Charity Quiz Night

1. Two fair coins are tossed once. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?

2. A runner completes 10 kilometres on a 400-metre track. How many full laps is that?

3. A charity receives 25% of a £240 ticket total. How much does the charity receive?

4. Which planet has the shortest orbital period around the Sun?

5. Which word is an anagram of LISTEN and means “not making a sound”?

6. A whale calf is classified as a mammal because its mother does what?

7. In Roman mythology, which god corresponds most closely to the Greek god Ares?

8. Which European capital has city limits that meet both Austria and Hungary?

9. Water droplets appear on the outside of a cold glass. Which process produced them?

10. Ada must answer before Ben, and Cora must answer after Ben. Which order satisfies both rules?

11. Which author wrote Pride and Prejudice?

12. In which year was Magna Carta first sealed in England?

13. An event takes £480 in sales and has £120 in direct costs. How much remains before any other expenses?

14. When making mayonnaise by traditional hand-whisking, which method best helps the egg yolk and oil form a stable emulsion?

15. Claude Monet is most closely associated with which art movement?

16. To which orchestral instrument family does the oboe belong?