#17

Rather Grand, Weather, One Letter, Inventions, and Country of Origin.

Rather Grand

Everything that is grand except the AFL Grand Final - we have a whole other quiz today just for that.

1

What is the name of the circuit that currently hosts the British Grand Prix?

2

In which US state would you find the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument?

3

In the 2014 film Grand Budapest Hotel, what colour do the hotel staff predominantly wear?

4

Who is the host of the UK lifestyle TV show Grand Designs?

5

In the Grand Theft Auto video games series - what word comes up on screen when your character is arrested by police?

Rather Grand

Weather

The go-to conversation starter.

6

Water that has condensed close to the ground, producing a cloud of very small droplets that reduce visibility is known as what?

7

Astraphobia is the fear of which phenomenon?

8

In which state or territory was Australia's lowest ever temperature recorded in 1994?

9

What is a barometer used to measure?

10

How many categories are there on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale?

Weather

One Letter

Every answer in this category is just a single letter.

11

What letter represents potassium on the Periodic Table of Elements?

12

What is the Roman numeral for 500?

13

Will Smith plays what Agent in the Men in Black films?

14

In The Scarlet Letter what letter must Hester Prynne attach to her dress?

15

Ben Whishaw currently plays what character in the James Bond films?

One Letter

Inventions

There's no reinventing the wheel here.

16

The banknote was invented in what country?

17

Hans Schwarzkopf is credited with inventing the first synthetic version of what commonly used haircare product?

18

Was the first patent for the telephone issued before or after 1900?

19

Which Austrian American actress and inventor is credited with the early development of technology that lead to Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth?

20

The can opener was invented how many years after canned food - 17, 30, or 48?

Inventions

Country of Origin

Quickfire time. Can you name the country that these actresses were born in?

21

Charlize Theron

22

Mila Kunis

23

Natalie Portman

24

Rachel McAdams

25

Lucy Liu

Country of Origin

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