The 20/20 Quiz! Round One: Contestants 13-15

Contestants: Jessica, Tom and Emma

1. How many legs to butterflies have?
J: 6 (1)
T: 3 (0)
E: 4 (0)
The correct answer is 6.

2. Which is the largest country (by area) in the world? Afghanistan or Russia?
J: Russia (2)
T: Russia (1)
E: Russia (1)
The correct answer is Russia.

3. What planet is closest to the sun?
J: Mercury (3)
T: Mars (1)
E: Mercury (2)
The correct answer is Mercury.

4. Apples IPhone first became available in which year? 2005, 2006 or 2007?
J: 2007 (4)
T: 2006 (1)
E: 2007 (3)
The correct answer is 2007

5. What are female elephants called?
J: Cows (5)
T: Cows (2)
E: Cows (4)
The correct answer is Cows.

6. Who was the first non-royal to appear on a UK postage stamp? Shakespeare or Isaac Newton?
J: Newton (5)
T: Shakespeare (3)
E: Shakespeare (5)
The correct answer is William Shakespeare.

7. What film did Angelina Jolie first appear in?
J: Lookin’ to get out (6)
T: Hell’s kitchen (3)
E: Hackers (5)
The correct answer is Lookin’ to get out.

8. What is a Rhinos horn made of?
J: Hair (7)
T: Keratin (4)
E: Pass (5)
The correct answer is Keratin (Hair).

9. Ganymede is a moon of which planet?
J: Jupiter (8)
T: Pass (4)
E: Jupiter (6)
The correct answer is Jupiter.

10. Along with whom did Bill Gates found Microsoft?
J: Paul Allen (9)
T: Paul Allen (5)
E: Paul Allen (7)
The correct answer is Paul Allen.

11. Which science fiction writer wrote the three laws of robotics?
J: Isaac Asimov (10)
T: The same guy who wrote Robocop (5)
E: Isaac Asimov (8)
The correct answer is Isaac Asimov.

12. What is the common name for Aurora Borealis?
J: Northern Lights (11)
T: Pass (5)
E: Northern Lights (9)
The correct answer is Northern Lights.

13. After which person was the teddy bear named? Theodore Roosevelt or Teddy Pendergrass?
J: Theodore Roosevelt (12)
T: Theodore Roosevelt (6)
E: Theodore Roosevelt (10)
The correct answer is Theodore Roosevelt.

14. Which is the first film in the James Bond franchise?
J: Dr. No (13)
T: Casino Royale (6)
E: Dr. No (11)
The correct answer is Dr. No.

15. What is the name of the largest part of the human brain?
J: Cerebrum (14)
T: Squishy pink bit (6)
E: Cerebrum (12)
The correct answer is The Cerebrum.

16. What is the real name of the creature Gollum in the lord of the rings?
J: Smeagol (15)
T: Smeagol (7)
E: Smeagol (13)
The correct answer is Smeagol.

17. Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?
J: Mars (16)
T: Neptune (7)
E: Mars (14)
The correct answer is Mars.

18. Can you name all of the seven deadly sins emphasized in the film se7en?
J: Gluttony, envy, pride, lust, sloth, greed and wraith (17)
T: Gluttony, pride and greed (7.5)
E: Gluttony, envy, pride, lust, sloth, greed and wraith. (15)
The correct answer is Gluttony, envy, pride, lust, sloth, greed and wraith.

19. Which is the smallest ocean in the world? Atlantic, Pacific or Arctic?
J: Arctic (18)
T: Pacific (7.5)
E: Arctic (16)
The correct answer is Arctic.

20. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?
J: Melanin (19)
T: Food coloring (7.5)
E: Melanin (17)
The correct answer is Melanin.

Final Scores
Jessica: 19
Emma: 17
Eilis: 13.5
Laura: 13
Amanda: 11.5
Wendy: 11.5
Catherine: 10
Kayleigh: 10
Phil: 9.5
Lisa: 9
Nan: 7.5
Tom: 7.5
Laksh: 7
Daniel: 5
Melissa: 4