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: Which of the following might use pinking shears? A Vets B Hairdressers C Dressmakers D Gardeners QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: What colour was the uniform of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War? A Red B Blue C Green D Grey QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Which birds are tamed and used to catch fish in Asia? A Pelicans B Cormorants C Penguins D Gannets QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: Actress Nikki Sanderson has appeared regularly in all but one of these four soap operas. Which is the odd one out? A Coronation Street B Emmerdale C Heartbeat D Hollyoaks QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: Which flower has stamens used to make saffron? A Crocus B Daffodil C Buttercup D Primrose QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: Which is the world’s largest shark? A Whale shark B Basking shark C Great white shark D Porbeagle QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: Which event is commemorated by Wren’s London Monument? A The Great Plague B The defeat of the Armada C The Great Fire of London D The execution of Charles I QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: What was the name of Bill Sikes’s dog in Oliver Twist? A Bullhead B Bull’s Eye C Bullet D Bull Whip QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: Which country has the greatest number of clubs to have won football’s European Cup/ UEFA Champions’ League? A Italy B Germany C England D The Netherlands QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: Which body of water lies between China and Korea? A Gulf of Tonkin B South China Sea C East China Sea D Yellow Sea QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: Who has been portrayed on film by Charles Boyer, Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger? A Napoleon Bonaparte B Lord Nelson C Captain Bligh D Mussolini QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: The Turner Prize is awarded annually in which field? A Astrophysics B Art C Biology D Music QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: Nicolas Sarkozy was president of which European country from 2007 to 2012? A France B Hungary C Denmark D Poland QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: In which city is the opera house called La Fenice (The Phoenix)? A Milan B Rome C Naples D Venice QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: What is called a doona in Australia? A A duvet B A freak wave C A quad bike D A tent