Pauls Quiz 242 (Questions only)

1. The following lyrics are all from songs with 'wind' (as in North wind) somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. How many seas must a white dove sail
b. Like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon
c. Like painted kites those days and nights went flying by
d. For me to love you now would be the sweetest thing, 'twould make me sing

2. The word biscuit stems from the Latin 'bis coctum'. What does 'bis coctum' mean?

3. What is the name of the sea strait that separates each of the following? One point for each correct answer.
a. Greenland and Iceland
b. Mainland Australia and Tasmania

4. The name of which southern European city means 'pomegranate' when translated?

5. Which famous general defeated Vercingetorix?

6. In the Lou Reed song 'Take A Walk On The Wild Side', where did Holly come from?

7. Measured in tonnage, name four of the eight largest battleships in WW II. One point for each correct answer.

8. What is the word used by the media for a Chinese astronaut?

9. What is the name of the largest airport in each of the following cities? One point for each correct answer.
a. Chicago
b. Paris
c. Amsterdam
d. Rome

10. The ship named Demeter brought which nocturnal man to England?