500

[dr pop]

Next Monday I will be holding my 500th quiz at the same venue. Anybody any ideas on the number 500 based questions
I would be eternally grateful!

[mazie]

who sang I would walk 500 miles?

the Proclaimers

Is that the sort of thing you mean pop?

[mazie]

which painting did Leanardo da Vinci complete in 1507?

Mona Lisa (or La Gioconda)

[dr pop]

that is exactly the sort of thing, mazie. Already have a few ideas but just thought I would call on a greater intelligence than mine9 brain addled from writing 5 different quizzes for the last 300 years (at least it seems like 300!!)

[dr pop]

not quite sure how that 9 got in there

[mazie]

Ok pop..I'll think of a few more and well done on compiling so many quizzes :o)

What is the Daytona 500?

A Car Race

[mazie]

how many kilometers in 500 miles <to the nearest KM>?

805 miles

Actual answer is 804.67200

[mazie]

what's the bookmakers' slang for �500?

A Monkey

[mazie]

Whats the symbol for 500 in Roman Numerals?

D

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If �25 is a pony, what is �500? A monkey.

Where / what is one of the oldest and most prestigious motor racing events (held) .... founded 1911. The Indianapolis 500.

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What is the quantity of paper equivalent to 500 sheets? A ream.

NB....a ream (traditional) is 480 sheets..24 sheets = 1 quire, 20 quires = 1 ream, but since decimalisation / metrification it has evolved to become 500 sheets. A printer's ream is 516 sheets = 21 1/2 quires.

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By what name is the period in European History lasting from approximately AD 500 - 1000 known? The Dark Ages.

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What position did (Saint) Symmachus hold in AD500? Pope

[JDOvengloves]

Whats 500 in Binary = 111110100

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In 1988 the Post Office issued 4 new high value stamps featuring the same castles that had first been used some 30 years earlier. Which castle is shown on the 500p (�5) stamp? Windsor Castle.

On whose photographs are these pictures based? HRH The Duke of York / Prince Andrew.

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Approximately how much is 500 Euros worth? At �1 = 1.50 Euros that's �333. (Set your own limits of tolerance - say anything between �300 & �360 ie + or - 10%)

or approximately how many Euros can you exchange for �500? Approx 750 ( + or - x%)

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When John Dashwood wished to fulfill his promise to his dying father to look after his widow and daughters, Mrs Dashwood exclaimed, "Five hundred a year! I am sure I cannot conceive how they will spend half of it!" From which Jane Austen novel? Sense and Sensibility.

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Which country's International Direct Dialling code is 500?

The Falkland Islands

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Which car manufacturer had a model called Cinquecento?
Fiat

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In the United States Fortune magazine publishes an annual list known as Fortune 500. What is this a list of?
The 500 largest / most profitable US industrial corporations.