Puzzles, Trivia & Word Power

TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Peaches, pears, apricots, quinces, strawberries and apples are members of what plant family named for a flower? 1 point

2. Which well-known rock band started life as The Quarrymen? 1 point

3. True or false: diamonds are formed from coal. 1 point

4. Fans of what movie, by going into the woods (and scaring away the animals), are credited with the worst hunting season in Maryland, US, in 1999-2000? 1 point

5. True or false: Sweden has had rabbit show-jumping competitions since the 1970s. 1 point

6. True or false: “Play it again, Sam” is a line spoken by Humphrey Bogart in the movie Casablanca. 1 point

7. How many panels commonly make up a soccer ball? 2 points

8. Up until the 17th century, carrots were generally what colour? 1 point

9. Why is a ‘baker’s dozen’ 13 and not 12? 1 point

10. Which American singer was fatally shot by his father in April 1984? 2 points

11. Which sport gave us the expression ‘to win hands down’? 2 points

12. What social gesture signifies a binding contract? 1 point

13. The word ‘canola’ is made up of which two words? 2 points

14. What is the term for a song that gets stuck in your head as if on repeat? 1 point

15. What is Earth’s most active volcano? 2 points