UK Pub Quiz Quiz 56

Written by Bob Curtis (Mobocurt)

Answers:

Round 1. Can you name the first women to do (or be) the following?

1	to marry Henry VIII	Catherine of Aragon	1509
2	Disney princess	Snow White	1937
3	Prime Minister of Israel	Golda Meir	1969
4	American woman in space	Sally Ride	1983
5	to have a book of the Bible named for her	Ruth	--
6	to win the Academy Award for Best Director	Kathryn Bigelow	2010
7	to win the Nobel Prize in two sciences (Physics, Chemistry)	Marie Curie	1911
8	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Margaret Thatcher	1979
9	to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean	Amelia Earhart	1928
10	South American First Lady to appear on the cover of Time magazine	Eva Peron	1947
11	to head a professional athletic league (World Team Tennis)	Billie Jean King	1974
12	Playboy centerfold	Marilyn Monroe	1953
13	Australian Prime Minister	Julia Gillard	2010
14	elected to Prime Minister of a Muslim state (Pakistan)	Benazir Bhutto	1988
15	to have a global audience of more than 750 million viewers for her wedding AND her funeral	Princess Diana	1997
16	to see the resurrected Christ, according to the Gospel of John	Mary Magdalene	--
17	Former U S First Lady to be elected to public office	Hillary Clinton	2000
18	designer to have her name on perfume	Coco Chanel	1921
19	Chancellor of Germany	Angela Merkel	2005
20	deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree	Helen Keller	1904

Round 2. Start the CAR?

Can you identify the 20 words, all of which start with C-A-R ?

1	A song sung at Christmastime	Carol
2	A red bird or a St. Louis baseballer	Cardinal
3	Freight or any goods that are transported	Cargo
4	Bugs Bunny eats this vegetable	Carrot
5	Candy component from heated sugar	Caramel
6	Sea north of South America	Caribbean
7	A lateral handspring with limbs out	Cartwheel
8	A spring-hinged metal ring used in climbing	Carabiner
9	Storage container for printer ink or toner	Cartridge
10	'Fantasia,' 'The Jetsons, or 'Family Guy'e.g.	Cartoon
11	A plush floor covering	Carpet
12	A craftsman who works in wood	Carpenter
13	A New World antlered reindeer	Caribou
14	Part of an engine that blends air and fuel	Carburetor
15	OPEC, for example	Cartel
16	Capital of Venezuela	Caracas
17	Flower often used as a boutonnière	Carnation
18	A merry-go-round	Carousel
19	A doctor specializing in the heart	Cardiologist
20	Diamond or graphite, essentially	Carbon

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