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: The mythical centaur is half man and half what?

A Donkey B Horse C Bird D Lion

QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: Which breed of cat has no tail?

A Russian blue B Devon rex C Abyssinian D Manx

QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Singer Nicole Scherzinger was a member of which chart-topping girl group?

A The Supremes B Girls Aloud C Pussycat Dolls D Little Mix

QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: From which continent does the flightless bird the emu originate?

A Africa B South America C Asia D Australia

QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: In which book are the main characters called Ralph and Piggy?

A Treasure Island B The Lost Boys C Lord of the Flies D The Coral Island

QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: In modern sheet musical notation staves contain how many lines?

A Four B Five C Six D Seven

QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: Who wrote the poem To A Skylark?

A Shelley B Tennyson C Wordsworth D Keats

QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: In which of the following American states is the city of Milwaukee?

A Idaho B Wisconsin C Illinois D Connecticut

QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: In which British city is there a hill known as Arthur’s Seat?

A Newcastle B Cardiff C Bristol D Edinburgh

QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: Who was the first woman to win the Order of Merit?

A Elizabeth Fry B Grace Darling C Florence Nightingale D Emmeline Pankhurst

QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: Which creature has varieties called spider, coconut and horseshoe?

A Monkey B Lizard C Snake D Crab

QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: Whose wife, proverbially, must be ‘above suspicion’?

A Caesar B Lot C Henry VIII D Solomon

QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: Which actress played Cruella DeVille in the film 101 Dalmatians?

A Meryl Streep B Glenn Close C Jessica Tandy D Kathy Bates

QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: Former Prime Minister David Cameron was reelected to which seat in 2015?

A Clacton B Witney C Maidenhead D Tatton

QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: What is the official publication for state proclamations, orders and diplomatic appointments?

A Hansard B The Times C The London Gazette D Whitaker’s Almanack

Singer Nicole Scherzinger. See Question 3