15.  Who obtained the patent for the first-ever lightbulb in January 1880?
Thomas Edison

16.  Pride and Prejudice was first published in January 1813. Who wrote it?
Jane Austen

17.  Which Commonwealth country celebrates its National Day on 26th January?
Australia

18.  The wearing of seat belts in the front seats of cars was made compulsory in the UK in the January of which year, 1979, 1983 or 1987?
1983

19.  What singer was born with the name David Robert Jones on January 8th, 1947?
David Bowie

20.  What is the birthstone of the month of January?
Garnet

 

January Quiz

1.  In January 1959, what became the 49th state of the United States?

2.  If you were participating in ‘Dry January’, what would you be abstaining from?

3.  In the US which civil rights leader is celebrated on the third Monday of January?

4.  Which artist released the song ‘January for his 1997 album ‘The Big Picture’?

5. Where celebrates Margaret Thatcher Day on January 10?

6.  If you are born December 22-January 19 you are considered a Capricorn. What is your Zodiac sign if you are born January 20-February 18?

7.  In non-leap (common) years, January always starts on the same day of the week as in which other month?

8.  Which South American city translates as ‘River of January’?

9.  In January of 2009, who was inaugurated as President of the USA?

10.  In January, of which year did the Challenger space shuttle explode, 1983, 1986 or 1989?

11.  Which famous British rock band performed for the last time on a rooftop in London in January 1969?

12.  Construction of which iconic San Francisco landmark started in January of 1933?

13.  Which legendary American basketball team based in New York played their first match in January 1927?

14.  Which writer, famous for his poem the Raven, was born in January 1809?

15.  Who obtained the patent for the first-ever lightbulb in January 1880?

16.  Pride and Prejudice was first published in January 1813. Who wrote it?

17.  Which Commonwealth country celebrates its National Day on 26th January?

18.  The wearing of seat belts in the front seats of cars was made compulsory in the UK in the January of which year, 1979, 1983 or 1987?

19.  What singer was born with the name David Robert Jones on January 8th, 1947?

20.  What is the birthstone of the month of January?


 

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2024 People Quiz: Famous Figures and Personalities

1.  Who became the first billionaire British musician according to the 2024 Sunday Times Rich List?
Sir Paul McCartney

2. Which actress was the UK’s jury spokesperson for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024? 
Joanna Lumley

3.  Who, in June 2024, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act?
Julian Assange

4.  Nigel Farage stood as a Reform UK candidate for which town?
Clacton

5.  Which presenter of The One Show was sacked by the BBC?
Jermaine Jenas

6.  Can you remember the name of the postmaster whose campaign brought the Post Office scandal to public attention?
Alan Bates

7.  Who was divorcing Eamonn Holmes after 14 years of marriage?
Ruth Langsford

8.  In June 2024, which British actor was taken to hospital after falling off stage during a performance at London's Noel Coward Theatre? 
Sir Ian McKellen

9.  Ahead of The Farmer's Dog opening its doors, who did Jeremy Clarkson reveal was banned?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer

10.  Ofcom received thousands of complaints after who interviewed his wife?
Ed Balls (his wife is Home Secretary Yvette Cooper)

11. Who stated: "The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised."? 
Oasis

12.  Security guard Gavin Plumb was found guilty of plotting to kidnap which celebrity?
Holly Willoughby

13.  Who became Foreign Secretary in the new Labour government?
David Lammy

14.  Which US politician’s mother is the Indian-born biologist Shyamala Gopalan?
Kamala Harris

15.  Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career came to an end after who withdrew from the mixed doubles?
Emma Raducanu

16.  In July 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for which UK celebrity after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcy?
Katie Price

17.  Who released the book: Now What?: On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain?
Carol Vorderman

18.  Who made his final appearance in Casualty as the character Charlie Fairhead?
Derek Thompson

19.  What's the first name of the character played by Shona McGarty, who left EastEnders after 16 years?
Whitney

20. Who sang "Hymne à l’amour" from the Eiffel Tower to conclude the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony? 
Celine Dion

 

2024 People Quiz: Famous Figures and Personalities

1.  Who became the first billionaire British musician according to the 2024 Sunday Times Rich List?

2. Which actress was the UK’s jury spokesperson for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024? 

3.  Who, in June 2024, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act?

4.  Nigel Farage stood as a Reform UK candidate for which town?

5.  Which presenter of The One Show was sacked by the BBC?

6.  Can you remember the name of the postmaster whose campaign brought the Post Office scandal to public attention?

7.  Who was divorcing Eamonn Holmes after 14 years of marriage?

8.  In June 2024, which British actor was taken to hospital after falling off stage during a performance at London's Noel Coward Theatre? 

9.  Ahead of The Farmer's Dog opening its doors, who did Jeremy Clarkson reveal was banned?

10.  Ofcom received thousands of complaints after who interviewed his wife?

11. Who stated: "The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised."? 

12.  Security guard Gavin Plumb was found guilty of plotting to kidnap which celebrity?

13.  Who became Foreign Secretary in the new Labour government?

14.  Which US politician’s mother is the Indian-born biologist Shyamala Gopalan?

15.  Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career came to an end after who withdrew from the mixed doubles?

16.  In July 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for which UK celebrity after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcy?

17.  Who released the book: Now What?: On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain?

18.  Who made his final appearance in Casualty as the character Charlie Fairhead?

19.  What's the first name of the character played by Shona McGarty, who left EastEnders after 16 years?

20. Who sang "Hymne à l’amour" from the Eiffel Tower to conclude the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony? 



 

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