Quiz Number 11 - Answers

Published: Saturday 24th April 2010
  1. St. Mary's, St. Martins and Tresco are all islands in which group? The Scilly Isles.
  2. What does the 'V' stand for in DVD? Versatile.
  3. What is a "muggle" according to the Harry Potter books? A "normal" person with no magical powers.
  4. The comic strip "Batman" is set in which fictional city? Gotham City.
  5. Name the top 10 hit singles with "Green" in their title from the following artists: (i) Tom Jones (1966), (ii) Booker T and the MGs (1979), (iii) Shakin' Stevens (1981), (iv) Will Young (2002) and (v) Ultrabeat (2003) (i) Green, Green Grass of Home, (ii) Green Onions, (iii) Green Door, (iv) Evergreen and (v) Pretty Green Eyes.
  6. What are a male and female badger called? Boars and Sows.
  7. In which year did National Service in the UK end? 1960
  8. Name the five brothers that made up The Jackson Five. Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Jermaine and of course Michael Jackson.
  9. What is produced in a "ginnery"? Cotton.
  10. Which US state has the lowest population? Wyoming.
  11. Which wedding anniversary is associated with the following gifts, (i)China, (ii) Crystal, (iii) Leather, (iv) Pearl and (v) Coral (i) 20th, (ii) 15th, (iii) 3rd, (iv) 30th, and (v) 35th.
  12. Which two Scottish football league teams names when combined form the name of an English football league side? Queen's Park and Rangers combine to form Queens Park Rangers.
  13. On which island would you find the Statue of Liberty? Liberty Island.
  14. Name the 10 UK Prime Ministers that served Queen Elizabeth II in the first 50 years of her reign. Churchill, Eden, MacMillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major and Blair.
  15. What does the 'U' stand for in IOU? Unto.
  16. What is the second sign of the zodiac alphabetically? Aries.
  17. The "Footsie" (or FTSE 100) is the index of stock market prices in the UK, in which countries are the following indices based, (i)Dow Jones, (ii) DAX, (iii) Nikkei, (iv) Hang Seng and (v) CAC (i)USA, (ii) Germany, (iii) Japan, (iv) Hong Kong and (v) France.
  18. Which fictional detective had an elder brother named Mycroft? Sherlock Holmes.
  19. The "Claret Jug" is the trophy awarded in which sporting competition? The Open Golf Championship.
  20. How many of the TWELVE astronauts who have walked on the moon were Boy Scouts? Eleven (James Irwin, Apollo 15[1971] was the only one not to have been a scout).

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