The Vange Amateur Radio Society  -   The Hot Cross Quiz 2014   (Held 24/04/2014)
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A) Sequence  (What is the next number or Character in the following sequences?)
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1. T, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N ?

2. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 ?

3. G S O G Q L L O N ? 

4. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 ?

5. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 ?

B) Electronics
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1. An EM84 (or UM84) valve is used in a radio receiver as?
a) Audio amplifier.  b) RF Amplifier   c) Full wave rectifier.  d) Magic eye.

2. The most popular IF for receivers tuning to 540 to 1650KHz is?
a) 433KHz.           b) 455KHz.        c) 545KHz.               d) 555KHz.

3. Standard AM radio broadcasts are confined to?
a) MF.               b) HF.            c) VHF.                  d) UHF

4. The output of a diode detector contains?
a) D.C. Voltage      b) R.F. Ripple    c) Modulating signal     d) All three

5. Which is the same in AM & FM Receivers?
a) Demodulator       b) AGC            c) IF Amplifier          d) All three

C) General Knowledge 1
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1. Grand Central in New York is the world's _________ Railway station?
a) Largest           b) Highest        c) None of these         d) Longest

2. The first human heart transplant by Dr Christian Barnard was in what year?
a) 1967              b) 1968           c) 1958                  d)1922

3. Each year Red Cross (or Red Crescent) day is celebrated on?
a) 8th May           b) 18th May       c) 8th June              d) 18th June

4. For galvanising iron, which of the following metals is used?
a) Aluminium         b) Copper         c) Lead                  d) Zinc

5. To see the surface of the water from a submarine, a _______ is used?
a) Kaleidoscope      b) Periscope      c) Spectroscope          d) Telescope

D) England 1
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1. In which seaside resort is there a Nelson's Column? _________________

2. In which English County is the Forest of Dean? ________________

3. The Old Bailey stands on the site of which former prison? _______________

4. What are the canals of Cambridge called? ________________

5. What is Scotlands longest river? _______________


E) General Knowledge 2
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1. What did Christopher Cockerill invent in 1955? _______________

2. In computing what is RAM? _____________

3. Who composed the Peer Gynt suite? __________

4. What is the Motto of the SAS? __________

5. Who was the oldest man in the Bible? ________________

F) England 2
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1. What is the most common street name in Britain? __________________

2. What colour is the Northern line on the tube map? _______________

3. Who lived in the top left-hand corner of Wales? ______________

4. What is the longest Motorway in Great Britain? ___________

5. Which Lake in Great Britain has the largest volume of water? ___________

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Answers:

A1 - One hundred.
A2 - 34.
A3 - Q (God Save Our Gracious....  Queen)
A4 - 100 (Pence - Denominations on UK coinage)
A5 - 13 (Prime Numbers)
B1 - d) Magic Eye
B2 - b) 455KHz
B3 - a) MF
B4 - d) All three
B5 - c) IF Amplifier
C1 - a) Largest
C2 - a) 1967
C3 - a) 8th May
C4 - d) Zinc
C5 - b) Periscope
D1 - Great Yarmouth
D2 - Gloucestershire
D3 - Newgate
D4 - The Backs
D5 - River Tay
E1 - Hovercraft
E2 - Random Access Memory
E3 - Edvard Greig
E4 - Who Dares Wins
E5 - Methuselah
F1 - High Street
F2 - Black
F3 - Ivor the Engine
F4 - M6
F5 - Loch Ness