in 1320 is known by the name of which town?
6 What is majolica?
7 Castle on the Hill was a 2017 single by which singer?
8 Which angles are more than 180 but less than 360 degrees?
9 Of which principality is Vaduz the capital?
10 In which century was Johann Sebastian Bach born?
11 The Tour de France cycle race was first held in which year?
12 Who starred as Queen Guinevere in the 2004 film King Arthur?
13 What term is given to the principles concerned with taste and beauty?
14 Which famous novel features the character of Major Major?
15 Jakarta is the capital of which Indonesian island?
16 Which family of plants does garlic belong to?
17 Allopathy is another name for the practice of what?
18 Which poem begins “When the Present has latched its postern behind my tremulous stay”?
19 The Napier University is located in which city?
20 What name is given to a Spanish horseman?
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QUIZ 214 – Technology and Inventions
1 In the 1930s, which company introduced a new polymer, which they named nylon?
2 In computing, for what do the letters WORM stand, in reference to a type of disc?
3 Which company registered the first patents for the railway sleeping car?
4 The term “pixel” is formed from which two words?
5 What is metadata?
6 Which 1999 insect-based game by Pangea Software was originally created for the Mac operating system?
7 In which year was Bitcoin launched?
8 Which company launched the VHS format in 1976?
9 What do the initials CRT stand for in relation to television and computer screens?
10 What is the meaning of the name of the product WD-40®?
11 In which country was the stethoscope invented (1816)?
12 Which water-raising device was invented by the Greek who shouted “Eureka!”?
13 Which two words are the basis for the word “modem”?
14 In which year did Nintendo® release the WiiTM?
15 What did Charles Goodyear invent in 1844?
16 In 1831, who invented a dynamo for generating electricity?
17 What type of skate was invented in 1760 by Joseph Merlin?
18 What was the surname of King Camp, who invented the safety razor?
19 The Scholes & Glidden was the first commercially successful version of what aid to communication?
20 For what do the letters GIF stand?
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1 Ashley Walters and Noel Clarke co-starred in which 2018 crime series?
2 What is the English translation of the French term esprit d’escalier?
3 How is ale with a strength of 4.2-4.7% abv described?
4 Which strait links the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara?
5 In which county is the National Agricultural Centre?
6 What was Starsky and Hutch actor David Soul’s original surname?
7 The nene goose is native to which group of islands?
8 In which mountain range is Chamonix situated?
9 What is the title of a lawyer who is able to take affidavits?
10 Whom did Sir Winston Churchill once describe as “A modest man with much to be modest about”?
11 Which two fruit juices are mixed with vodka for a Sea Breeze cocktail?
12 How many points win a game of badminton?
13 In computing terms, for what do the letters ASCII stand?
14 How is the US medal, the Purple Heart, inscribed?
15 In which decade was the InterCity 125 train introduced?
16 Which London club based at 107 Pall Mall was founded in 1824?
17 Allison Janney played which character in the TV series The West Wing?
18 Which Dutch city stands on the River Dommel?
19 Who composed the music for Show Boat?
20 How old was Henry III when he inherited
