Below are a series of statements and all you have to do is decide whether they are true or false, good luck!

 

1) The Rockies in America are the longest mountain range in the Americas.

 

2) Chevy Chase was a battle fought during the Scottish Independence war in 1388.

 

3) A balalaika is a 5 stringed instrument.

 

4) Only female ducks quack.

 

5) The collective noun for Falcons is a Murder.

 

6) Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize for physics for her discovery of X-rays.

 

 

Questions

1) What is the full name of the American telecoms company AT & T?

 

2) How much are your thoughts worth?

 

3) If you were born between 22nd Dec and 19th Jan, what star sign would you be?

 

4) What is the region called around a collapsed star, where the gravitational forces are so great that even light cannot escape?

 

5) Haverigg is a prison situated in which county of the UK?

 

 

A quiz about drinks that are named after a place or have a place in their name.

 

Clues

1) Juniper flavoured spirit named after a town on the south coast of England

 

2) Not any old rum and coke

 

3) The most popular drink in the world, this particular variety comes from ‘the pearl of the Indian ocean’

 

4) A premium ginger ale drink

 

5) A soft drinks brand that takes its name from a town in Lombardy, Italy where the drinks were made

 

 

Here are a series of clues to famous people, past or present, whose birthday is on April Fools Day - 1st April

 

Clues

1) One of the most prolific television presenters in the UK, and who has also worked with a gopher.

 

2) Left handed batsman who captained England during the 80s and went on to become a successful commentator on the game.

 

 

Below are a series of 3 events from a particular year, but can you work out which? I suggest 2 points for the correct year and 1 point if you're only one year out.

I've repeated the clues below along with the answers.

 

Clues

1)‘Ice Ice Baby’ spent 4 weeks at No.1 in the UK charts

Glasgow has a year as the European Capital of Culture.

The first known Web page was written this year.

 

2)The Bull Ring in Birmingham, one of the busiest retail centres in Europe, was officially opened.