Daily Cuppa and Quiz: February 1, 2022

#OnThisDay - In 1884, The first of 10 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary was published in London, the final volume being published April 19, 1928.

1. A baguette is a long thin loaf of French bread, but what does the word Baguette mean in English?
2. Ford were the first motor company to introduce which radical innovation in 1913?
3. Symphony No.9 in E minor, or From the New World is a symphony by which composer?
4. The Denier scale is used to denote the density of what?
5. Marble is a common name for which chemical compound?
6. How did a supply of tea from T.E.Stockwell influence the largest grocery retailer in the UK?
7. Aristotle Onassis founded which airline in 1957?
8. Which Queen song featured in the film Wayne's World?
9. Southwark is a borough in which British city?
10. True or false, The Bahamas is made up of over 700 islands?

Answers for January 31:
Questions: 1.Who developed bifocal spectacles in 1784? 2.Round the clock, Hare and Hounds and Shanghai are all games played on which type of board? 3.In 2013, Japanese scientists cloned what type of creature from a single drop of blood? 4.In what year did it become compulsory to wear seat belts in front seats of cars in UK? 5.Which 20th century painter had the first name Umberto? Monet, Boccioni, Picasso or Manet? 6.Who plays Secret Agent Charlie Wax in the 2010 film ‘From Paris with Love’? 7.Which of these elements is most prevalent in the average human body? Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon or Hydrogen? 8.Which luggage company is named after a Biblical strongman? 9.The Chukwa is the Hindi version of a legend from many cultures about a giant turtle. What is the turtle's purpose? 10.If an Australian was watching the 'bush telly' what would they be doing?
Answers: 1.Benjamin Franklin 2.Dartboard 3.Mouse 4.1983 5.Boccioni 6.John Travolta 7.Oxygen 8.Samsonite 9.To carry the world on its back 10.Sat watching a campfire

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