TABLEtalk Quiz Night

As always, many thanks to those who came for our TABLEtalk Quiz Night yesterday. Much appreciated, especially as many of our students are busy, busy with assignments.

Here are a few sample questions to test your brain. Answers will be at the end of this post ...

ACRONYMS

1. What is the M in MRI?

2. What is the S in LASER?

3. What is the Y in DKNY?

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. What is a group of apes called?

2. What is a group of frogs called?

3. What is a group of idiots called?

COMPUND WORDS

1. What word comes before weight, house and bulb?

2. What word follows friend, battle and scholar?

3. What word follows pencil, suit and nut?

TRUE or FALSE

1. The vacuum cleaner was invented by Mr Hoover.

2. Mr Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer.

3. The VW Beetle was designed by Mr Porsche.

ALL of our groups did extremely well!! I never make it too easy for them and I hope, in the process, they learn something new.

In third place with 91 points were
The Blue Baracudas; made up of
Vaish, Sush and Sukant

In joint second place with 107 points were ...

The Green Giraffes:
Gulakshitha, Emeka & Mercy

The Orange Owls:
Sudeept, Himanshu & Victor

Our winners, with 129 points were
The Purple Panthers; made up of
Colette, Daniel & Laiba

Answers:

ACRONYMS

1. Magnetic

2. Stimulated

3. York

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. Troop

2. Army

3. Thicket

COMPOUND WORDS

1. Light

2. Ship

3. Case

TRUE or FALSE

1. False

2. True

3. True