Quiz Questions for w/e 8th May
Another week over - another 10 questions to try.
Q1. Which 1957 Oscar winning movie is described by IMDB as “After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men’s construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.”?
Q2. Thursday 7th May 2015 is general election day in the UK, how many constituencies make up the House of Commons? a) 150 b) 500 c) 650 d) 700
Q3. Which 1988 song has the following chorus ?
, it's got to be worth it, yeah Too many people take second best Well I won't take anything less It's got to be, yeah, perfect </blockquote> <p><strong>Q4.</strong> Which is the higher rank in the Australian Army; Major or Captain?</p> <p><strong>Q5.</strong> Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of mainland Europe - in which country?</p> <p><strong>Q6.</strong> What South American country has this flag?</p> <p><a href="/images/2015/05/1430998660_full.png"><img src="/images/2015/05/1430998660_thumb.png" alt=""></a></p> <p><strong>Q7.</strong> The Greek sun god was Helios and the Roman sun god was Sol - what was the Egyptian sun god called?</p> <p><strong>Q8.</strong> The French declaration of the rights of man (in English) are Liberty, Equality and what ?</p> <p><strong>Q9.</strong> What is the bone most often broken in the human body?</p> <p><strong>Q10.</strong> On 8th May 1980 the World Health Organisation confirmed the eradication of which disease?</p> <p>Answers</p> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 1</summary><p>The Bridge on The River Kwai</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 2</summary><p>650</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 3</summary><p>Perfect, Fairground Attraction</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 4</summary><p>Major</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 5</summary><p>Spain</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 6</summary><p>Peru</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 7</summary><p>Ra</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 8</summary><p>Fraternity</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 9</summary><p>Clavicle (collar bone)</p><p></p></details> <details class="answer"><summary>Question 10</summary><p>Smallpox</p><p></p></details> </div><footer class="post__tags" data-astro-cid-wou4l6ro><p class="label" data-astro-cid-wou4l6ro>Tagged</p><ul data-astro-cid-wou4l6ro><li data-astro-cid-wou4l6ro>flags</li><li data-astro-cid-wou4l6ro>one hit wonder</li></ul></footer></article></main><footer class="site-footer"><div class="container"><div class="site-footer__grid"><div><p class="site-footer__brand">baldpom</p><p style="margin-top: var(--space-3); max-width: 34ch;">Notes on coaching, leadership, and the occasional quiz.</p></div><div><p class="label">Elsewhere</p><ul class="social-links" style="margin-top: var(--space-4);"><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/baldpom" rel="me noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jusgould/" rel="me noopener" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li></ul></div><div><p class="label">Coaching</p><ul class="social-links" style="margin-top: var(--space-4);"><li><a href="https://thegouldstandardcoaching.com.au" rel="noopener" target="_blank">thegouldstandardcoaching.com.au</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegouldstandardcoaching/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-gould-standard-coaching/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li></ul></div><div><p class="label">This site</p><ul class="social-links" style="margin-top: var(--space-4);"><li><a href="/archive/">Post archive</a></li><li><a href="/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="site-footer__bottom"><span>© 2026 Justin Gould</span><span>Built with Astro. No database, no plugins.</span></div></div></footer></body></html>