The quiz - no googling

[Bifta]

1) What nationality was James Bond's Mother
2) What particular gimmick was used in the 1958 film "House of Wax"
3) Which mountain in the British Isles has a railway going to it's summit
4) How many tales are there in Chaucers (Canterbury Tales)
5) In 1939, which pub game was banned in Glasgow for being too dangerous?
6) What name is given to westerly winds found in the southern hemisphere between fourty and fifty degrees latitude
7) Which legendary New York punk venue saw appearances by the Ramones, Television and Blondie, among others.
8) What is the largest species of beetle?
9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?
10) Where and when did the olympic games first take place in the southern hemisphere
11) What name is given to diluted rum
12) A "bertha" could be which part of an item of clothing
13) How often are balls changed in tennis tournaments
14) Why was the jaguar XJ220 so named
15) How many african countries do not have a coastline
16) Name the kitchen development patented by American radar engineer Percy Spencer in 1945
17) What word originated at Eton Boys school as a result of the shortness of their school jackets
18) Where is Glenveagh National Park
19) how many substitutes are allowed in a basketball team
20) What does the australian term "to pass one's marble" mean?

Not sure how many questions you wanted, no cheating! Apologies if you've had any of these questions before. (and to save my time, please check if someone's already answered a question correctly before posting the same answer)

[Graham]

Originally Posted by Bifta

1) What nationality was James Bond's Mother

Swiss

Originally Posted by Bifta

3) Which mountain in the British Isles has a railway going to it's summit

Snowdon.

Originally Posted by Bifta

6) What name is given to westerly winds found in the southern hemisphere between fourty and fifty degrees latitude

The roaring forties.

[danielf]

7. GBCH?

[Graham]

Originally Posted by Bifta

11) What name is given to diluted rum

Pussers rum

13) How often are balls changed in tennis tournaments

Every six games.

14) Why was the jaguar XJ220 so named

It was supposed to do 220 mph (it only actually did about 213!)

[Bifta]

[QUOTE=Graham]

Originally Posted by Bifta

1) What nationality was James Bond's Mother[/quote[

Swiss

3) Which mountain in the British Isles has a railway going to it's summit

Snowdon.

6) What name is given to westerly winds found in the southern hemisphere between fourty and fifty degrees latitude

The roaring forties.

yes, yes and yes
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Originally Posted by danielf

7. GBCH?

No

[Ramrod]

16--microwave oven

[Graham]

Originally Posted by Bifta

16) Name the kitchen development patented by American radar engineer Percy Spencer in 1945

Microwave oven

17) What word originated at Eton Boys school as a result of the shortness of their school jackets


Bumfreezer

[danielf]

10. Mistral?

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Graham

Pussers rum

no

13) How often are balls changed in tennis tournaments

Every six games.

No

14) Why was the jaguar XJ220 so named

It was supposed to do 220 mph (it only actually did about 213!)

Correct

[Ramrod]

11-grog?

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

16--microwave oven

Correct
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Originally Posted by Ramrod

11-grog?

Correct

[Graham]

Originally Posted by Bifta

5) In 1939, which pub game was banned in Glasgow for being too dangerous?

Darts?

9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?

1982?

19) how many substitutes are allowed in a basketball team

Four?[/QUOTE]

[Ramrod]

7--studio 42?

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by danielf

10. Mistral?

Wrong

[Ramrod]

2--3D effects?