Quiz Number 16 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 7th July 2010
  1. Which part of your body might be affected by RHINITIS? Your Nose.
  2. What was the name of Don Quixote's horse? Rocinante.
  3. What events in WW2 did the following code-names refer, [a] Overlord, [b] Shingle, [c] Torch, [d] Dynamo and [e] Barbarossa? [a] Allied invasion of Normandy (June 1944), [b] Attack on Anzio (June 1944), [c] Invasion of North Africa (November 1942), [d] The evacuation of Dunkirk (1940) and [e] The German invasion of Russia (June 1941).
  4. Which member of the British Royal family was born on 8.8.88? Princess Beatrice.
  5. In which sport is the Vince Lombardi Trophy awarded? American Football [to the winners of the Super-bowl].
  6. In which European city would you find the HQ of the environmental organisation, Greenpeace? Amsterdam.
  7. Who played the role of Alexis Carrington in Dynasty? Joan Collins.
  8. Can you name the top ten hits with 'Summer' in the title performed by the following artists, [a] Billy Fury (no.5 1963), [b] Mike Batt (no.4 1975), [c] Bananarama (no. 8 1983), [d] Texas (no.5 1999) and [e] Kid Rock (no.1 2008)? [a] "In Summer", [b] "Summertime City", [c] "Cruel Summer", [d] "Summer Son" and [e] "All Summer Long".
  9. In the song "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly", what was the last thing the Old Lady swallowed? A Horse [she's dead of course!].
  10. Which member of England's World cup winning football side was an uncle to a member of England's World cup winning Rugby Union side? George Cohen [The Uncle of Ben Cohen].
  11. Which Scottish engineer designed the Caledonian canal? Thomas Telford.
  12. Which river flows through the following capital cities, [a] Washington DC, [b] Seoul, [c] Dublin, [d] Rome and [e] Ottawa? [a] The Potomac, [b] River Han, [c] The Liffey, [d] River Tiber and [e] The Ottawa River.
  13. There are two UK cities that contain the word UPON in their names, can you name them both? The two are Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Kingston-Upon-Hull.
  14. What is the second book of the Bible? Exodus.
  15. From which musicals do the following songs come, [a] "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", [b] "Too Darn Hot", [c] "I'd Do Anything", [d] "I Love Paris" and [e] "Luck Be a Lady"? [a] High Society, [b] Kiss Me Kate, [c] Oliver, [d] Can-Can and [e] Guys and Dolls.
  16. What is the total number of spots on a standard set of Dominoes? 168
  17. Who was the last Emperor of the Aztec people? Montezuma the Second.
  18. In which sea or ocean can you find the following islands, [a] Isle of Man, [b] Madagascar, [c] Mykonos, [d] South Georgia and [e] Sardinia? [a] Irish Sea, [b] Indian Ocean, [c] Aegean Sea, [d] Atlantic Ocean and [e] Mediterranean.
  19. How many players are there on each side in the traditional Scottish game of Shinty? Twelve.
  20. The lead singer of which band was known as "The Lizard King"? Jim Morrison of The Doors.

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