BAY HORSE QUIZ 10 Question Rounds kjartan.co.uk/quiz Twitter @bayhorsequiz All questions score ONE POINT unless otherwise stated. BHQ 113 1/ What is the nationality of the current Pope? 2/ Which famous mode of transport is numbered NCC1701? (Fictional) 3/ Which nursery rhyme was the first to be recorded by Thomas Edison? 4/ In The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the phrase Mostly Harmless described what? 5/ How old was Ronnie O Sullivan when he made his first maximum 147 break in a tournmant? 6/ In which month is a harvest moon most likely to appear? 7/ What does Kevin the Carrot advertise? 8/ In the card game Hearts, which card has a penalty of 13 points? 9/ Between which 2 cities did the original Orient Express run in 1883? 10/ Barcelona Opera House hosted a lockdown concert in 2020, but what were the 2,200 seats were all occupied by? a/ Cats b/ Potted plants c/ Inflatable dolls d/ Laptops or phones e/ Scarecrows ANSWERS 1 Argentinian 2 Starship Enterprise 3 Mary had a little lamb 4 Earth 5 15 6 September (closest full moon to equinox Sept 21st.) 7 Aldi 8 Queen of Spades 9 Paris, Vienna (1/2 pt each) 10 b/ Potted plants BHQ 114 1/ Which London Borough's name is famous for British comedy films in the 50s & 60s? 2/ Which cartoon superhero does Eric the Schoolboy turn into? 3/ Which is the only team in the Scottish league with a J in its name? Clue: Named after a make of paint. 4/ When Lah Lah Land didn’t win the best picture Oscar, which film did? 5/ To the nearest second, how long does it take light to reach us from the moon? 6/ What name is given to the information black cab London Taxi drivers must learn to get their license? 7/ To the nearest 1,000, how many Japanese Islands are there? 8/ According to the gospel of St Luke, the angel Gabriel foretold two births. The second was Jesus, but who was the first? 9/ A white knight is all on alone on a chessboard, on its starting position. What is the minimum number of moves needed to move it to the other white knight’s starting position? 10/ How many red stripes on the US flag? ANSWERS 1 Ealing 2 Bananaman 3 St Johnstone. 4 Moonlight 5 1 second (1.24 seconds) 6 The Knowledge 7 7000 ( 6,852, four of them are 97% of the area) 8 John The Baptist 9 Three 10 Seven kjartan.co.uk/quiz