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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
25/07/2010	The Font of all wisdom	30 multiple choice questions each related to the name of the font in the question grid	Format index


Choose your question from the 30 font names listed below by clicking the adjacent question number. Each question concerns one of the words in the name of the font and has 4 possible answers. Click the one you think is right. The answer will turn red if it's wrong and green if it's right.
1.	Algerian	2.	Baskerville Old Face	3.	Bell MT	4.	Berlin Sans FB	5.	Bernard MT Condense	6.	Blackadder ITC
7.	Bradley Hand ITC	8.	Broadway	9.	Californian FB	10.	Chiller	11.	Cooper Black	12.	Elephant
13.	Felix titling	14.	Franklin Gothic Book	15.	Georgia	16.	Gigi	17.	Gloucester MT Extra Condensed	18.	Harlow Solid Italic
19.	Harrington	20.	Jokerman	21.	Juice ITC	22.	Microsoft Sans Serif	23.	Niagara Engraved	24.	Onyx
25.	Papyrus	26.	Poor Richard	27.	Pristina	28 .	Times New Roman	29 .	Vivaldi	30.	Vladimir Script


1.	Algerian
What is the name of the largest ethnic group indigenous to Algeria?

A	Tuareg	B	Berber	C	Bedouin	D	Sahrawis
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2.	Baskerville Old Face
The novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of Conan Doyle’s best loved Sherlock Holmes tales. What was Sherlock Holmes’ address?

A	22b Baker Street	B	221b Baker Street	C	122b Baker Street	D	21b Baker Street
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3.	Bell MT
Which of these is a Steve Bell cartoon

A	Chris Riddell	B	Ralph Steadman
C	Steve Bell	D	Carl Giles
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4.	Berlin Sans FB
Which of these songs was NOT written by Irving Berlin?

A	I've Got Rhythm	B	God Bless America	C	Blue Skies	D	White Christmas
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5.	Bernard MT Condensed
Of which of the following groups has Bernard Sumner, the Mancunian musician, NOT been a member?

A	Electronic	B	New Order	C	Happy Mondays	D	Joy Division
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6.	Blackadder ITC
From which of the Blackadder series is the following quote taken: "The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Percy?" ?

A	The Blackadder	B	Blackadder II	C	Blackadder the Third	D	Blackadder Goes Forth
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7.	Bradley Hand ITC
Keith Bradley, the former Manchester Withington MP, had his first junior Government position in which Whitehall Department?

A	Education	B	Social Security	C	Home Office	D	Treasury
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8.	Broadway
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan used to live in Old Broadway, Withington. What alcoholic drink was Richard accused of shoplifting from Tesco’s in East Didsbury in 1994?

A	Pimm's	B	Champagne	C	Malt whisky	D	Cointreau
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9.	Californian FB
The song you are listening to is California Girls written by Brian Wilson and which other member of the Beach Boys? (click to play)

A	Bruce Johnston	B	Al Jardine	C	Mike Love	D	Dennis Wilson
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10.	Chiller
Chile (or ‘Chiller’ as it is known to true Mancs) is a long thin country. What is the approximate ratio of its length to its average width?

A	490 to 1	B	59 to 1	C	10 to 1	D	25 to 1
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11.	Cooper Black
Which one isn't called Cooper?

A	Yvette Cooper	B	Tommy Cooper	C	Gary Cooper	D	Heather Couper
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12.	Elephant
Which chess piece is symbolised in many cultures as an elephant?

A	Rook	B	Bishop	C	Knight	D	Pawn
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13.	Felix titling
Felixstowe lies at the mouth of which river?

A	Welland	B	Ouse	C	Crouch	D	Orwell
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14.	Franklin Gothic Book
During which term of his presidency did Franklin Delano Roosevelt die?

A	1st	B	2nd	C	3rd	D	4th
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15.	Georgia
The winner of the US Masters Golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia each year is traditionally awarded a jacket of which colour?

A	Red	B	Yellow	C	Blue	D	Green
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16.	Gigi
‘Gigi’ is the nickname of a famous Italian goalkeeper. What is his proper name?

A	Gianluigi Lentini	B	Gianluigi Scalvini	C	Gianluigi Buffon	D	Gianluigi Gelmetti
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17.	Gloucester MT Extra Condensed
In Beatrix Potter’s story The Tailor of Gloucester the Tailor’s cat had imprisoned mice under teacups. What was the cat’s name?

A	Simpkin	B	Tompkin	C	Larkin	D	Parkin
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18.	Harlow Solid Italic
Harlow was one of the new towns built just outside London directly after the Second World War. Which of these was not a new town built at that time?

A	Billericay	B	Basildon	C	Stevenage	D	Hemel Hempstead
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19.	Harrington
Padraig Harrington, the Irish golfer, won the first of his 2 Open Championships at Carnoustie. To which large town is Carnoustie close?

A	Aberdeen	B	Dundee	C	Edinburgh	D	Ayr
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20.	Jokerman
In the 2005 ‘Comedians’ Comedian’ Channel 4 Poll which of the following came first?

A	Tommy Cooper	B	Peter Cook	C	Billy Connolly	D	John Cleese
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21.	Juice ITC
‘The Juice’ is the nickname of the infamous ex- American Football player O. J. Simpson. Simpson is currently in prison for which crime?

A	Tax evasion	B	Murder	C	Shoplifting	D	Armed robbery
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22.	Microsoft Sans Serif
The Microsoft Windows logo consists of a ‘flag’ of 4 fluttering window panes. What colours are these reading left to right then top to bottom?

A	Green - Yellow - Red - Blue	B	Yellow - Red - Blue - Green	C	Blue - Yellow - Green - Red	D	Red - Green - Blue - Yellow
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23.	Niagara Engraved
The Niagara Falls lie between which two of the 5 Great Lakes of North America?

A	Superior & Huron	B	Huron & Erie	C	Ontario & Erie	D	Ontario & Huron
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24.	Onyx
Which of the following is onyx?

A

Onyx

B

Garnet

C

Amethyst

D

Opal

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25.	Papyrus
Papyrus is a thin sedge-like material used as paper in ancient civilisations and made from the stem of the marsh plant papyrus. From which ancient Middle Eastern land did papyrus come?

A	Mesopotamia	B	Egypt	C	Greece	D	Assyria
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26.	Poor Richard
Which of these is Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards?

A

Brian Jones

B

Charlie Watts

C

Keith Richards

D

Bill Wyman

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27.	Pristina
Of which Balkan state is Pristina the capital?

A	Kosovo	B	Montenegro	C	North Macedonia	D	Albania
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28.	Times New Roman
In Dickens’ novel Hard Times most of the action is set in a fictional northern town based on Manchester and Preston. What fictional name does Dickens assign to this town?

A	Smokeville	B	Coketown	C	Grimton	D	Cottonopolis
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29.	Vivaldi
You are listening to an extract from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – but from which season? (click to play)

A	Spring	B	Summer	C	Autumn	D	Winter
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30.	Vladimir Script
Who was leader of the Soviet Union when current Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, was born in 1952?

A	Vladimir Lenin	B	Leonid Brezhnev	C	Nikita Krushchev	D	Joseph Stalin
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