Quiz Number 21 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 1st December 2010
  1. What are the names of the TWO mascots for the London 2012 Olympics? Wenlock & Mandeville.
  2. Which English cathedral was turned into the corridors of Hogwart's School in the first two Harry Potter films? Gloucester Cathedral.
  3. For what style of painting is artist Roy Lichtenstein best known? Pop Art.
  4. What songs with "December" in the title were UK top 40 hits for the following artists, [a] Four Seasons (1976), [b] Kate Bush (1980), [c] All About Eve (1989), [d] Mazzy Star (1996) and [e] George Michael (2009) [a] December 1963 (Oh What a Night) reached No. 1, [b] December Will be Magic Again ,No.29, [c] December,No.34, [d] Flowers in December, No. 40 and [e] December Song ,No.14.
  5. Which of the Great Lakes are entirely located within the USA? Lake Michigan.
  6. What has American Eddie Eagen achieved that no other Olympic athlete has? He has won gold medals at both Summer and Winter Olympic games.[Light Heavyweight Boxing in 1920 Summer & Bob-sleigh in1932 Winter].
  7. In which year was the Berlin wall erected and in which year did it fall? Erected 1961 and fell 9th November 1989.
  8. In which county would you find the following theme parks, [a] Oakwood, [b] Drayton Manor, [c] Thorpe Park, [d] Alton Towers and [e] Camelot [a] Pembrokeshire, [b] Staffordshire, [c] Surrey, [d] Staffordshire and [e] Lancashire.
  9. What was the name of the main character in Orwell's "1984"? Winston Smith.
  10. Dicky Mint, "Mick the Marmaliser" and "Nigel Ponsonby-Smallpiece" were members of which group? Ken Dodd's Diddymen.
  11. In which country is FARSI the official language? Iran.
  12. In which of Shakespeare's plays were the following the leading female character, [a] Katherina, [b] Hippolyta, [c] Portia, [d] Rosalind and [e] Miranda [a] "The Taming of the Shrew", [b] "A Midsummer's Nights Dream", [c]"The Merchant of Venice", [d] "As You Like It" and [e] "The Tempest".
  13. What is secreted by the LACRIMAL glands? Tears.
  14. What is the last book of the Bible? Revelations.
  15. Which British actor had a successful wrestling career under the name of "Leon Arras,The Man From Paris"? Brian Glover.
  16. In which US city were the following TV series set, [a] Cheers, [b] Happy Days, [c] Bay-watch, [d] Taxi and [e] Frasier [a] Boston, [b] Milwaukee, [c] Los Angeles, [d] New York and [e] Seattle.
  17. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Marie Curie.
  18. What type of animal is a DRONGO? A Bird.
  19. Name the FIVE counties that border Hampshire? West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.
  20. Which organisation looks after the lighthouses around the British coast? Trinity House.

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