Here is this week’s quiz. 1 point for each correct answer:

1. Phil Lynott fronted which Irish rock band?

2. How many years ago was the Big Bang? 10.8 billion, 12.8 billion, 13.8 billion

3. In which century was the French revolution? 17th, 18th, 19th

4. Hoosier Hill is the highest mountain in which state? Montana, Indiana, Texas

5. Where was Michael Jackson born? (City and state)

6. How many times has Harrison Ford played Indiana Jones?

7. Caricature comes from the Italian word for: Face, Exaggerate or Art

8. Which American state calls itself the ‘small wonder’? Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware

9. Who invented the Kevlar bulletproof vest?

Q10. What does the R stand for in MRI scan?

Coffee Time quiz answers:

1. Phil Lynott fronted which Irish rock band?

Answer: Thin Lizzie

2. How many years ago was the Big Bang? 10.8 billion, 12.8 billion, 13.8 billion

Answer: 13.8 billion

3. In which century was the French revolution? 17th, 18th, 19th

Answer: 18th century  (5th May 1789 to 9th November 1799)

4. Hoosier Hill is the highest mountain in which state? Montana, Indiana, Texas

Answer: Indiana  (383 metres above sea level)

5. Where was Michael Jackson born (City and state)

Answer: Gary, Indiana (29th August 1958)

6. How many times has Harrison Ford played Indiana Jones?

Answer: 5

7. Caricature comes from which Italian word? Face, Exaggerate, Art

Answer: Exaggerate  (caricare – to exaggerate detail in drawing)

8. Which American state calls itself the ‘small wonder’? Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware

Answer: The second smallest state in the USA Named after Thomas West – the English nobleman and first colonial governor third baron of Del La Warr.

9. Who invented the Kevlar bulletproof vest?

Answer: Stephanie Kwolek invented it in 1965 while working for DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware 

10. What does the R stand for in MRI scan?

Answer: Resonance  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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This week we are reading The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink Here