You have all
heard about the quizzes we at the Redbridge Marquetry Group
have to endure at the hands of Roy our Chairman whenever we participate in
any social event.
And so,
because it's Christmas, we have decided to inflict one of Roy's quizzes on
you, our web site visitor. We wish you the best of luck with it!
There's the rascal all
done up in his festive outfit ! >
Roy's
Christmas
2004
&
New
Year
2005
Quiz
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What
was the name of the first space station?
What are pewter's
two main ingredients?
How was Charles Ludwidge Dodgson better known?
In which Italian city would you find the Ponte Vecchio?
In Greek mythology who was rejected by Narcissus and pined
away leaving only her voice?
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Of
which bird is a Tragopan a type?
Where in your body would
you find Bronchioles and Alveoli?
How many Cohorts were there in a Roman Legion?
The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan and which other country?
On which Mediterranean Island was the Minoan civilisation
once centred?
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What parts of speech are "they" and "them"?
What do we call Pongo Pygmaeus?
What planet was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
in 1930?
What is Fescue?
What type of creature is an argonaut?
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What may be real, complex or rational?
On what river is Indianapolis?
What did Van Gogh, Julius Caesar, and Lord
Byron all suffer from?
Which famous volcano erupted in 1883, killing
36,000 people?
Gyres are large-scale rotations of what?
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What type of creature is a John Dory?
How is Karol Wojtyla otherwise known?
Over half of all bird species are
"passerines". What does this mean?
Which Christian festival commemorates the
coming of the Magi?
After which Norse god is Wednesday named?
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Which flower does Saffron come from?
How was black singer Eleanora Gouch McKay
better known?
Which line of latitude lies 23. 5 degrees
south of the Equator?
Which country's two largest islands are Honshu
and Hokkaido?
Which important waterway was opened in 1869?
If you insist on seeing the answers to this quiz, click the
following link to take you to the answers page - but don't cheat by
looking at the answer page first though! "The answers to Roy's Xmas & New Year
Quiz"
Roy and all the members of the Redbridge Marquetry Group
hope you have enjoyed this special Roy's Quiz - and we hope you are having
a lovely Yuletide and a happy New Year.
