Mr Quiz is back...

... from a short break on the Côte d'Azur ;-)

Question of the Day - 24 August 2011

Which Unesco world heritage site was destroyed by the Taleban in Afghanistan in 2001?

Quel site classé au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco a été détruit par les Taleban en Afghanistan en 2001?

Question of the Day - 19 August 2011

Which company uses the slogan auto emoción?

Quelle compagnie utilise le slogan auto emoción?

Question of the Day - 18 August 2011

What is the name of the lower house of the Russian parliament?

Quel est le nom de la chambre basse du parlement russe?

Question of the Day - 17 August 2011

Who composed the opera Madama Butterfly?

Qui composa l'opéra Madame Butterfly?

Question of the Day - 16 August 2011

What is the former name of Kaliningrad?

Quel est l'ancien nom de Kaliningrad?

Question of the Day - 12 August 2011

What is the largest carnivore on land?

Quel est le plus gros carnivore terrestre?

Question of the Day - 11 August 2011

Who was the political and spiritual leader of the Iranian revolution of 1979?

Qui fut le chef politique et guide spirituel de la révolution iranienne de 1979?

Question of the Day - 10 August 2011

Which fictional character's last words were "Thus with a kiss I die"?

Ce sont les dernières paroles de quel personnage: «Je meurs ainsi sur un baiser»?

Question of the Day - 9 August 2011

What musical term of German origin denotes a recurrent theme representing a particular character or idea?

Quel terme musical d'origine allemande désigne un thème répété destiné à rappeler un personnage ou une idée?

Question of the Day - 8 August 2011

Who play the characters Daphne and Josephine in the film Some Like it Hot?


Qui interprètent les rôles de Daphné et Joséphine dans le film Certains l'aiment chaud?

Question of the Day - 5 August 2011

What does the Russian company Tupolev make?

Que fabrique la société russe Tupolev?

Thank you, George!

Thanks to George for presenting the Quiz at the Green Linnet last night, and for composing the bonus question.

Confession: when I saw the first two clues (born 1872, Nobel Literature 1950) I guessed Winston Churchill. Zero points :-(

(Churchill was born in 1874, Nobel Literature in 1953.)

Question of the Day - 4 August 2011

True or false: Guinness is brewed with water from the Liffey?

Info ou intox: la Guinness est brassée avec l’eau de la Liffey?

Question of the Day - 3 August 2011

True or false: the European Court of Human Rights is an institution of the EU?

Info ou intox: la Cour européenne des Droits de l'Homme est une institution de UE?

Question of the Day - 2 August 2011

What is the name of the practically treeless Arctic plain?

Quel est le nom de la plaine arctique quasiment sans arbres?

Question of the Day - 1 August 2011

According to Biblical legend, what is the name for the food miraculously sent to the Israelites during their sojourn in the desert?

Selon la légende biblique, quel est le nom de la nourriture providentielle et miraculeuse envoyée aux Hébreux lors de leur traversée du désert?