Following and preceding words link round: 10 questions

What word can...
1. Follow Wall and precede Tower?
2. Follow Black and precede Car?

General knowledge: 10 questions

1. What is the name of the current President of Brazil, recently struck down by Coronavirus after failing to do anything to stop its spread in his country?
2. If an animal is crepuscular, at what time of day is it most active?

Quarantine quiz: Answers

Answers below to the quarantine quiz. Do let me know your scores in the comments if you want to find out how you did compared to others - current leading score is 82.5/100, though that was by quite a large team! Round 1 - General knowledge (12 points) In a sporting sense, how many points …

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Link round (12): 10 questions

1. What chemical element has the symbol Au?
2. In Stephen King’s novel It, and the film of the same name, what kind of creature is Pennywise?

Quarantine Quiz

This is usually a Christmas event, but it seems the need for a quiz is even greater now than it will be at Christmas, so here goes. One point per answer unless otherwise noted. I'll upload the answers in a few weeks.   Round 1 - General knowledge (12 points) In a sporting sense, how …

Link round (11): 10 questions

1. Where were the 2002 Winter Olympics held?
2. How is the Latin phrase "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes", from Vergil's Aeneid, usually (if inaccurately) translated into English?

Christmas Quiz Answers

Answers to the Christmas quiz below - please feel free to report your scores in the comments if you are of a competitive bent, and let me know if you disagree with any of the answers.

Link round (9): 10 questions

1. Which band was Chester Bennington the lead singer of until his suicide in 2017?
2. Which fictional character’s Expedition provided the title for the last and best-known novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1771?

Famous people link round (2): 10 questions

1. Which US President once caused a diplomatic crisis when, testing a microphone and assuming no-one was recording, said;
"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
2. What is the real name of the Duchess of Sussex?

Famous people link round: 10 questions

1. Which UK TV presenter came to fame as the presenter of BBC1's Bargain Hunt, and later went on to present Name Your Price?
2. What was the real name of the US physician popularly known as Dr. Death, so called because he helped around 130 patients to commit assisted suicide?