rubecula Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Ok I expect you will google the ones you don't know. I think it will probably be quite easy when you do that. See how many you can get without googling first though. It will test your memory from school days. 1. What did the Cabot brothers discover in 1497? 2. Who invented the Spinning Frame? 3. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales? 4. Who invented the Spinning Jenny? 5. Who wrote the Descent of Man? 6. Who led the British fleet against the Spanish Armada? 7. Who introduced inoculation and vaccination as preventative medicine? 8. Who discovered oxygen? 9. In whose reign was Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded? 10. Who discovered treatments for Anthrax and Hydrophobia? 11. Which royal family came before the Tudors? 12. Which royal family came after the Stuarts? 13. Who were the first and last of the Tudors? 14. What was the name of the American space station? And what happened to it? 15. Which Apollo first orbited the moon? 16. Who were the crew of Apollo 11? 17. Apollo were the American 3 man missions, what were the one man equivalent? 18. What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's craft? 19. If the Royal Navy flies the white ensign, and the merchant navy flies the red ensign, who flies the blue ensign? 20. What is measured in Joules? 21. What is measured on the Richter scale? 22. What is measured on the Beaufort scale? 23. Who wrote Dune? 24. Who wrote A Study In Scarlet? 25. Name the brothers who compiled the Guinness book of records. 26. Who wrote, Wolfsbane, Rat Trap, and Firefox? 27. Who created Tarzan? 28. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe? 29. Who wrote Pilgrim's Progress? 30. What kind of books is J.T. Edson most famous for? Hope there is something for everyone there. Get as many as you can before you google and see what score you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beard Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Do you want the answers pm'd or can we offer them here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) It is for fun so post what you know up on here if you want to. Be interesting to see if they can all be answered with no googling. Oh and keep your own scores LOL Edited July 2, 2011 by Rubecula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beard Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) Off my head, 1. What did the Cabot brothers discover in 1497? North America 2. Who invented the Spinning Frame? John Smith 3. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales? Geoffrey Chaucer 4. Who invented the Spinning Jenny? Hargeaves 5. Who wrote the Descent of Man? Charles Darwin 6. Who led the British fleet against the Spanish Armada? Drake 7. Who introduced inoculation and vaccination as preventative medicine? Jenner 8. Who discovered oxygen? Nuttall 9. In whose reign was Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded? James 1st 10. Who discovered treatments for Anthrax and Hydrophobia? Pasteur 11. Which royal family came before the Tudors? Lancaster 12. Which royal family came after the Stuarts? Hanover 13. Who were the first and last of the Tudors? Henry vii , Elizabeth 1 14. What was the name of the American space station? And what happened to it? Skylab 15. Which Apollo first orbited the moon? 8 16. Who were the crew of Apollo 11? Armstrong, Colins, Aldrin 17. Apollo were the American 3 man missions, what were the one man equivalent? Madness??? 18. What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's craft? Vostok 1 19. If the Royal Navy flies the white ensign, and the merchant navy flies the red ensign, who flies the blue ensign? The Royal Family 20. What is measured in Joules? Energy 21. What is measured on the Richter scale? Earthquakes 22. What is measured on the Beaufort scale? Windspeed 23. Who wrote Dune? Frank Herbert 24. Who wrote A Study In Scarlet? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 25. Name the brothers who compiled the Guinness book of records? Ross and Norris McWhirter 26. Who wrote, Wolfsbane, Rat Trap, and Firefox? Adams 27. Who created Tarzan? Edgar Rice Burroughs 28. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe? Daniel DeFoe 29. Who wrote Pilgrim's Progress? John Bunyan 30. What kind of books is J.T. Edson most famous for? Science Fiction Sorry Rubes I just had to have a go. Edited July 2, 2011 by The Beard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Brilliant effort mate. You got the following ones right: 3,4,5,7,9,10,12,13,15,16,18,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29. That is pretty impressive mate oh number 14 is right but you only answered half of it. so I suppose 20 1/2 without googling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 1 was Newfie (as the locals call it ) wasn't it? Either that or the silicon chip . 6 is Lord Effingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Yep 1 is Newfoundland. and I think I have to give you 6 Mike. It was Lord Howard of Effingham. Probably signed his papers as Lord Effingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 2 - richard arkwright 8 - scheele? not sure of his first name.. 11 - house of york? didn't they lose it in the war of the roses? ahh fuck me school seems ages ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beard Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) Brilliant effort mate. You got the following ones right: 3,4,5,7,9,10,12,13,15,16,18,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29. That is pretty impressive mate oh number 14 is right but you only answered half of it. so I suppose 20 1/2 without googling. Cheers mate, 1. I should have got but I plumped for North America, I had a feeling Canada was in there somewhere. 2. I was going to say Hargreaves but I already had him for number 4. 6. I thought I had that, wouldn't have even guessed the correct answer. 8. I haven't a scooby doo and seeing as Oxygen is so important to us all, you would think we should know that one. 11. I thought it was after the Wars of the Roses, so cocked that one up. 14. Did Skylab just come back to earth with a big bump. 17. No idea on that one. 19. I thought I had that one, so no idea. 26 & 30. I had complete guesses, no idea on them. I shall have to start swotting up again. Edited July 2, 2011 by The Beard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Sorry I am having trouble posting for some reason. Anyway, Marco. Numbers 2 and 11 are right. Beard, I will let you have 14 as it did come to Earth with a bump I was looking for crashed into Australia. But I think that counts as part of the Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 hang on i know who it is now!! it's joseph priestly innit..remember in chemistry my teacher always got angry cos he got credited and said that scheele fella discovered it first..was ace cos his moustache wobbled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 That's the one. It was Joseph Priestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 I think it is just 19, 26, and 30 to go by the way. I will post the correct answers later today if nobody gets them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Maybe civilian ships used by the armed forces in conflict (like the QE2 in the Falklands). No idea on the other two...not read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) asked my old man and he seems fairly confident on these..won't post them in plain sight as he ain't a member and would be unfair if someone else wanted to answer 26 - craig thomas 30 - westerns i'll guess naval reserve for 19 as it's the only boat thing i can think of that's not in the question Edited July 3, 2011 by marcopaulo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Yes thats the three correct Marco but bad news I am afraid I forgot about question 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 OK final answer is for Number 17, The answer is Mercury. One man missions were Mercury, the two man were Gemini and the three man were Apollo. Thanks guys for giving the quiz a go, hope you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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