Never tried one of Dave's quizzes before,
, so here goes.
Household Quiz.
1. In order to keep the water in your hot water bottle warmer longer one should add a little
a. vinegar and salt b. cola and baking powder or
c. whisky and soda
...............................................vinegar and salt
2. In order to keep beer cold in the bathtub longer one should add a handful of
a. baking powder b. steel nails
c. salt or d. marbles
.................................salt
3. The smell of which one of the following will help make mosquitoes bug out or buzz off ?
a. a tomato plant b. a rose bush or
c. an aloe vera plant
......................................aloe vera
4. Pouring which one of the following into the sink would not help in keeping your kitchen drain clean and fresh as a daisy ?
a. a cup of boiling water and salt b. a glass of cola
c. a pint of stout d. the left over water from boiled potatoes
.............................. tattie watter
5. Burns can be treated and heal quicker if you rub them with albumen. What is albumen ?
........................ egg white
6. Candles will burn much longer if you do what with them a few hours beforehand ?
7. Before polishing leather shoes with a woollen cloth, they can be made to look spick and span if you rub them with
a. banana mash b. apple juice or
c. half an onion
..................................half an onion
8. In order to keep grass cuttings off the blades of your lawnmower one should rub them first with
a. salad oil b. lemon juice or
c. mayonnaise
.............................................. lemon juice
9. In order to soften raw hands, before massaging them with baby oil one could rub in
a. a teaspoon of salt b. a teaspoon of sugar or
c. a teaspoon of coriander powder
............................................. coriander ( don't know but anything to do with curry suits me )
10. In order to avoid that cabbage smell in the kitchen, one should boil the cabbage with
a. lemon rind b. a raw onion
c. shelled walnuts or d. a raw potato
................................................raw onion.
Motoring
1. Who designed the mini? ...............Alex Issigonnis
2. What was the first name of Mr. Rolls of Rolls Royce fame ? ................Charles Stewart
3. In which country are Saabs manufactured? .................Sweden
4. Which British car manufacturer shares it’s name with a London Bridge? ..........Vauxhall
5. Which car manufacturer made the E type? ..............Jaguar
6. What German car is named after a strong North Atlantic wind? ............Passat
7. The wearing of seat belts became compulsory in Great Britain on 31st January of which year?................1976 ?
8. What did the name Traveller signify in relation to cars such as Morris Traveller and Mini Traveller?...........estate car version
9. E is the International car registration plate of which country?..........Spain
10. For exemption from paying road tax (historic vehicle class) a vehicle must have been manufactured before Jan 1st of which year?.........1904 ??
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