23 Nov - Tea Break Teaser

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It's Tea Break Teaser Time

Here are ten questions to test your knowledge over your morning, afternoon or evening cup of tea (or other favourite beverage).

Today there are five multiple choice questions and five General knowledge.
Good luck, and why not let me know your score in the comments.

QUESTIONS
(Difficulty level - Medium)

1. When did the last execution take place at the Tower of London?

   a.1641 b.1841 c. 1941

2. What is the collective noun for a group of rhinocerous (rhinoceri?)?
   a. Mob b. Crash c. Bevy

3. On a cricket pitch what distance is found bewteen the ground and the top of the stumps?
   a. 71.1 cm b. 100.1 cm c. 112.1 cm

4. The Olympic gold medallist swimmer, Michael Phelps, has what UK size feet?
   a. 10.5 b. 12.5 c. 13.5

5. In what year did Marconi send his first radio signals across the Atlantic?
   a. 1851 b. 1901 c. 1951

6. What is the name of the Roman god of wine?

7. What contemporary prize in the world of art is named after an English landscape painter?

8. In geometry what word is defined as 'a straight line that touches, but does not intersect, a curve'?

9. If someone were to osculate you, what would they be doing?

10. The river Arno flows under the Ponte Vecchio bridge in which city?

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ANSWERS

1. When did the last execution take place at the Tower of London?

   c. 1941 (It was the German spy, Josef Jakobs)

2. What is the collective noun for a group of rhinocerous (rhinoceri?)?
   b. Crash

3. On a cricket pitch what distance is found bewteen the ground and the top of the stumps?
   a. 71.1 cm

4. The Olympic gold medallist swimmer, Michael Phelps, has what UK size feet?
   c. 13.5

5. In what year did Marconi send his first radio signals across the Atlantic?
   b. 1901

6. What is the name of the Roman god of wine?
   BACCHUS

7. What contemporary prize in the world of art is named after an English landscape painter?
   THE TURNER PRIZE (Named after JMW Turner)

8. In geometry what word is defined as 'a straight line that touches, but does not intersect, a curve'?
   A TANGENT

9. If someone were to osculate you, what would they be doing?
   KISSING

10. The river Arno flows under the Ponte Vecchio bridge in which city?

FLORENCE

If you scored:

10 : Perfect score, apply for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire immediately

5-9 : You're a quizzer alright, have you thought about entering TV game shows?

0-4 : OK, you gave it your best shot. There's always tomorrow :-)