An 'Amazing' Collection of Facts Quiz

Answer: French

A French door is also known as a French window, and describes a full height window that usually opens to the outside of the house. French cricket is a simple version of the game of cricket, often played with a tennis ball and racquet. French polish is a hard varnish for giving a shine to furniture.

Baguettes (pictured) are a very popular type of French bread.

(Question by Rockette: rossian)

Answer: Alien Hand Syndrome

Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film, 'Dr Strangelove', starred Peter Sellers in the lead role. It was a comedy which was based on the Cold War fears between the United States and USSR. Peter Sellers played many roles, but it was the nuclear scientist, Dr Strangelove, who was believed to have suffered with Alien Hand syndrome (AHS).

(Question by Rockette: Plodd)

Answer: Frogs

An abnormal fear of frogs can be triggered by an unpleasant event in childhood although, like all phobias, there may be no identifiable cause. Since frogs can jump, appearing suddenly, this might cause an extreme reaction. The name comes from ranidae, the true frog family and the photo clue shows some frog spawn.

(Question by Rockette: rossian)

Answer: Newt

Newt Scamander was a magizoologist who visited New York with a mysterious case that contained his whole menagerie of magical creatures - some of whom swiftly escaped and caused havoc when spotted by "No-Majs" (the American term for a muggle). Although set in the world later inhabited by Harry Potter, the "boy who lived" made no appearances in this film as its events took place during the 1920s.

The picture clue shows a newt.

Question by Rockette: Fifiona81)

Answer: Tennessee

Formerly known as Element 117 or ununseptium, tennessine was named after the U.S. state Tennessee. It was one of several elements jointly discovered by a team of Russian and American scientists in the early 21st century. It was formally granted its new name and chemical symbol, Ts, in November 2016.

The photo shows an outline map of Tennessee and its counties.

(Question by Rockette: Fifiona81)

Answer: Pinta Island tortoise

Lonesome George was a Pinta Island tortoise, a subspecies of the giant Galápagos tortoise. Unfortunately, these tortoises were hunted to near extinction in the 19th century and when Lonesome George was discovered on the island in 1971, it was soon determined that he was the final survivor and probably around 60 years old. He died in 2012 and his body was sent to a taxidermist to be preserved for posterity.

Pinta Island shares its name with one of the three ships sailed to the New World by Christopher Columbus (pictured). The other incorrect options are all islands in the Galápagos.

(Question by Rockette: Fifiona81)

Answer: The Blue Danube

'The Blue Danube' was a waltz written in 1866 by the Austrian composer, Johann Strauss II. It was written as a way of celebrating the Blue Danube river which flowed through his home city of Vienna (shown in the image). 'Rhapsody in Blue' was written in 1924, 'Blue Suede Shoes' was written in 1956, and 'Song Sung Blue' was written in 1972.

(Question by Rockette: Plodd)

Answer: The Fens

Most sources give Holme Fen, in Cambridgeshire, as having the lowest elevation, being almost three metres below sea level. The Fens are located in eastern England, around the inlet known as The Wash (the results of which you might hang out using the device shown in the picture clue).

(Question by Rockette: rossian)

Answer: White

When originally created by Pierre de Coubertin, the idea was to have the colors represent the flag of every nation of the world at that time. The flag was created in 1914, but due to World War I, it would not debut until the Olympic games in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920.

(Question by Rockette: mlcmlc)

Answer: Royal Mail Ship

A Royal Mail Ship (RMS) was a steamer dating back to 1840, which sent mail by sea to countries around the world. The most famous was the ill-fated RMS Titanic (pictured) which sank on April 14th, 1912. Other well-known mail ships included RMS Britannic, RMS Carpathia and RMS Lusitania.

(Question by Rockette: Plodd)