IAS Quiz Series 6

	What is the common name for the star Sirius	Dog Star
	What calculating aid was invented by William Oughtred in 1662	Slide Rule
	Which Athenian philosopher wrote nothing - immortalised by Plato	Socrates
	Who designed the WW 1 plane Camel and co designed Hurricane	Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith
	Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in which US state	South Dakota
	In 1666 Jesuit Bark was used as a prevention against what	Malaria
	In 1971 which USA space probe was first to orbit another planet	Mariner 9
	What links Catalonia, Andalusia, Cantabria, Galicia	Regions of Spain
	Ingemar Stenmark won record 85 world cup races in what sport	Skiing
	Who wrote the music for the ballets Firebird and Rites of Spring	Igor Stravinsky
	What common legal item literally means under penalty	Subpoena
	Who was the only person to win world titles on bikes and cars	John Surtees
	What is  the oldest swimming stroke	Breaststroke 16th century
	Which European country is divided into areas called Cantons	Switzerland
	Which medical tool was developed by Sanctorius in 1612	Thermometer
	What weapon was invented by Ernest Swinton used in 1916	Tank
	Which mythological King chained grapes rose water fell	Tantalus
	Who created Tarzan (all names) in 1914	Edgar Rice Burroughs
	Camellia Sinesis evergreen shrub better known as what	Tea
	In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic	Marconi
	Who won six consecutive Wimbledon titles in the 1980s	Martina Navratilova
	What Italian building material translates as baked earth	Terracotta
	What links Buddy Holly, Lyndon Johnston, Janice Joplin	State of Texas
	Which eponymous character was Thane of Cawder Glaimes	Macbeth
	Who wrote the 39 steps (both names)	John Buchan
	Who won the Superbowl in 1987	New York Giants
	What is the food tofu made from	Soya Bean Curd – via Soya milk
	Who was the son of Poseidon and Ampherite	Triton
	Annie Mae Bullock became famous under which name (both)	Tina Turner
	What linked Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Moldavia	USSR
	What is the state capitol of New Jersey	Trenton
	Who won an Oscar for best supporting actor in Spartacus 1960	Peter Ustinov
	What was invented by James Dewer in 1872	Vacuum or thermos flask
	Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth	Vesta
	Viticulture is the growing of what plants	Vines
	In 1953 what was first successfully transmitted in the USA	Colour Television
	Who wrote the Thin Man in 1934 (both names)	Dashiell Hammett
	Angel falls Venezuela Highest but where second Highest	Yosemite USA
	Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes	Zip Fastener
	Who sold Louisiana to the USA in 1803	Napoleon
	Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Gerhart Domangk developed what	Oral Contraceptive
	The Gloucester E 28/39 first flew in 1941 - what was unusual	Whittle Jet Engine
	Women compete between USA and UK in Wightman Cup - Sport	Tennis
	Woolworth's - the 5 /10 cent store started in which us state 1979	Lancaster Pennsylvania
	Which actress starred in the original King Kong in 1933 (both)	Fay Wray
	Except Australia 1 New Zealand 1 USA  all since 1870 want?	America's Cup
	What's missing from ale that’s included in beer	Hops
	Until 1971 what was the name of Zaire	Congo
	Karl Lienstater discovered which medical breakthrough in 1901	ABO Blood Groups
	Who is the only American president elected unopposed	George Washington