Quiz #52

What line of tanks, used by Nazi Germany in World War II, takes its name from the German word for armoured?

Question 2

In the Mr Men series of children’s books, written by Roger Hargreaves, what is the name of the character with very long arms?

Question 3

Opened by the Overton family in California in the 1970s, what American restaurant chain is famous for its long menu which contains over 250 items, including over 30 varieties of the dessert for which it is named?

Question 4

Whose posthumous memoir is being released on October 21, with the book detailing her underage sexual encounters with Jeffrey Epstein, as well as his trafficking of her to wealthy clients? The UK’s Prince Andrew gave up his royal titles four days before the publication date, and two days after an extract was released to the media which speaks of her paid sexual encounters with him when she was 17.

Question 5

Which supermarket was named the best UK supermarket in 2025 by Which?, gaining five stars for store appearance, stock availability, range of products, and overall quality of own-label and fresh products, but only three out five for value for money?

Question 6

The world’s only publicly-used undersea roundabout can be found in a tunnel connecting three islands in which European archipelago?

Question 7

What two Alpine countries are connected by the Simplon railway tunnel, which for over seventy years was the longest railway tunnel in the world?

Question 8

Since the US Constitution was ratified in 1787, in which three cities has the US Congress been based?

Question 9

Characters in a major franchise for games and console developer Sega, what different types of animals were Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles? 

Question 10

Make the longest word possible from the following letters: AACCDDINY

Round 1 points
(Maximum: 23)

Round 2

Question 1

Taken from an Old English term, a brock is another name for what sort of animal?

Question 2

Widely used in dentistry as a local anaesthetic, where it is preferred to novocaine due to its rapid action and less chance of side effects, what drug is sold under the brand name Xylocaine?

Question 3

What 1960 book by American children’s writer Dr Seuss was written to win a bet with his editor who had said Dr Seuss couldn’t write a book using 50 or less unique words?

Question 4

What Swedish car company went bankrupt in the 2010s, leading to it going defunct in 2016 having already sold its assets to National Electric Vehicle Sweden in 2012?

Question 5

As part of their mating ritual, great crested grebes partake in a ‘dance’ which includes both gathering what sort of item from beneath the water’s surface, then standing upright on the water as they paddle their feet and move their heads in opposite directions?

Question 6

Named for the man who is believed to have invented it, and the source of the name of a singing group known for their version of the song Blue Moon, what name is given to the hairstyling technique, generally used for woman’s hair, in which curling tongs or a curling iron is used to produce a wave effect down the side of the head?

Question 7

Walked for over a thousand years, with trails through bamboo forests and rice paddies, as well as up mountains peaks and to sacred temples, Kumano Kodō is a pilgrimage in Japan dedicated to the Kumano religion, a syncretic religion that combines which two other religions?

Question 8

British biscuit brand McVitie’s has had to stop calling its Club and Penguin lines ‘chocolate biscuits’ due to a reduction in cocoa mass in their ingredients, a fact the company has blamed on the rising price of cocoa. What three ingredients now sit above cocoa mass in the ‘milk chocolate flavour coating’ that covers the biscuits?

Question 9

Which five British comic actors played the main roles in the 1989 television series Blackadder Goes Forth, which sees the self-serving character Edmund Blackadder share a World War I trench with the brainless Baldrick and George, while taking orders from the mad General Melchett and his bitter adjutant Captain Darling?

Question 10

What are the eight postcode area codes for London, which each referring to compass points and geographic location within the city rather than using the letter L, which is instead used by the city of Liverpool? Five of the eight codes have two letters, and three use one letter.

Round 2 points
(Maximum: 24)

Total points
(Maximum: 47)

Round 3

Question 1

Completed in 1924 for Mary, wife of English king George V, what type of item displayed at Windsor Castle features new stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle and A.A. Milne, compositions by Gustav Holst and Arthur Bliss, genuine alcohol, and a flushable toilet?

Question 2

Practiced in the preparation of a popular Latin American food, the skill known as repulgue refers to doing what?

Question 3

Named after a 14th to 16th century empire based primarily around modern day Senegal, what west African dish has been part of a cultural argument between Nigeria and Ghana in the past two decades, with incidents including a Ghanaian singer releasing a song mocking the Nigerian recipe, and Nigerians laughing at Ghanaian politicians who got into a fist fight due to a limited supply at a political meeting? British TV chef Jamie Oliver and supermarket Tesco have also had to release public statements after their versions of the dish were deemed inauthentic.

Question 4

Its production recognised as a practice of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, what is the Japanese item 和紙 (washi), which is generally used for artistic purposes now but previously was used across daily life in the country?

Question 5

What word completes this quote from William Shakespeare’s play As You Like It: ‘Do you not know I am a woman? When I think, I must ___’?

Question 6

When translated into English, by what two-word phrase does Jesus refer to himself in The Gospel of John because he ‘lays down his life for the sheep’?

Question 7

What two members of the Bhutto family have served as Prime Minister of Pakistan, one of whom was overthrown in a military coup and subsequently hanged in 1979, and the other twice serving in the role before being assassinated in 2007? The latter’s widow has twice served in the ceremonial role of President of Pakistan, including at present.

Question 8

Published between 2005 and 2007, and all later adapted into films, what were the titles of the three novels in the ‘Millennium’ series written by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, the titles of which all of which began with ‘The Girl’?

Question 9

All the most venomous of their kind in the world – although the spider is rivalled by the Brazilian wandering spider – what are the most venomous snake, spider, jellyfish, octopus, fish, and mollusc native to Australia, if judged on how the venom effects humans?

Question 10

What seven European cities have hosted both a men’s World Cup final and a Summer Olympics?

Round 3 points
(Maximum: 24)

Total points
(Maximum: 71)

Round 4

Question 1

The Chinese city of Zhengzhou, in Henan, claims to have the world’s largest example of what type of widely-used facility?

Question 2

A statue of Scottish philosopher David Hume situated on The Royal Mile in Edinburgh is said to give luck to those who rub what part of its body?

Question 3

Over twice as high as Ben Nevis in Scotland, the highest point of land managed by the United Kingdom – excluding disputed claims to Mount Hope in Antarctica – is in which of its overseas territories?

Question 4

Written by Chip Taylor, who said he wanted to write a song with a similar sound to The Rolling Stone’s Ruby Tuesday, what song entered the charts for both Merrilee Rush and PP Arnold in the 1960s, Mary Mason and Melba Montgomery in the 1970s, Juice Newton in the 1980s, and was sampled for a number one hit for Shaggy in the 2000s? The song has also been recorded by Nina Simone, Olivia Newton John, and Chrissie Hynde, who sang it in the Central Perk café on the TV show Friends when she guest starred as a professional singer who replaces Phoebe, who had been fired for being terrible.

Question 5

Led by University of Copenhagen researcher Maider Iglesias-Carrasco, on-going studies in Brazil comparing animal life in natural forests and that in monocultures have found the rise of the latter is having what affect on the physical appearance of many insects, most noticeably butterflies?

Question 6

Rare in humans, but more common in horses, cattle, some breeds of dogs, and especially in white cats, the condition heterochromia results in what unusual physical appearance?

Question 7

Both recognised writers in their own right, and both of whose surnames she used prior to her marriage, who were the parents of the writer Mary Shelley?

Question 8

Who were the three Roman gods that comprised the so-called Capitoline Triad due to their importance in Roman life, with each widely worshipped in dedicated temples or chambers within temples?

Question 9

What are generally considered to be the three main types of condensing boiler used in households?

Question 10

‘No Kings’ protests were held across the US on Saturday October 18. Which ten English or British monarchs ruled as king or queen over American colonies between the establishment of the Jamestown colony in 1607 and the American War of Independence, or Revolutionary War, starting in 1775? The ten monarchs included six different regnal names and two women.

Round 4 points
(Maximum: 24)

Total points
(Maximum: 95)

Round 5

In Round 5, there is only one answer. The less clues you need to get it, the more points you receive. If you need only one clue, you receive 10 points; if you require two clues, you will receive 9 points, and so on.

However, you may only answer once. If you answer incorrectly, you receive zero points for the round.

The following are all foods primarily based on what ingredient?

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Round 5 points
(Maximum: 10)

Total points
(Maximum: 105)