It was great to see Mr Smith on good form in the 2011 Annual House Quiz competition. The first round saw Pitts against Wellingtons. Wellingtons took an early lead with Tobias P answering some difficult questions exceptionally well. Prompt answering and quick team mates on the buzzer earned Wellingtons a comfortable victory and a place in tomorrows final.
For the other place in the final Nelsons played Churchills. It was another slightly one sided affair with captain Henry T answering the majority of the questions. Well done to all four teams.
Tomorrow's will see the exciting 3rd Place Play-Off between Pitts and Churchills and the Final to see which House will lift this year's Quiz Trophy between Wellingtons and Nelsons.
Are you smarter that the S. Anselm's contestants? (answers below)
1. What was the title of the famous classic by Johanna Spyri?
2. Who was created by Gepetto the woodcarver?
3. When and where did the first Olympic Games take place?
4. What is the name given to shirts worn by jockeys in horse races in the UK?
5. Which famous battle was fought on June 18 1815?
6. Who said "Dr Livingstone, I presume?" at Ujiji?
7. What is the name of the longest river in China?
8. What is the capital city of the Philippines?
9. Which bay does the Ganges flow into?
10. What is Saturn's largest moon called?
11. What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
12. Who was the messenger of the Greek Gods?
13. On which island did King Minos hold Daedalus & Icarus captive?
14. How many minutes in a day?
15. If 3y + 11 = 26. What is y?
16. What is New Years Eve called in Scotland?
17. How many points does a snowflake have?
18. What was held in Crystal Palace in 1851?
19. What is colder the North or the South Pole?
20. What name is given to the phenomenon when white light splits into the colours of the spectrum when it passes through a prism?
Answers
1. Heidi
2. Pinocchio
3. 776 BC in Greece
4. Silks
5. Waterloo
6. (Henry Morton) Stanley
7. Yangtse
8. Manila
9. Bay of Bengal
10. Titan
11. Au
12. Hermes
13. Crete
14. 1440
15. 5
16. Hogmany
17. 6
18. The Great Exhibition
19. South
20. Dispersion
Posted on
Wed, December 7, 2011
by BW