Clayheads Ten-Question Quiz (30th November 2008)

1. Derived from the nickname of the English admiral Edward Vernon, what was a diluted drink of rum in the Navy called?

2. Which rock group released the 70s albums ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and ‘The Wall’?

3. In the Bible, who was the leader of the Angels’ rebellion?

4. In which town in Lincolnshire was Isaac Newton said to have watched an apple fall to the ground?

5. Rarely used by the composer himself, what was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s first name?

6. What word in the English language is said to have originated from an old Persian name for Sri Lanka?

7. Which former newsreader for the BBC hosted the Channel 4 adventure series ‘Treasure Hunt’?

8. In terms of shipping, what does RMS stand for?

9. What is the American equivalent of the “knacker’s yard”, a term used to describe a place where useless items are to be placed?

10. The male species of which mammal can engage in “necking”, a term used to describe fighting and attempts to gain dominance?

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1. Grog
2. Pink Floyd
3. Lucifer
4. Woolsthorpe
5. Johann (or Johannes)
6. Serendipity
7. Kenneth Kendall
8. Royal Mail Ship
9. Glue Factory
10. Giraffe