January Quiz

Quiz Questions

  1. What's wrong with you if you have intractable singultus?
  2. Which animal has the longest gestation period out of a rabbit, stoat or opossum?
  3. What is herpetophobia?
  4. Thomas Edison developed direct current (DC). Who developed alternating current (AC)?
  5. What is an obelus?
  6. Which famous group was once known as The Quarrymen?
  7. Which successful band did Neil Finn and Paul Hester form after Split Enz broke up?
  8. Which vegetable did Antoine-Agustin Parmentier seek to popularise in France by surrounding his patch with armed guards during the day, so that people would think they were valuable and steal them at night?
  9. What is the animal emblem of Scotland?
  10. Who was Zheng Yi Sao?

Quiz Answers

  1. If you have intractable singultus you have chronic hiccups!
  2. The Stoat has the longest gestation period - 280 days. A rabbit is only 31 days, and an opossum is an unbelievable 12 - 13 days.
  3. Herpetophobia is a fear of reptiles and amphibians.
  4. Nikola Tesla developed alternating current.
  5. An obelus looks like ÷ and is used to mark a questionable passage of text. It's also the name of the division symbol in maths.
  6. The Quarrymen were a British band, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960.
  7. When Split Enz broke up Neil Finn and Paul Hester formed Crowded House with Nick Seymour.
  8. The potato is the vegetable that Antoine-Agustin Parmentier sought to popularise in France by surrounding his patch with armed guards during the day, so that people would think they were valuable and steal them at night.
  9. The unicorn is the animal emblem of Scotland.
  10. Zheng Yi Sao was a very successful well-known pirate who was active in the South China Sea from 1801 to 1810.

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