Sunday, January 21, 2007

[sunday quiz] try your luck

1] Which weather phenomenon translates from the Spanish for 'little boy'.

2] Ambassador to the Court of Saint James is the official title for Ambassadors of which country?

3] Which castle is on the island of Anglesey?


4] Which N. African seaport's name is Spanish for white house?

5] Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?

6] In Britain, what letter is given to a car number plate when the age or identity of the vehicle is unknown or if it may have been built from parts?

7] Globe and Jerusalem are types of what plant life?

8] How many people take part in the dance of a quadrille?

9] Rather than a hatter, what is the proper name for a maker of hats?


10] What is the name of the poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair?

Answers here ...

3 comments:

  1. Gosh, James, I can do most of them!! That's because there's linguistic and food ones in there. Shamefully, for a gambler's daughter, I can't do the last one! Well done - your quizzes cheer me up.

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  2. 6 - without looking at the keyboard or pondering more than 15 seconds.

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  3. Well done to both of you - it's not as easy as it first seems.

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