It's All Black! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Edward of Woodstock

He became the Earl of Chester in 1333 and the Duke of Cornwall in 1337. This was the first ever creation of an English duke. He was finally invested as the Prince of Wales in 1343. He was almost thirteen years old at that time.

Answer: black mamba

The black mamba is the fastest snake in the world. Its speed can range from 4.32 to 5.4 metres per second (16-20 km/h, 10-12 mph). It can survive in savanna, woodlands, farmlands, rocky slopes, dense forests and humid swamps.

Answer: the black sheep of the family

This term came around because the wool from black sheep could not be dyed. It was thus commercially undesirable. Black sheep were formed due to a gene of recessive traits. Therefore, no shepherd wanted to keep black sheep.

Answer: False

Black objects are good absorbers of radiant heat, while white objects are good reflectors. That is why we are advised to wear lighter shades in summer and darker shades in winter. However, black objects are good radiators.

Answer: Black Beauty

It was published first in 1877. It is written by Anna Sewell. It is one of the best books I have ever read. It was authored just before her death. Sewell died just five months after its publication.

Answer: plague

Black rats contained the pathogen that caused plague. The disease was most probably carried by oriental rat fleas, who lived on the rats. The Black Death reached its peak around the mid-14th century AD.

Answer: 1994-95

Important players in their success were strikers Chris Sutton and Alan Shearer. After this win, their coach Kenny Dalglish stepped down as manager and subsequently became the director of football of the team. Manchester United finished as runners-up that season.

The English Premier League formed as the FA Premier League in 1992. In the earlier English Football League First Division ( which is presently the second tier in English football), Blackburn Rovers won the title twice (in 1912 and 1914).

Answer: Men in Black

The film had sequels, with 'Men in Black 2' released in 2002 and 'Men in Black III' released in 2012. They were directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K and Will Smith as Agent J. The film was based on the comic book 'The Men in Black' by by Lowell Cunningham.

Answer: true

It is also suitable for the cultivation of tobacco. It is rich in iron and magnesium. It is formed when lava from a volcano cools down. The soil contains basaltic rocks.

Answer: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

He was Harry's godfather. He was killed by his cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange in the Department of Mysteries. He was one of the founders of the Marauders' Map. When he went to Hogwarts, he was in Gryffindor house, unlike the rest of his family members, who were in Slytherin.