THE ACCUMULATOR QUIZ
Each question has four possible answers and is worth from one to 15 points. Circle your chosen answers and keep a record of your points total. Maximum total points 120.
QUESTION 1 – for 1 point: How many lives is a cat reputed to have?
A Six B Seven C Eight D Nine
QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: Which bird brought back an olive leaf to Noah’s Ark?
A Raven B Dove C Eagle D Stork
QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Which animal has breeds including Dutch, Pointed Beveren and New Zealand Red?
A Pig B Goose C Sheep D Rabbit
QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: In which county is the source of the River Trent?
A Derbyshire B Cheshire C Staffordshire D Nottinghamshire
QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: What relation was King Charles II to his successor, James II?
A Uncle B Cousin C Brother D Father
QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: Who was British flat racing champion jockey three times in succession from 2012?
A Jamie Spencer B Richard Hughes C Paul Hanagan D Ryan Moore
QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: Which child star later became a US ambassador?
A Shirley Temple B Mickey Rooney C Mary Pickford D Roddy McDowell
QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: Who wrote the musical score for West Side Story?
A Burt Bacharach B George Gershwin C Henry Mancini D Leonard Bernstein
QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared without trace in 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to where?
A Sydney B Tokyo C Beijing D Mumbai
QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: Which author wrote Down and Out in Paris and London?
A Lawrence Durrell B George Orwell C Graham Greene D James Joyce
QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: Who was widowed by the death of King Francis II of France?
A Mary, Queen of Scots B Mary Tudor C Mary of Guise D Henrietta Maria
QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: Bill Nighy won his only Golden Globe award for best actor in which TV drama?
A Page Eight B Gideon’s Daughter C State of Play D The Girl in the Café
QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: What name did Baden-Powell originally give to the Brownies?
A Rosebuds B Junior Guides C Pansies D Sprites
QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: Which of these old regiments was not preserved as the name of a battalion of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland?
A Royal Highland Fusiliers B Royal Scots C The Black Watch D The Highlanders
QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: In which region was the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia?
A East Anglia B West Midlands C Cornwall D Northumbria