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 these words is spelled incorrectly? A Recipe B Cough C Vaccine D Squirell QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: Which birds are kept by the beefeaters at the Tower of London? A Penguins B Owls C Ravens D Geese QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: In which mountain range is the fabled Abominable Snowman supposed to live? A Andes B Himalayas C Rockies D Alps QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: Dementors are fantasy creatures in which book series? A Game of Thrones B Lord of the Rings C Harry Potter D The Hunger Games QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: By which other name was Billy the Kid known? A William Bonney B Jesse James C Ned Kelly D Clyde Barrow QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: Which of the following acids is used to fill car batteries? A Acetic B Lactic C Sulphuric D Nitric QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: What are flukes on a ship? A Propeller blades B Barbs on the anchors C Barnacles on the keel D Cleats to attach mooring ropes QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: Singer Olly Murs was a runner-up on which TV talent show? A Britain’s Got Talent B Dancing on Ice C The X Factor D The Voice QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: Who is the only player to have won FIFA Ballon d’Or – World player of the Year for four consecutive years? A Christiano Ronaldo B Zinedine Zidane C Lionel Messi D Geiorge Weah QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: What is measured by an interferometer? A Wavelengths B Speed of electrical current C The distance between stars D Radiation QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: In which town in Virginia is the Pentagon situated? A Alexandria B Norfolk C Richmond D Arlington QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: What was Luciano Pavarotti’s occupation before he became a professional singer? A Solicitor B School teacher C Bank clerk D Policeman QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: Which is the heaviest of these elements? A Lead B Gold C Platinum D Uranium QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: In which country is Lake Disappointment? A Australia B South Africa C Canada D New Zealand QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: In which castle was King Edward II murdered? A Berkeley B Fotheringay C Caernarfon D Colchester