Tes Quiz: 22 May 2020

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22nd May 2020, 12:02am
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Tes Quiz: 22 May 2020

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1. A kaleidoscope is a collective name for which flying insect?

2. James Riddle were the first names of which notorious American union leader?

3. Formerly known as British Honduras, what is the only English-speaking country in Central America?

4. Where would a troglodyte live?

5. Which former Spencer Davis Group and Traffic singer had a hit in 1986 with the song Higher Love?

6. What is the first name of Agatha Christie’s character Miss Marple?

7. In motoring terms, what does DERV mean?

8. Alan Napier played which character in the 1960s Batman TV series?

9. Which two similar-sounding words mean “stuffed” in cooking terms and a Western Iranian language?

10. Prior to his becoming the US president, who had a patent issued to them on 22 May 1849?

QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Butterfly 2. Jimmy Hoffa 3. Belize 4. In a cave 5. Steve Winwood 6. Jane 7. Diesel-engined road vehicle 8. Alfred 9. Farci and Farsi 10. Abraham Lincoln - it was for a device to lift boats over shoals and obstructions in a river

Questions set by John Cunnane

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