Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

Ok here we go

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no googling or other external references until 19.30

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winner sets next weeks quiz - good luck :)



1.Which author wrote the sci-fi novel †˜Stranger in a Strange Landâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ ?
2.Who played the lead role in the film based on the book?
3.What is the term for using Roman letters to represent sounds in Standard Mandarin
4.What is used to make vellum?
5.What is an early form of paper, made from a reed like plant?
6.Thomas Arnold was schoolmaster of which famous public school?
7.Now officially de-commissioned, which famous US route ran from Santa Monica to Chicago,
8.Used to make desserts, what is the natural thickener, Carrageenan derived from?
9.What term is used to describe liquid gels that become thin when stirred, but thicken again on standing. (like †˜non-dripâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ paint)
10.The black sand called Ilmenite is used to make which brilliant white pigment?
11.Which component of dynamite is also used to treat angina?
12.In the northern hemisphere the phenomenon is termed †˜aurora borealisââ‚à ƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ †“ what is it called in the southern hemisphere.
13.Alleged to have originated as symbiotic bacteria and having their own DNA, what are the energy producing organelles in an animal cell, called?
14.What is the name of the former International Times writer, who is lead singer of the †˜Deviantsâà ƒÆ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€ žÂ¢ & also a prolific author
15.Who was lead guitarist in the band called †˜Dr Feelgoodââ‚à ƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢
16.Which †˜alternativeà¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ã¢â↚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ magazine originated in Australia & survived an obscenity trial over the infamous †˜Schoolkidsà¢ÃƒÆ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢ââ‚ ¬Å¾Ã‚¢ issue.
17.Which 60ââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s musician adopted the †˜realâÃà ‚¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ name of †˜PippinÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÆ ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Å ¾Ã‚¢ from Tolkeinââ‚à ‚¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s novels?
18.What is another name for soybean curd?
19.What is the proper name for the minced, washed & cooked fish that is used to make †˜crab sticksââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢?
20.What is the enzyme called, that enables †˜fire fliesââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ to glow in the dark?

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

1 Robert Heinlein

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

[QUOTE=homealone]

1.Which author wrote the sci-fi novel †˜Stranger in a Strange Landâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ ?

Robert Heinlein

4.What is used to make vellum?

Sheepskin

5.What is an early form of paper, made from a reed like plant?

Papyrus

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

correct :)

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

[QUOTE=homealone]

7.Now officially de-commissioned, which famous US route ran from Santa
Monica to Chicago,

66?

9.What term is used to describe liquid gels that become thin when stirred, but thicken again on standing. (like †˜non-dripâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ paint)

Thixotropic

11.Which component of dynamite is also used to treat angina?

Nitroglycerine

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

3. Pinji?
5. Papyrus
12. Aurora Austrealis

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

beaten by a whisker ;)

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[QUOTE=homealone]
12.In the northern hemisphere the phenomenon is termed †˜aurora borealisââ‚à ƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ †“ what is it called in the southern hemisphere.

Aurora Australis

13.Alleged to have originated as symbiotic bacteria and having their own DNA, what are the energy producing organelles in an animal cell, called?

Mitochondria

15.Who was lead guitarist in the band called †˜Dr Feelgoodââ‚à ƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢

Wiko Johnson

16.Which †˜alternativeà¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ã¢â↚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ magazine originated in Australia & survived an obscenity trial over the infamous †˜Schoolkidsà¢ÃƒÆ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢ââ‚ ¬Å¾Ã‚¢ issue.

Oz

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

18. Tofu
19. Cod

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

18 Quorn

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

[QUOTE=Graham]5 is correct, 4 is close, Angua beat everyone to 1 :)

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

17.Which 60ââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s musician adopted the †˜realâÃà ‚¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ name of †˜PippinÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÆ ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Å ¾Ã‚¢ from Tolkeinââ‚à ‚¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s novels?

Peregrine Took?

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

[QUOTE=Graham]
all 3 correct :tu:

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

4 lamb skin?

Re: Friday quiz 26th May2006
 

3 very close, 5 gone, 12 is correct :)