ARE YOU THE WEAKEST LINK? Can you complete Anne Robinson's quiz? If you score below 10 ...goodbye!Byline: Anne Robinson 1 In food, frankfurter sausages originate from which country? 2 In the animal kingdom, what word describes the fastest pace of a horse? 3 In geography, on which coast of South America is Chile situated: the east or the west? 4 In the TV series EastEnders, what did Pauline Beale's surname become when she married Arthur? 5 Which former world heavyweight boxing champion had the nickname Smokin' Joe? 6 In science, what type of electricity does a power station produce: AC or DC? 7 Lyricist Tim Rice collaborated with which composer on the musical Jesus Christ Superstar? 8 In which country of the UK would you find the towns of Downpatrick and Portadown: Northern Ireland or Scotland? 9 In maths, what is 15 times eight? 10 Which famous Russian poet wrote The Prisoner of the Caucasus: Alexander Pushkin or Boris Pasternak? 11 In the animal kingdom, a katydid katydid, common name of certain large, singing, winged insects belonging to the long-horned grasshopper family (Tettigoniidae) in the order Orthoptera. Katydids are green or, occasionally, pink and range in size from 1 1-4 to 5 in. (3–12.5 cm) long. is what type of insect: a grasshopper or a spider? 12 What K is the largest city and chief seaport in Pakistan? 13 On TV, which first name is shared by the actors who played Chandler and Joey in Friends? 14 What name is given to an abscess that forms around the base of an eyelash eyelash /eye·lash/ (-lash) cilium; one of the hairs growing on the edge of an eyelid. eye·lash n. 1. Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid. Also called cilium. ? 15 In the USA, the initials ACLU stand for the American Civil Liberties...what? 16 In science, what is the name for a stationary electrical charge that builds up on an insulated object? 17 Which British playwright wrote Dr Faustus and Tamburlaine the Great? 18 The whale belongs to which order of animals: fish or mammals? 19 After which English duke was the American city of New Amsterdam renamed after in the seventeenth century? 20 In Australia, what type of fruit did Maria Ann Smith become famous for producing in the 19th century? Extracted from The Weakest Link Quiz Book: Bumper Edition (Penguin, pounds 7.99) Y BBC 2001, published by arrangement with the BBC. Solution 1 Germany; 2 Gallop; 3 West; 4 Fowler; 5 Joe Frazier; 6 AC; 7 Andrew Lloyd Webber Noun 1. Andrew Lloyd Webber - English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton, Lloyd Webber ; 8 Northern Ireland; 9 120; 10 Alexander Pushkin; 11 Grasshopper; 12 Karachi; 13 Matt (Matthew); 14 Stye stye (sti) hordeolum. sty, stye see external hordeolum. ; 15 Union; 16 Static electricity; 17 Christopher Marlowe; 18 Mammals; 19 The Duke of York
The title Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British peerage. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, been usually given to the second son of the British monarch. ; 20 Apples. |
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