Puzzles 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 laps of an Olympic track are run in a 400m race? A One B Two C Four D Eight QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: What letter in Roman numerals denotes 1,000? AM BD C L DC QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Which of these dogs was traditionally used for rescue? A Terrier B St Bernard C Dalmatian D Corgi QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: In the game of charades, what is meant when the fingers are placed on the forearm? A Sounds like B A play C A book D The number of syllables QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: What is added to orange juice to make the drink known as Buck’s Fizz? A Lemonade B Soda C Tonic water D Champagne QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: In which sport is the optical device known as Hawk-Eye used to assist the officials? A Hockey B Squash C Tennis D Polo QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: Which opera features the March of the Toreadors? A Faust B Don Carlos C Carmen D Aida QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: Comedian John Bishop is from which English city? A Newcastle B Birmingham C Manchester D Liverpool QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has Old Deuteronomy as its main character? A Cats B Jesus Christ Superstar C Starlight Express D Evita QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: Which is the largest port in France? A Calais B Dunkirk C Le Havre D Marseille QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: In which city was the ancient Temple of Bel, destroyed by Muslim extremists in 2016? A Palmyra B Jerusalem C Jeddah D Baghdad QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: In which branch of the arts is Yasujiro Ozu famous? A Playing the violin B Painting C Film-making D Conducting QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: What was invented in 1954 by C.H. Townes? A The transistor B The laser C Fibre-optic cables D Superglue QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: Which element is listed as Number 1 in the periodic table? A Hydrogen B Oxygen C Nitrogen D Helium QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: Which artist and sculptor created a famous gold saltcellar for King Francis I of France in 1543? A Leonardo da Vinci B Michelangelo C Andrea del Verrocchio D Benvenuto Cellini