ANSWERS to Saturday's Quiz



1.     Who was the legendary Benedictine monk who invented bubbly?
Dom Perignon.

2.     Name the largest freshwater lake in the world? 
Lake Superior.

3.     Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility? 
The Moon.

4.     What is someone who shoes horses called? 
A farrier.

5.     What item of clothing was named after its Scottish inventor? 
A Mackintosh.

6.     What kind of weapon is a falchion? 
A sword.

7.     Which word goes before vest, beans and quartet? 
String.

8.     What is another word for lexicon? 
Dictionary.

9.     Name the seventh planet from the sun. 
Uranus.

10.  Who invented the rabies vaccination? 
Louis Pasteur.

11.  Which is the only American state to begin with the letter 'p'? 
Pennsylvania.

12.  Name the world's biggest island. 
Greenland.

13.  What is the world's longest river? 
Amazon.

14.   Name the world's largest ocean. 
Pacific.

15.  What is the diameter of Earth? 
8,000 miles.

16.   On which continent would you find the world's most ancient forest?  
Australia.

17.  Which four British cities have underground rail systems? 
Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle and London.

18.  What is the capital city of Spain? 
Madrid.

19.  Which country is Prague in? 
Czech Republic.

20.  Which English town was a forerunner of the Parks Movement and the first city in Europe to have a street tram system? 
Birkenhead.

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