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Published: 1st April 2021

 

There are no tricks in the quiz even though it is published on April Fools day. Hope you enjoy it.

 

Questions

1) What type of fruit is York Imperial? a) Pear b) Rhubarb c) Apple

 

2) Georgetown is the capital of which South American country?

 

3) Which is the driest desert on earth? a) Atacama Desert b) Sahara Desert c) Gobi Desert

 

4) Which country has the largest coastline?

 

5) If you were ‘taking the Chiltern Hundreds’ then what employment must you have just resigned from?

 

6) What did the period of industrial unrest during the winter of 1978-9 become known as?#

 

7) If you are forced to do something humiliating you are said to eat…. Which bird?

 

8) If you are given ‘carte blanche’ what restrictions are placed on your actions?

 

9) Which disgraced celebrity wrote the book ‘As it Happens’?

 

10) What is the lowest rank of commissioned officer in the Royal Navy? a) Petty Officer b) Sub-Lieutenant c) Midshipman

 

 

 

Answers

1) What type of fruit is York Imperial? a) Pear b) Rhubarb c) Apple

c) Apple

 

2) Georgetown is the capital of which South American country?

Guyana

 

3) Which is the driest desert on earth? a) Atacama Desert b) Sahara Desert c) Gobi Desert

a) Atacama Desert

 

4) Which country has the largest coastline?

Canada

 

5) If you were ‘taking the Chiltern Hundreds’ then what employment must you have just resigned from?

Being a Member of Parliament

 

6) What did the period of industrial unrest during the winter of 1978-9 become known as?#

Winter of Discontent

 

7) If you are forced to do something humiliating you are said to eat…. Which bird?

Crow

 

8) If you are given ‘carte blanche’ what restrictions are placed on your actions?

None

 

9) Which disgraced celebrity wrote the book ‘As it Happens’?

Jimmy Saville

 

10) What is the lowest rank of commissioned officer in the Royal Navy? a) Petty Officer b) Sub-Lieutenant c) Midshipman

c) Midshipman