Quiz Number 249 - Answers

Published: Friday 30th January 2026A free General Knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. What name was shared by drummers in both Queen and Duran Duran? Roger Taylor.
  2. Who played Eddie Shoestring in the 1980's TV series? Trevor Eve.
  3. Which is the last book of the Old Testament in an alphabetical list? Zephaniah.
  4. What country ceded Florida to the USA in 1821 with the Treaty of Adams-Onis? Spain.
  5. Which songs with "Night" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists [a] Visage (1982), [b] Avicii (2015), [c] Rainbow (1980), [d] Kadoc (1996) and [e] Alexandra Burke (2009)? [a] "Night Train", reached no 12, [b] "The Nights", no 6, [c] "All Night Long", no 5, [d] "The Night Train", no 14 and [e] "All Night Long", no 4.
  6. As at 2026, who is the only Democrat US President to have been born in Texas? L B Johnson.
  7. If you ordered PULPO in a Spanish restaurant, what would you expect to be served? Octopus.
  8. What is the capital of the Seychelles? Victoria.
  9. In Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers", what is Pickwick's first name? Samuel.
  10. From which Stephen Sondheim musical does the song "Being Alive" originate? Company.
  11. What is the principal alcoholic ingredient in a Hurricane cocktail? Rum (White & Dark).
  12. Which movie won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature when it was first introduced in 2001? Shrek.
  13. In which cathedral is King John buried? Worcester.
  14. In TV sets what do the letters OLED represent? Organic Light Emitting Diodes.
  15. In which US State would you find the Potato Hall of Fame? (Blackfoot) Idaho.
  16. Pico de Aneto is the highest peak in which mountain range? Pyrenees.
  17. What note is the highest string on a cello tuned to? A.
  18. Who was the British Prime Minister when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? Viscount Palmerson.
  19. Which Lloyd-Webber musical shares its name with a 1915 work by Edward Elgar? Starlight Express.
  20. In the TV series "Doc Martin" what is the title character's surname? Ellingham.

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