Guilding the Stone - April

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. [Animals] The Western Diamondback is a variety of what creature? Dragonfly Toad Rattlesnake Horse

2. [Brain Teasers: Anagrams] Which of the following is NOT an anagram of the word “diamond”? Did moan I am odd Do a mind A dim don

3. [Celebrities] The actor Lou Diamond Phillips played which role in “The King and I” on Broadway in 1996? Anna Leonowens King Mongtut Louis Leonowens Prince Chulalongkorn

4. [Entertainment] Which of the following characters known as “Diamond Lil” did NOT exist? A parrot in the TV show “The Magic Roundabout” A stage character created by Mae West A Marvel Comics mutant An American vaudeville performer

5. [For Children] “The Diamond Girls” is a book by which British-born childrens’ author? Jacqueline Wilson J K Rowling Roald Dahl Beatrix Potter

6. [General] What is a “blood diamond”? A diamond whose sale is used to finance terrorist activities A diamond more than 200 years old A flawed diamond with a red streak in it A diamond owned by a member of the aristocracy

7. [Geography: United Kingdom] The “Diamond Way” is a long-distance footpath through which part of the UK? Cotswolds Yorkshire Dales Scottish Highlands Isle of Wight

8. [History] What did Sir Humphry Davy discover about diamonds in 1813? That they are a girl’s best friend That they are made of carbon That they are the hardest known mineral That they dissolve in lemonade

9. [Hobbies: Food & Drink] The "Dakota Diamond” is a variety of which popular vegetable? Broccoli Potato Broad Bean Parsnip

10. [Humanities: Ballet] “Diamonds” is the third movement of the ballet “Jewels”, choreographed by George Balanchine. The music of which composer, well known for his own ballets, does it use? Serge Prokofiev – his Fifth Piano Concerto Peter Tchaikovsky – his Third Symphony Richard Strauss – his “Ein Heldenleben” George Gershwin – his “Rhapsody in Blue”

11. [Literature] Who wrote “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz”? F Scott Fitzgerald John Steinbeck Upton Sinclair Dorothy Parker

12. “Diamonds Are Forever” starred which actor as James Bond? Roger Moore Daniel Craig Pierce Brosnan Sean Connery

13. [Music] The Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” first appeared on which 1967 album? Revolver Help! Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Let It Be

14. [People: Scientists & Inventors] Which famous scientist is said to have owned a dog named Diamond? Charles Darwin Isaac Newton Edwin Hubble Galileo Galilei

15. [Religion: Buddhism] Founder of “Diamond Way” Buddhism, Lama Ole Nydahl was born where? Birmingham, Alabama Copenhagen, Denmark Lhasa, Tibet Wagga Wagga, Australia

16. [Sci/Tech: Chemistry] If you heated a diamond to greater than 1,700 degrees Celsius, what would you get? Glass Coal Graphite Liquid diamond

17. [Sports] Which of the following sports is played on a diamond? Cricket Tiddlywinks American Football Baseball

18. [Television] The English TV presenter Anne Diamond presented which show for TV-am from 1983-1992? This Morning Breakfast Time Good Morning Britain News At Ten

19. [Video Games] Which of the following series of games included an instalment entitled “Diamond Version”? Tomb Raider Pokémon The Sims Resident Evil

20. [World] Where in the world was the famous Cullinan diamond found? Arizona, USA South Wales, UK New South Wales, Australia South Africa