BH quiz #3
1. Cyrus II or Cyrus the Great founded which Persian empire?
2. Named after the French physicist who discovered it in 1834, what is a change in temperature at the junction of two different metals produced when an electric current flows through them?
3. The Los Angeles Lakers were orginally located in which city, from which they moved to the west coast in 1962?
4. Combining in its name the Malay for 'kick' and Thai for 'rattan ball', what popular game in south east Asia is played on a badminton court?
5. Who wrote the Motown songs I Heard It Through the Grapevine, War, Carwash, Papa was a Rolling Stone and Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)?
6. Which Hungarian in 1948 became the first woman Olympic long jump champion?
7. What became the first British Marine Nature Reserve in 1986?
8. The Virginians (1857-9) was the sequel to which William Makepeace Thackeray novel of 1852?
9. Also composer of the 1968 dramatic cantata The Whale, whose Song for Athene was played at the funeral of Princess Diana?
10. Which martial art's name means "way of the bow"?
11. Bruce Wilhelm was the first person to win what title in 1977?
12. Who do Alpha 66 wish to oust?
13. Who was the beloved disciple of Jesus?
14. Closed in 1957, what periodical was founded by Edward Hutton in 1938?
15. Headed by Bertrand Russell, what militant off-shoot of CND was formed in 1960 and specialised in sitdown protests?
16. Who were the parents of Agamemnon?
17. Michael Barrett was the last man to suffer what fate?
18. Which entertainer married actor Paul Grunert?
19. Captain Steve Burton of the ship, the Spindrift, featured in which TV series?
20. Where on Lake Lucerne is William Tell said to have refused to salute the Hapsburg badge?
Answers to BH quiz #2
1. Mrs Henry Wood 2. Eagle 3. Dover Castle 4. Nahum Tate 5. Coningsby 6. Anton Dolin 7. Logical Positivism 8. Paramount Jazz Band 9. Beverley 10. Lava 11. Microsoft 12. Yokozuna 13. 14 14. The Protectors 15. Blueband margarine 16. Leslie Mitchell 17. Soyuz 3 18. Liu Shaoqi 19. Terrapins 20. William Dampier
2. Named after the French physicist who discovered it in 1834, what is a change in temperature at the junction of two different metals produced when an electric current flows through them?
3. The Los Angeles Lakers were orginally located in which city, from which they moved to the west coast in 1962?
4. Combining in its name the Malay for 'kick' and Thai for 'rattan ball', what popular game in south east Asia is played on a badminton court?
5. Who wrote the Motown songs I Heard It Through the Grapevine, War, Carwash, Papa was a Rolling Stone and Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)?
6. Which Hungarian in 1948 became the first woman Olympic long jump champion?
7. What became the first British Marine Nature Reserve in 1986?
8. The Virginians (1857-9) was the sequel to which William Makepeace Thackeray novel of 1852?
9. Also composer of the 1968 dramatic cantata The Whale, whose Song for Athene was played at the funeral of Princess Diana?
10. Which martial art's name means "way of the bow"?
11. Bruce Wilhelm was the first person to win what title in 1977?
12. Who do Alpha 66 wish to oust?
13. Who was the beloved disciple of Jesus?
14. Closed in 1957, what periodical was founded by Edward Hutton in 1938?
15. Headed by Bertrand Russell, what militant off-shoot of CND was formed in 1960 and specialised in sitdown protests?
16. Who were the parents of Agamemnon?
17. Michael Barrett was the last man to suffer what fate?
18. Which entertainer married actor Paul Grunert?
19. Captain Steve Burton of the ship, the Spindrift, featured in which TV series?
20. Where on Lake Lucerne is William Tell said to have refused to salute the Hapsburg badge?
Answers to BH quiz #2
1. Mrs Henry Wood 2. Eagle 3. Dover Castle 4. Nahum Tate 5. Coningsby 6. Anton Dolin 7. Logical Positivism 8. Paramount Jazz Band 9. Beverley 10. Lava 11. Microsoft 12. Yokozuna 13. 14 14. The Protectors 15. Blueband margarine 16. Leslie Mitchell 17. Soyuz 3 18. Liu Shaoqi 19. Terrapins 20. William Dampier
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