Tes Quiz: 5 February 2021

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5th February 2021, 12:00am
Tes Quiz 05/02/21

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Tes Quiz: 5 February 2021

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  1. In electronics, what does LED stand for?
  2. Which Ivy League university is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
  3. In 2018, which footballer was the subject of the highest transfer fee for a teenager?
  4. What type of foodstuff is a cornichon?
  5. Born 5 February 1788, which British prime minister was the founder of both the Conservative Party and the Metropolitan Police?
  6. Which of Shakespeare’s plays comes first alphabetically?
  7. Which member of the Beatles was the first to have a solo number one hit single?
  8. Mark Rylance won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Rudolf Abel in which 2015 film?
  9. Which Canadian province gives its name to two breeds of dog?
  10. What word can mean determination; a gear in an automatic car; and a shot in cricket?

QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Light-emitting diode 2. Harvard 3. Kylian Mbappé 4. Pickled cucumber 5. Robert Peel 6. All’s Well That Ends Well 7. George Harrison, with My Sweet Lord 8. Bridge of Spies 9. Newfoundland and Labrador 10. Drive

Questions set by John Cunnane

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