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bobthedj 14-03-2005 18:42

A Bit Of A Quiz
 
1 What does DVD stand for?

2 What is the more common name of ascorbic acid?

3 Which is the densest planet in our solar system?

4 Which crop is attacked by the boll weevel?

5 Where, in the household, would you find a magnetron?

6 Which element has atomic number 2?

7 What is the Macintosh computer named after?

8 In which U S state did the Wright brothers first fly?

9 What was the first man-made object to move faster than the speed of sound?

10 In photography, what does SLR stand for?

11 What in radio is FM?

12 Which element has the highest melting point?

13 What is an Ishihara test used for?

14 What is the only venomous mammal in the world?

15 What is the more common name for Ethylene Glycol?

16 Which common animal is properly known as Mus Musculus?

17 Which two planets do not have moons?

18 What would a conchologist be interested in?

19 What is a rhinoceros' horn made of?

20 What is an eolic power station?

21 What colour is the 'black box' found in commercial planes?

22 What does VTOL mean when applied to an aircraft?

23 What colour is caffeine?

24 What is calcium carbonate normally known as?

25 What is panphobia?

garinda 14-03-2005 18:47

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18/ shells
19/ hair
24/ chalk
25/ fear of everything?

Good quiz, more art questions please, lol, bit abovemy head this!

bobthedj 14-03-2005 18:53

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Originally Posted by garinda
18/ shells
19/ hair
24/ chalk
25/ fear of everything?

Good quiz, more art questions please, lol, bit abovemy head this!

Hi garinda all correct.

garinda 14-03-2005 19:15

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YUP! Now all guesses!
4/ wheat
8/ Louissianna
10/ Standard Light Reflection
23/ colourless
?????????????

bobthedj 14-03-2005 19:18

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Originally Posted by garinda
YUP! Now all guesses!
4/ wheat
8/ Louissianna
10/ Standard Light Reflection
23/ colourless
?????????????

No sorry, worth a try.

MichiganRed 14-03-2005 19:21

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1. Digital Video Disc
4. Cotton
8. North Carolina
11. Frequency Modulation
15. Anti-freeze
21. Orange
22. Vertical Take-Off and Landing

Margaret Pilkington 14-03-2005 19:22

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1 digital versatile disc
2 vitamin C
4 cotton in its growing state.
5 microwave oven
10 Single lens Reflex
11 frequency modulation
15 Anti freeze
18 shells
19 hair
21 orange
22 Vertical take off and landing
24 chalk.

bobthedj 14-03-2005 19:24

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Originally Posted by MichiganRed
1. Digital Video Disc
4. Cotton
8. North Carolina
11. Frequency Modulation
15. Anti-freeze
21. Orange
22. Vertical Take-Off and Landing

HI Michigan Red all correct except no 1

MITZY 14-03-2005 19:28

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No.1 = digital versatile disc
No.4 = cotton
No.5 = microwave
No. 6 = Helium

bobthedj 14-03-2005 19:30

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
1 digital versatile disc
2 vitamin C
4 cotton in its growing state.
5 microwave oven
10 Single lens Reflex
11 frequency modulation
15 Anti freeze
18 shells
19 hair
21 orange
22 Vertical take off and landing
24 chalk.

Well done Margaret.

bobthedj 14-03-2005 19:31

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Originally Posted by MITZY
No.1 = digital versatile disc
No.4 = cotton
No.5 = microwave
No. 6 = Helium

yes all correct.

Margaret Pilkington 14-03-2005 19:34

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Do I get a putty medal for that then?

MITZY 14-03-2005 20:36

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No. 14 = Platyplus

No. 16 = house mouse
No. 17 = Mercury and venus

MITZY 14-03-2005 20:39

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No 3 = earth

bobthedj 14-03-2005 20:40

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Originally Posted by MITZY
No. 14 = Platyplus

No. 16 = house mouse
No. 17 = Mercury and venus

Yes all 3 correct.

bobthedj 14-03-2005 20:55

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No 3 = earth

Yes thats the one.

MITZY 14-03-2005 21:17

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No 12 = carbon
No 13 = colour blindness
No 20 = wind powered
No 23 = white

MITZY 14-03-2005 21:19

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No 7 = A variety of apple

bobthedj 14-03-2005 21:21

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Originally Posted by MITZY
No 12 = carbon
No 13 = colour blindness
No 20 = wind powered
No 23 = white

Yes all correct.

bobthedj 14-03-2005 21:22

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Originally Posted by MITZY
No 7 = A variety of apple

yes thats right.

WillowTheWhisp 14-03-2005 21:24

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No 2 = vitamin C

WillowTheWhisp 14-03-2005 21:26

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No 9 = a bullet

bobthedj 14-03-2005 21:27

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
No 2 = vitamin C

Hi Willow thats correct.

bobthedj 14-03-2005 21:43

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
No 9 = a bullet

No its not a bullet.

WillowTheWhisp 14-03-2005 21:45

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an arrow?..................

bobthedj 14-03-2005 21:47

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
an arrow?..................

No sorry Willow.

WillowTheWhisp 14-03-2005 22:02

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a whip..............

bobthedj 14-03-2005 22:04

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
a whip..............

Yes thats the one, i knew you wouldn't give up.

bobthedj 14-03-2005 22:28

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All answered well done everyone.

MichiganRed 14-03-2005 23:48

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May I ask where you found these questions? Quite a bit of interesting trivia.

WillowTheWhisp 15-03-2005 07:02

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And can I ask if we are having any more?

grannyclaret 15-03-2005 11:33

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oh i missed out on that quiz only just seen it ,hope you do another ,,

bobthedj 15-03-2005 12:22

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
And can I ask if we are having any more?

Hi all glad you enjoyed the quiz, i am on with one at the moment for this afternoon.
Michigan red, i use them when i do my disco and get them out of books.

I'm not clever myself out of the two quiz threads i only got about 4 questions out of 50.

WillowTheWhisp 15-03-2005 13:00

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Why don't you pop over to JamButty and do a quiz thread for us there?

www.jambutty.com

vorlon24 15-03-2005 13:01

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It looks like I missed it as well, but I thought that Helium was number 1 on the periodic table, and for some reason thought that a magnetron was in a tv.

That's 2 I would have got wrong then!


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