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Pub quiz question 6131 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are most regularly turned into dagger handles, not an aphrodisiac as commonly thought?
Answer: A: Rhino horns
Categories: Biology (5) Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 6130 by pjh2

Question: Q: What wild animal kills more people in India each year than tigers and leopards?
Answer: A: Rhinoceros
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 6129 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is rhino horn made from?
Answer: A: Keratin (the key structure also found in skin, hair and nails)
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 6128 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is linked to a 66-feet unit of length?
Answer: A: Chain
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6127 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a ribbon of cloth or plastic with linear markings, often in both imperial and metric units, used for checking length?
Answer: A: Tape measure
Categories: Science (2)

Pub quiz question 6126 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many furlongs make one mile?
Answer: A: Eight
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6125 by pjh2

Question: Q: What five-letter R word describes a geometrical instrument used to measure distances and draw straight lines?
Answer: A: Ruler
Categories: Science (2)

Pub quiz question 6124 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the imperial equivalent of 1.8288m?
Answer: A: 6 feet
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6123 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units?
Answer: A: Meter
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 6122 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which spice takes its name because it is said to taste like a mixture of cloves, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg?
Answer: A: Allspice
Categories: Food (2)

Pub quiz question 6121 by pjh2

Question: Q: What part of the cinnamon tree becomes the spice?
Answer: A: Bark
Categories: Food (3)

Pub quiz question 6120 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name do waiters in restaurants give to 'piper nigrum?'
Answer: A: Black pepper
Categories: Food (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 6119 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the most commonly served condiment from a member of the rapeseed family?
Answer: A: Mustard
Categories: Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6118 by pjh2

Question: Q: What alternative name for black cumin is also the name of a TV cook?
Answer: A: Nigella
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5) Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6117 by pjh2

Question: Q: What common curry ingredient is classed as E100 when used as a food colourant?
Answer: A: Tumeric(Curcumin)
Categories: Science (6) Food (5)

Pub quiz question 6116 by pjh2

Question: Q: What bird lays the smallest egg in relation to its size?
Answer: A: Ostrich
Categories: Biology (7) Nature (7)

Pub quiz question 6115 by pjh2

Question: Q: What bird has the scientific name struthio camelus, meaning sparrow camel?
Answer: A: Ostrich
Categories: Language (7) Biology (7) Nature (7)

Pub quiz question 6114 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many toes on each foot does an ostrich have?
Answer: A: Two
Categories: Biology (5) Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 6113 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the world's fastest two legged creature?
Answer: A: Ostrich
Categories: Nature (4) Biology (4)

Pub quiz question 6112 by pjh2

Question: Q: What bird boasts the biggest eyes of any land mammal?
Answer: A: Ostrich
Categories: Nature (2) Biology (2)

Pub quiz question 6111 by pjh2

Question: Q: What large bird possibly got its reputation for hiding its head in the sand after Pliny the Elder described seeing one with its head in a bush?
Answer: A: Ostrich
Categories: Nature (2) Biology (2)

Pub quiz question 6110 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which European country did the sport of speed skating originate?
Answer: A: The Netherlands
Categories: Geography (7) Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 6109 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Inspector Morse's first name?
Answer: A: Endeavour
Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 6108 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year were TV licences introduced in the UK?
Answer: A: 1946
Categories: 1940s (4) Television (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 6107 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who has the most famous grave in Gravesend?
Answer: A: Pocahontas
Categories: History (8)