Answers to HSL’s Weekly Quiz- 25th February 2021
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- What colours do scientists believe dogs cannot see?
Green and red
- How tall is the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa? A) 1,002m B) 828m C) 785m
- B) 828m
- What is “I love you” in Italian?
Ti amo
- What animal is represented in the Porsche logo?
A horse
- What nationality is footballing legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento (more commonly known as Pelé)?
Brazilian
- What is the scientific name for the genus of flower species that includes buttercups?
Ranunculus
- Who is the author of the novel, ‘Atonement’?
Ian McEwan
- What are smaller streams that flow into a river called?
Tributaries
- Can you unscramble this anagram to reveal the country? ‘KISAPANT’
Pakistan
- Who was President of the United States throughout World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
- In what year was the artist, Tracey Emin, a Turner Prize nominee?
1999
- Who wrote the short novel, ‘The Old Man and the Sea’?
Ernest Hemingway
- What unit is resistance measured in?
Ohms
- Which English monarch abdicated the throne in 1936?
Edward VIII
- In mathematics, what shape does Pythagoras theorem refer to?
Right-angled triangles
- What was Freddie Mercury’s real name?
Farrokh Bulsara
- What is frangipane?
A sweet almond-flavour custard used in cakes and pastries
- What is the smallest bird in the UK?
Goldcrest
- How many tentacles does a slug have?
Four, or two pairs; they use them to see, smell, taste and feel!
- Complete the famous Blondie song title, ‘Heart of [BLANK]’.
Glass
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