Team X802 Quiz - 22 May 2014

1.

1 point

Toni asks

8% of £25 is £2

True

False

2.

1 point

Victoria asks :

Which of these is NOT true :

Abraham Lincoln is the only USA president to have held a patent

Grave robbers attempted to steal his body in 1876

Abraham Lincoln was obsessed with cats and his cat ate at the White House table

Abraham Lincoln kept a flask of whisky in his hat

Abraham Lincoln's wife Mary hid $56'000 plus in her underwear due to mental health problems

3.

1 point

Toni asks

In the news recently it was reported that a chinese miner was found, still alive after being trapped for a long time. How long was he trapped?

1 Year

7 Years

17 Years

The story was a hoax

4.

1 point

Dean asks
The average person laughs how many times a day?

10

15

17

20

5.

1 point

Rachel Asks: An estimated 2.5 million people are in forced labour at any given time as a result of trafficking. Which country has the highest number of trafficked people?

Middle East and Northern Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Asia and the Pacific

Latina Amerca and the Caribbean

6.

1 point

Simon asks:

Which if these is not a geniune act of parliament?

The Easter Act 1928

Polish Potatoes (Notification) in England Order - 2004

Salmon Act of 1986

The Unfair Contraction of the Bubonic Plague Act 1350

7.

1 point

Simon asks:

Which of these is not an actual law?

In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon

In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth

In Texas, it is illegal to ride a horse backwards whilst blindfolded, but not illegal to ride a horse forward whilst blindfolded.

In Bahrain, a male doctor can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror

8.

1 point

Mags asks: Who dissolved the English Parliament and declared himself Lord Protector in 1653?

Oliver Cromwell

Charles II

Spongebob Squarepants

Earl of Leicestershire

9.

1 point

Rachel Asks: What is the estimated number of jobs created by the black market globally?

1.8 billion

84.7 million

3.4 billion

15.2 million

10.

1 point

Simon asks:

Which of the following UK legal scenario's is incorrect?

It is legal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but illegal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing

In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet

It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour

In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow

11.

1 point

Rebecca asks: which politician has said that SpongeBob is his favourite TV show?

Barack Obama

Tony Blair

Frank Underwood

Boris Johnson

12.

1 point

Toni asks

Astronauts can grow up to how much while in space?

1cm

1 inch

2cm

2 inches

13.

1 point

Rebecca asks: true or false- I have a life sized cut out of Boris Johnson in my front room

True

False

14.

1 point

Mags asks: What was the surname of Wendy and her brothers in Peter Pan?

Winston

Darling

Smith

Pepper

15.

1 point

Dean asks
On the 22 May ____ The first life insurance policy in the United States was issued in Philadelphia.

1761

1762

1763

1764

16.

1 point

Victoria asks

Which of these is NOT true :

Abraham Lincoln's mother died from "milk sickness" caused by drinking milk, or eating meat, from cows who had eaten posionous plants.

Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the USA to have a beard

John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln, his brother Edwin Booth saved the life of Lincoln's son a year before the assassination

Abraham Lincoln has over 100 direct decendants currently living

Abraham Lincoln had a dream one week before he died in which he saw himself lying dead in a coffin

17.

1 point

Dean asks
What is his middle name?

Christopher

Donald

Edward

Francis

No middle name