Answers to HSL’s Weekly Quiz- 3rd January 2022
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- What is the traditional birthstone for the month of July?
Ruby
- What does the prefix ‘giga’ represent?
Billion
- What is the capital of Grenada?
Saint George’s
- Where would you find the active volcano, Erebus?
Antarctica
- In a right-angled triangle, what is the name given to the longest side?
Hypotenuse
- What did the Romans call the city now known as London?
Londinium
- What does the ‘L’ stand for in the American actor, Samuel L. Jackson’s, name?
Leroy
- What is the third-largest state in America?
California
- Which U.S. President was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald?
John F. Kennedy
- How many yards are there in a mile?
1760
- What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth enamel
- Who wrote the children’s book, ‘The Cat in the Hat’?
Dr. Seuss
- Where did Henry III house his pet polar bear in the 13th century?
The Tower of London
- In which year did Barbie dolls first appear on the market?
1959
- Which Stuart king united England and Scotland?
James I (James VI of Scotland)
- The March of Dimes was originally founded to help find a vaccine for what?
Polio
- How many successive Wimbledon titles did Swedish tennis pro, Björn Borg, win?
Five
- Who invented the Spinning Jenny which revolutionised cotton spinning?
James Hargreaves
- What is the art of paper folding called?
Origami
- How many letters are between L and S in the alphabet?
Six
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