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Quiz about A Swarm of Bees
Quiz about A Swarm of Bees

A Swarm of Bees Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz where all the answers begin with the letter "B".

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
gme24
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
399,268
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
419
Last 3 plays: H53 (6/10), Hmsvictory (6/10), Guest 1 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Buzz! Boom! This is a disastrous Bee. In August 2019 hurricane Dorian tore through which archipelago in the Atlantic? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A belter this time joins-in and we have a football Bee. Which of the following clubs plays in the Scottish football leagues? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. It is time for a classical Bee now. With respect to nationality which is the odd composer out? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A musical Bee enters the stage singing "Come and Get It". What was the name of the Welsh group that had a hit with it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A flying Bee joins the swarm now. What is the bird that flew in and has the scientific name Melopsittacus undulates? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A Bee mode of transport joins our happy bunch. What is the name of a four-wheeled horse drawn carriage? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A defensive Bee joins the party. What is the name of an outer defence to a city or castle? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. We welcome a comic strip character Bee now. What breed of dog was Snoopy in the cartoon "Peanuts"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A welcome is extended to a scientific Bee. Which Scottish physicist made discoveries relating to the polarization of light? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Another Bee, colourful this time, attaches itself to the group. From the following words can you discern which is a colour? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Buzz! Boom! This is a disastrous Bee. In August 2019 hurricane Dorian tore through which archipelago in the Atlantic?

Answer: Bahamas

The Bahamas archipelago is made up of 700 islands and spreads over an area of more than 100,000 square miles. It boasts the clearest waters on Earth. The largest island is North Andros followed by Great Inagua and South Andros. The Andros barrier reef is the third largest in the world.

Bermuda is an island dependency of the UK, Belize lies in Central America and Bolivia in South America.
2. A belter this time joins-in and we have a football Bee. Which of the following clubs plays in the Scottish football leagues?

Answer: Brechin City

In 1906 two local clubs, Brechin Harp and Brechin Heart, merged and Brechin City F.C. was born. The club was admitted in the Scottish Football League in 1923. Brechin City play mostly in the lower Leagues and they have won the League Division 2 in 1982/83, 1989/90 and 2004/05.

The other three options are English League teams.
3. It is time for a classical Bee now. With respect to nationality which is the odd composer out?

Answer: Hector Berlioz

French composer Berlioz was born in La Cote-Saint-Andre in 1803 and died in Paris in 1869. Some of his compositions are "Symphonie Fantastique", "Romeo Et Juliette", "La Damnation De Faust" and "Grande Messe Des Morts".

The other three composers were German.
4. A musical Bee enters the stage singing "Come and Get It". What was the name of the Welsh group that had a hit with it?

Answer: Badfinger

Badfinger started life as The Iveys in 1961. The founding members were Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, David Jenkins and Roy Anderson. The band changed their name in 1969 and were signed by Apple. The song was a big hit and was on the soundtrack of the film "The Magic Christian" together with other songs by the band.

The other three options are English bands.
5. A flying Bee joins the swarm now. What is the bird that flew in and has the scientific name Melopsittacus undulates?

Answer: Budgerigar

The budgerigar is native of Australia and also goes by the name Shell parakeet. They are one of the smallest parrots reaching about 18 cm in length and weighing about 40 grams. They feed on seeds and fruit and they like to be together with other budgerigars.

The scientific name of the bee-eater is Merops apiaster, Tyto alba is the barn owl and Tutdus merula is a blackbird.
6. A Bee mode of transport joins our happy bunch. What is the name of a four-wheeled horse drawn carriage?

Answer: Barouche

The barouche was a large carriage that was drawn by two horses. It had seats for four people and was a very popular mode of transport in the 19th century.

Bargue is a three-masted vessel, barracuda is a voracious fish and barrow is a grave-mound.
7. A defensive Bee joins the party. What is the name of an outer defence to a city or castle?

Answer: Barbican

A barbican was normally a first line of defence that lay outside the main walls of the city or castle. It used to protect the gate or the drawbridge against attacks. It was normally connected to the main structure by a walled corridor that was called a neck.

Barberry is a bush, a barber is a men's hairdresser and barbel is a fish of the genus Barbus.
8. We welcome a comic strip character Bee now. What breed of dog was Snoopy in the cartoon "Peanuts"?

Answer: Beagle

Snoopy was the pet beagle of Charlie Brown. Snoopy liked to fantasise about being a WW1 pilot, an author, a college student and an attorney. His best fantasy was that of the pilot of a Sopwith Camel and his fights with the Red Baron that usually ended by being shot down.
9. A welcome is extended to a scientific Bee. Which Scottish physicist made discoveries relating to the polarization of light?

Answer: Brewster, David

Sir David Brewster was born in Jedburgh in 1781 and died in Gattonside in 1868. Both places can be found in the Scottish Borders. He was well known for experimenting in the field of optics and is famed for the angle of incidence that bears his name, the stereoscope, a device that allows viewing 3-D images, and the kaleidoscope to name but a few.

Boyle's field of scientific discovery were the gasses, Bequerel in radioactivity and Bethe in nuclear physics.
10. Another Bee, colourful this time, attaches itself to the group. From the following words can you discern which is a colour?

Answer: Brindle

Brindle is a colour pattern that appears in animals that have a brownish coat overlaid with black stripes or spots. This pattern is referred to as "tiger striping".

Brine is salty water, brink is the edge of a steep place and brisk is active or lively.
Source: Author gme24

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