Friday has arrived, and with it comes another opportunity to challenge your wits with our popular weekly quiz. This week's edition covers everything from musical instruments and sporting legends to geographical wonders and literary classics.
Word of the Day and Opening Questions
The quiz begins with an interesting linguistic term: Spoonerism, which involves swapping the first sounds of words. From there, test-takers are asked to identify a Nyala, a creature native to Southern Africa, and recall which organisation was founded in 1905 to prevent motorists getting caught in speed traps.
Music enthusiasts will need to know how many strings adorn a standard Spanish guitar, while geography buffs must identify the North American city near where the Missouri and Mississippi rivers converge.
Sports, Literature and Human Anatomy
Football fans are challenged to remember the position played by England legend Peter Shilton, and literature lovers need to recall the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five stories. Anatomy comes into play with a question about the longest bone in the human body.
Film and music questions round out the main quiz, asking participants to identify the movie for which John Wayne earned his only Oscar, who composed "The New World Symphony," and which mountain range lies between France and Spain.
Last Week's Answers Revealed
For those curious about previous results, the answers from November 20th are provided. They revealed that the flag of Greece features white and blue, the crystal anniversary celebrates fifteen years of marriage, and F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is Australian.
Other answers included Odin as the chief God in Norse mythology, Michael Miles as the original host of "Take Your Pick" in 1955, and Stasi as the name given to the East German secret police.
Political knowledge was tested with Tony Blair's constituency of Sedgefield, while arts questions covered Bela Bartok's only opera Bluebeard's Castle and computing acronym DOS representing Disc Operating System. The quiz also acknowledged television writer Carla Lane, creator of sitcoms including "The Liver Birds," "Bread" and "Butterflies."
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