Quiz Number 134 - Answers

Published: Saturday 24th February 2018
  1. In which New York borough is Flushing Meadow the site of the US Tennis Open? Queen's.
  2. How many feet are there in a fathom? Six
  3. What is the second most populated city in Bangladesh? Chittagong.
  4. Who was US President at the end of World War I? Woodrow Wilson.
  5. Which song with "City" in the title was a UK top ten hit for the following artists, [a] Lovin' Spoonful (1966), [b] Snow Patrol (2008), [c] Mike Batt (1975), [d] U2 (2005) and [e] Guns 'n' Roses (1989)? [a] "Summer in the City", reached no8, [b] "Take Back the City", no6, [c] "Summertime City", no4, [d] "City of Blinding Light",no2 and [e] "Paradise City",no6.
  6. In the 1970s TV series "Starsky and Hutch", who played Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson? David Soul.
  7. In Denmark what is a Smorrebrod? An open sandwich.
  8. What is the real name of rapper 50 Cent? Curtis Jackson.
  9. What shape is an aliform? Wing shaped.
  10. If a property has been Crenellated, what has been added? Battlements.
  11. Who wrote the poem "Casabianca", which opens with the line "The boy stood on the burning deck"? Felicia Hemans.
  12. Who starred as agent 006 (Alec Trevelyan) in the 1995 Bond movie "Goldeneye"? Sean Bean.
  13. On geographical terms what is an isocheim? A line on a map connecting places with the same winter temperature.
  14. How many spots are there on the domino featured in the "Domino Pizza" logo? Three (2:1).
  15. With which team did Lewis Hamilton win his first World Championship in 2008? McClaren.
  16. Which single of 1960 gave Roy Orbison his first UK number one? "Only the Lonely".
  17. Between what times does the First Dog Watch take place aboard a ship? 4pm - 6pm.
  18. Which is the highest mountain on the following continents, [a] South America, [b] North America, [c] Europe, [d] Africa and [e] Antarctica? [a] Aconcagua, [b] Denali (aka McKinley), [c] Elbrus, [d] Kilimanjaro and [e] Vinson.
  19. Who shot and killed US President James A Garfield in 1881? Charles Guiteau.
  20. What sport is played by the Los Angeles Kings? Ice Hockey.

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