30 March 2023

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Audley Villages

Audley's March Quiz

Put your general knowledge to the test with three rounds of questions

At Audley we regularly host events, parties and quizzes for our property owners. From February to May each year we host the annual Audley Intervillage Quiz, in which property owners across all 15 open villages put their general knowledge to the test in a bid to be crowned the winning village.

We've copied the questions (and answers) from our March edition below for you. How many can you get right?

START THE QUIZ...

ROUND ONE - FOOD AND DRINK

1. How is steak tartare cooked?

2. What type of fish is in an Omelette Arnold Bennett?

3. What is a Kugelhupf?

4. Are Jaffa cakes legally a biscuit or a cake?

5. How many cups of tea are drunk in the UK on average every day? To the nearest million.

6. What does VSOP stand for on a Cognac bottle?

7. How many litres in a magnum of Champagne?

8. What are Devils on horseback?

9. Avocado originated in which part of the world?

10. abstracting hop area is an anagram of what favourite Italian dish?

11. 'Why have cotton when you can have silk?' was used to advertise which chocolate bar?

12. What is a quandong?

13. “I ate his liver with some Fava beans and a nice chianti” is a well-used quote, but how are Fava beans better known in the UK?

14. In which South American country does Angostura Bitters originally come from?

15. The heat of what is measured on the Scoville Scale?

ROUND TWO - ON THIS DATE

1. The very first episode of 'Coronation Street', was originally broadcast on December of which year?

2. The RMS Titanic sank in the early morning hours of 15 April in which year?

3. In which year did Queen Victoria die?

4. In which year did the first Moon landing take place?

5. When was the Battle of Hastings?

6. When was William Shakespeare born?

7. In what year was Live Aid?

8. When was the first season of Game of Thrones released on TV?

9. In what year was the National Trust of England founded?

10. In what year did Walt Disney World in Florida open?

11. When was Casino Royale originally released starring David Niven?

12. In what year did Winston Churchill die?

13. On what date is Kind Charles 3rd Coronation?

14. The Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane in London, but in which year.

15. In what year did Margaret Thatcher leave 10 Downing Street (resign).

ROUND THREE - GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL

1. Which river separates Cornwall from Devon?

2. Which capital city has a name that means “good airs” in English?

3. In which Irish county is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the Irish mainland?

4. If all the traditional counties of England were listed alphabetically, which would come first?

5. The ancient city of Machu Picchu is in which country?

6. The Ross and Weddell Seas lap the shore of which continent?

7. In which country are the Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall?

8. Which is Britain’s busiest railway station in terms of services, with more than 2,000 trains a day passing through?

9. The Torres Strait separates Australia from which island?

10. Clearwell Caves and the viewpoint of Symonds Yat are located on the edge of which forest?

11. On which island is Ronaldsway airport?

12. Which landlocked sea is 422m (1385ft) below sea level?

13. The 886-metre (2,907ft) high Pen y Fan is the highest point in which range of hills?

14. Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree?

15. What’s bigger Africa or South America by land mass?

VIEW THE ANSWERS

FOOD AND DRINK

1. How is steak tartare cooked?
a. It’s served raw

2. What type of fish is in an Omelette Arnold Bennett?
a. Smoked haddock

3. What is a Kugelhupf?
a. A cake

4. Are Jaffa cakes legally a biscuit or a cake?
a. In 1991, a court ruled that Jaffa Cakes were a cake and not a biscuit (which meant that a lower rate of VAT applied to them)

5. How many cups of tea are drunk in the UK on average every day?
a. 165 million. Approximately 2.5 cups per person

6. What does VSOP stand for on Cognac?
a. Very Superior Old Pale

7. How many litres in a magnum of Champagne?
a. 1.5 litres

8. What are Devils on horseback.
a. A hot appetizer of prunes wrapped in bacon.

9. Avocado originated in which part of the world?
a. Central America

10. abstracting hop area is an anagram of what Italian favourite dish?
a. spaghetti carbonara

11. 'Why have cotton when you can have silk?' was used to advertise which chocolate bar?
a. Galaxy Milk Chocolate

12. What is a quandong?
a. A Fruit

13. “I ate his liver with some Fava beans and a nice chianti” is a well-used quote, but how are Fava beans better known in the UK?
a. Broad beans

14. In which South American country does Angostura Bitters originally come from?
a. Venezuela

15. The heat of what is measured on the Scoville Scale?
a. Chilli peppers.

ON THIS DATE

1. The very first episode of 'Coronation Street', was originally broadcast on December of which year?
a. 1960

2. The RMS Titanic sank in the early morning hours of 15 April in which year?
a. 1912

3. In which year did Queen Victoria die?
a. 22nd January 1901.

4. In which year did the first moon landing take place?
a. 1969 (July 20).

5. In what year was the Battle of Hastings?
a. October 14th 1066.

6. When was William Shakespeare born?
a. 23rd April 1564

7. In what year was Live aid?
a. 1985 and raised over £127million.

8. When was the first season of Game of Thrones released on TV?
a. 17th April 2011 in USA

9. In what year was the National Trust of England founded?
a. 1895, Founded by Octavia Hill, Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley & Sir Robert Hunter.

10. In what year did Walt Disney World in Florida open?
a. 1971 on 1st October with approximately 10,000 attending. The average daily attendance today is 57,000.

11. When was Casino Royale originally release starring David Niven.
a. 1967 based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming.

12. In what year did Winston Churchill die?
a. 1965

13. On what date is Kind Charles 3rd Coronation?
a. 6th May 2023

14. The Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane in London, but in which year.
a. 1666

15. In what year did Margaret Thatcher leave 10 Downing Street (resign).
a. 1990, replaced by John Major.

GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL

1. When was the first email sent
a. 1971

1. Which river separates Cornwall from Devon?
a. The Tamar

2. Which capital city has a name that means “good airs” in English?
a. Buenos Aires

3. In which Irish county is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the Irish mainland?
a. Donegal, on the Inishowen Peninsula

4. If all the traditional counties of England were listed alphabetically, which would come first?
a. Bedfordshire

5. The ancient city of Machu Picchu is in which country?
a. Peru