Errors in Quizzes - Posts in Category: Errata - Orrell & District Quiz League

Q No.	Question	Given Answer	Notes
R3 Q4	Which annual event takes place at Worthy Farm, on land belonging to Michael Eavis?	Glastonbury Festival	The festival is not held every year – a year is missed every 4-5 years)
R4 Q6	In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, who was the King of Scotland?	Duncan	At various times in the play Duncan, Macbeth and Malcolm are all King of Scotland
R5 Q7	Which planet is unique among the planets in having an axis of rotation that is tilted sideways?	Uranus	The axis of rotation of all of the planets bar Mercury are tilted to one degree or another – e.g. Earth has a tilt of 23.4° . Uranus has a tilt of 97.7°, thus being “closest” to sideways

Posted by Chris Quinn 06/06/2014 Categories: Errata

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R7 Q7	By what name are the services near Lancaster on the M6 known – the tower was Grade II Listed in 2012?	Forton	The services are now officially known as Lancaster (Forton) Services

Posted by Chris Quinn 28/05/2014 Categories: Errata

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R2 Q2	Which comedian provides the voice for the children’s TV character Roary the Racing Car?	Peter Kay	Peter Kay provides the voice of Big Chris, Roary’s mechanic. Roary is voiced by Maria Darling

Posted by Chris Quinn 30/04/2014 Categories: Errata

Q No.	Question	Given Answer	Notes
R2 Q1	Anostopoli is the international airport for which African capital city?	Cairo	No confirmation of this fact can be found – Cairo International Airport replaced Heliopolis Airport in 1963.
R2 Q7	Embakasi is the international airport of which African capital city?	Nairobi	The airport is situated in the suburb of Embakasi but ihas been known for many years as Jomo Kenyata airport.
R5 Q3	What is camophobia the fear of?	Meat	This may have been caused by the font used for the questions, but the word for the fear of meat is CARNOPHOBIA
R7 Q7	Cobra Beer originates in which Commonwealth country?	India	While the beer was originally brewed in India (and is now brewed under licence in many other places), the Cobra Beer company was founded in Fulham in 1989 and is a British registered company.

Posted by Chris Quinn 23/04/2014 Categories: Errata

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R3 Q2	Winners' wreaths in the ancient Olympic Games were made from the leaves of which tree?	BAY	The Bay Tree is also known as the Laurel and this answer is equally acceptable. The Royal Horticultural Society also lists several other acceptable names.
R8 Q1	What type of animal is a quagga?	ZEBRA	As the Quagga became extinct in the 1880's the question should more properly have said "What type of animal was a quagga?"

Posted by Chris Quinn 03/04/2014 Categories: Errata

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R1 Q6	People born on March 25th are born under which Sign of the Zodiac?	PISCES	A person born on this date would be an Aries, Pisces ending on March 20th

Posted by Chris Quinn 26/03/2014 Categories: Errata

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R4 Q7	The Egyptian god Thoth is often depicted with the head of which bird?	ISIS	A spelling mistake crept in here - the actual answer is IBIS

Posted by Chris Quinn 22/08/2013 Categories: Errata

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R7 Q1	Of what is herpetology the study?	SNAKES / REPTILES	Herpetololgy is the study of both reptiles and amphibia

Posted by Chris Quinn 15/08/2013 Categories: Errata

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R5 Q1	In which constellation is Rigel the brightest star?	Orion	Rigel (more specifically Rigel Kentaurus) is also an alternative name for the star Alpha Centaurii, brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus, so this answer should also be acceptable.

Posted by Chris Quinn 21/06/2013 Categories: Errata

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R5 Q7	"The Smoke That Thunders" is the local name for which geographical feature?	Victoria Falls	The local name is Mosi-oa-Tunya, which translates as the name given.
R7 Q6	Which 17^th/18^th century Irish political leader was nicknamed "The Liberator"?	Daniel O'Connell	O’Connell lived from 1775 to 1847, so was an 18^th/19^th Century leader.
R8 Q4	Give a year in the life of painter Sir Peter Paul Rubens.	1677-1640	His dates were 1577-1640
Spare 6	What is the better known name of the South African plant Mesembryanthemum?	Livingstone Rose	These plants are often called Livingstone Daisies. Common alternative names include Fig marigold or Icicle plant

Posted by Chris Quinn 13/06/2013 Categories: Errata

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