The following are all famous scientists with clues given by their notable inventions:

 

Demo Astonish (Light Bulb/Motion Picture Camera)

Thomas Edison

 

Oil Gale (Made improvements on the Telescope)

Galileo

 

Jolt Hurtle (Seed drill and horse-drawn hoe)
Jethro Tull

 

Uncle Will Mail (Basis of first refridgerator)

William Cullen

 

Tamest Jaw (Improved on Newcomen's Steam Engine)

James Watt

 

 

What is the biggest selling music album of all time?
Thriller

 

Both Elizabeth Fry and The Duke of Wellington have featured on which British banknote?
£5

 

How many people have walked on the moon? a) 8 b) 10 c) 12
c) 12

 

Which planet is said to be the ruler of the zodiac sign of Gemini?
Mercury

 

What is the brightest star seen from earth in the northern hemisphere?
Sirius

 

 

On the 2nd of July 1644 the largest battle of the English Civil Wars was fought on an expanse of wild meadow west of York. What is the battle known as?
The Battle of Marston Moor

 

In 1698 Thomas Savery invented and patented the first commercially used what, crucial to the industrial revolution?
Steam engine

 

Born in July 1964, Yeardley Smith is best known as the voice of which animated character?
Lisa Simpson

 

Corn was first domesticated 10,000 years ago by indigenous peoples in which country?

a) Mexico b) Argentina c) Kenya

a) Mexico

 

Which Nordic island country topped the Global Peace Index each year between 2011 and 2017?

Iceland

 

On average, which is the heavier animal? The Giraffe or the American Bison?

Giraffe

 

'Feel Free' is a 2018 collection of essays by which British author?

Which Midlands club are known as The Saddlers?