General knowledge 44

General knowledge
1 - What does the word aardvark mean?
Earth pig
2 - Which extinct animals name is Portuguese for stupid?
Dodo
3 - In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
1605
4 - What did the gunpowder plotters want?
To put a Catholic on the throne
5 - And which king were they prepared to kill in order to achieve their aims?
James I
6 - Q : WHAT WAS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S OFFICIAL EMBLEM?
A : BUMBLEBEE
7 -Q : WHICH CAPTAIN OF DARWIN'S SHIP HMS "BEAGLE" BECAME GOVERNOR OF NEW
ZEALAND?
A : ROBERT FITZROY
8. Which rock band has released albums called "Elegantly wasted" "
Shine Like It Does" & "Welcome to Wherever you Are"? INXS.
9. In the military what name is given to a secret store of weapons,
which takes its name from the French for 'to hide'?
CACHE
10. What is the collective name for the 9 handmaidens of Odin?
THE VALKYRIES