MFR Quiz 4 (Sunday 3rd May, 8pm)

Round 1 - Geography Q’s from Michael Tait
Round 2 -
Manx related questions from Maggie Watkins
Round 3 -
“Beers of the World” from your well qualified host!


ROUND 1 - GEOGRAPHY

  1. Which is the third longest river in the world?

  2. Capital of Australia?

  3. Capital of Canada?

  4. Former name of Sri Lanka?

  5. Most populated city in the world?

  6. What does the “D.C.” stand for in Washington DC?

  7. Colours of the Italian flag?

  8. Largest lake in the world?

  9. Yugoslavia has since been divided into 7 countries. Name 4 of them or for a bonus 2 points name all seven!

  10. What is first line of the address of Sherlock Holmes in London?

ROUND 2 - Manx Stuff from Maggie Watkins

  1. Give 2 explanations of how the Isle of Man was formed 

  2. What part of the island was formed by an alluvial plain? 

  3. Name 2 metals that have been mined on the island

  4. Where on the island is there a geological fault line which means a person can stand on 2 continents? 

  5. What is the more common name of the Cross Vein mine?

  6. How many tiers are there on Tynwald Hill? 

  7. Where, according to tradition,  did the earth come from to make the tiers? 

  8. The Lord Bishop is Bishop of Sodor + Man. Which other islands made up ‘Sodor’?

  9. In what decade did the Isle of Man have its own national flag- the 3 legs? Extra point for the year.

  10. Should the legs on the flag run clockwise or anti clockwise? 

ROUND 3 - Beers of the World

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