Quiz #00006 – Quizziness

Who invented the hovercraft?

Sydney Camm

R. J. Mitchell

Sir Christopher Cockerell

Sir Frank Whittle

When was Ludwig van Beethoven born?

1850

1870

1700

1770

What was the name of the secret program to bring Nazi scientists to America?

The Manhattan Project

Operation Cornflakes

Operation Paperclip

Operation Market Garden

How far does light travel in one second?

953, 406 miles

186,282 miles

562 miles

1,516,720 miles

What was the first operational jet fighter?

Gloster Meteor

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

Messerschmitt Me 262

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

How many of Henry VIII's wives outlived him?

One

None

Three

Two

Who said "Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."?

Mark Twain

Oscar Wilde

Elbert Hubbard

Benjamin Franklin

How many vowels are there in the modern Russian alphabet?

5

6

10

11

What is the smallest country in the world?

Monaco

Liechtenstein

Vatican City

San Marino

Approximately when was London (England) founded?

50 AD

150 AD

50 BC

100 AD