Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (18th January 2009)

1. Which Coventry-based motorcycle manufacturing firm went bankrupt in 1983?

2. Playing on the super serious image of its star, what two-word term was used on the poster for the 1939 film Ninotchka?

3. What is a sun-dried brick used for construction in hot climates called?

4. Which island in New York harbour served as an immigration centre from 1892 to 1943?

5. Earl Grey tea is flavoured using the rind of which fruit?

6. Who holds the record for the most club appearances for Stoke City FC?

7. John Couch Adams, Walter Baade, Harlow Shapley and Fred Hoyle are famous names in which scientific field?

8. Who is the patron saint of musicians and church music?

9. Which character in Blake's 7 was played by Glynis Barber?

10. CFL's are replacing old-fashioned light bulbs. What do the letters CFL stand for?

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1. Triumph
2. Garbo Laughs
3. Adobe
4. Ellis Island
5. Bergamot (Orange)
6. Eric Skeels
7. Astronomy
8. St. Cecilia
9. Soolin
10. Compact Fluorescent Lamp (accept Compact Fluorescent Light)