The Brandon Quiz

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The Brandon Quiz
March 28

Questions:

  1. What major river runs through the city of London?

  2. How many birds have their own year on the Chinese Calendar?

  3. In which city is the Sistine Chapel?

  4. What style of architecture is the Empire State Building?

  5. What nut is marzipan made from? 

    a. Almonds

    b. Cashews

    c. Macadamia nuts

    d. Walnuts

  6. How many kilometres is a marathon run?

  7. What is the international criminal police organisation better known as?

  8. American mass murderer Ronald DeFeo Jr. was the inspiration behind what novel and series of films?

  9. Sophophobia is the fear of what?

  10. What state does creator of The Simpsons credit as his main inspiration for the setting of Springfield in The Simpsons? 

    a. California

    b. Michigan

    c. Oregon

    d. Washington

  11. What was the name of Google’s attempt at a social media network, which was launched in 2011 and shut down in 2019?

  12. What is 2000 in Roman numerals?

  13. What Canadian province was originally mostly settled by Scottish immigrants?

  14. What is a mash-up of two words known as? (For example ‘brunch’)

  15. What year did Apple open it's first retail store? 

    a. 2001

    b. 2003

    c. 2005

    d. 2007

  16. What festival was billed as ‘“Three Days of Peace & Music”?

  17. What is the name of the farm in the novel ‘Animal Farm’?

  18. Who was the original voice of Mickey Mouse?

  19. What is the only country where Catalan is the sole official language?

  20. What is the maximum amount of times someone can fold a standard A4 sheet of paper by hand? 

    a. 5

    b. 7

    c. 9

    d. 11

answers:

  1. Thames

  2. One (rooster)

  3. Vatican City

  4. Art deco

  5. (a) Almonds

  6. 42km

  7. Interpol

  8. Amityville Horror

  9. Learning

  10. (c) Oregon

  11. Google+

  12. MM

  13. Nova Scotia

  14. Portmanteau

  15. (a) 2001

  16. Woodstock

  17. Manor Farm

  18. Walt Disney

  19. Andorra

  20. (b) 7