1. Which female rank is equivalent to a knight?
Dame
2. What is the national bird of the USA?
Bald eagle, if your eagle has hair it’s just half a point I’m afraid 🤣
3. What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
Delta
4. Which Italian dish consists of slices of raw meat or fish?
Carpaccio
5. How can 8 + 8 = 4?
When you think in terms of time. 8 AM + 8 hours= 4 o’clock.
6. The water level in a reservoir is low, but doubles every day. It takes 60 days to fill the reservoir. How long does it take for the reservoir to become half full?
59 days. If the water level doubles every day, the reservoir on any given day was half the size the day prior. If the reservoir is full on day 60, that means it was half full on day 59, not on day 30
7. Fourteen of the kids in the class are girls. Eight of the kids wear blue shirts. Two of the kids are neither girls or wear a blue shirt. If five of the kids are girls who wear blue shirts, how many kids are in the class?
19
8. Which southern county gave its name to a geological period?
Devon. I’m definitely open to challenges because I don’t believe it either
9. Epiphany is celebrated in which month?
January
10. What is the capital city of Belgium?
Brussels
11. What was the surname of the butler in Downton Abbey?
Carson
12. Linen is obtained from which plant?
Flax
13. What is the lowest male singing voice?
Bass
14. Tapestry was a 1971 album by which singer/songwriter?
Carole King
15. What according to the proverb is the sincerest form of flattery?
Imitation
16. What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
Chicargo
17. For what type of comedy plays was dramatist George Feydeau famous?
Farces
18. Which Cornish seaside town has a branch of the Tate gallery?
St Ives
19. What was Picasso’s first name?
Pablo
20. Who created the art installation My Bed in 1998?
Tracey Emin
Thanks for taking part. 👀 for Sunday’s set of questions which I’m torn between “ the history of Skoda cars” or general knowledge 🤔
Dame
2. What is the national bird of the USA?
Bald eagle, if your eagle has hair it’s just half a point I’m afraid 🤣
3. What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
Delta
4. Which Italian dish consists of slices of raw meat or fish?
Carpaccio
5. How can 8 + 8 = 4?
When you think in terms of time. 8 AM + 8 hours= 4 o’clock.
6. The water level in a reservoir is low, but doubles every day. It takes 60 days to fill the reservoir. How long does it take for the reservoir to become half full?
59 days. If the water level doubles every day, the reservoir on any given day was half the size the day prior. If the reservoir is full on day 60, that means it was half full on day 59, not on day 30
7. Fourteen of the kids in the class are girls. Eight of the kids wear blue shirts. Two of the kids are neither girls or wear a blue shirt. If five of the kids are girls who wear blue shirts, how many kids are in the class?
19
8. Which southern county gave its name to a geological period?
Devon. I’m definitely open to challenges because I don’t believe it either
9. Epiphany is celebrated in which month?
January
10. What is the capital city of Belgium?
Brussels
11. What was the surname of the butler in Downton Abbey?
Carson
12. Linen is obtained from which plant?
Flax
13. What is the lowest male singing voice?
Bass
14. Tapestry was a 1971 album by which singer/songwriter?
Carole King
15. What according to the proverb is the sincerest form of flattery?
Imitation
16. What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
Chicargo
17. For what type of comedy plays was dramatist George Feydeau famous?
Farces
18. Which Cornish seaside town has a branch of the Tate gallery?
St Ives
19. What was Picasso’s first name?
Pablo
20. Who created the art installation My Bed in 1998?
Tracey Emin
Thanks for taking part. 👀 for Sunday’s set of questions which I’m torn between “ the history of Skoda cars” or general knowledge 🤔
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