Quiz Number 23 - Answers

Published: Sunday 9th January 2011
  1. Where are the ears of a cricket located? On its front legs.
  2. Who wrote the novel "Three Men in a Boat"? Jerome K Jerome.
  3. Which grape variety is traditionally used in the manufacture of Champagne? Chardonnay.
  4. What songs with "GREY" in the title were UK top 40 hits for the following artists, [a] Visage (1980), [b] New Model Army (1989), [c] Cliff Richard & The Shadows (1966), [d] Madness (1981) and [e] AFI (2003) [a] Fade to Grey (reached No 4), [b] Green and Grey (No 37), [c] Blue Turns to Grey (No 15), [d] Grey Day (No 4) and [e] Girl's Not Grey (No 22)
  5. What was the first name of James Bond's father? Andrew.
  6. What is the correct name for bow-tie shaped pasta? Farfalle (or Farfalloni if large).
  7. Who wrote the music for the Gilbert and Sullivan comedy operas? Arthur Sullivan.
  8. On which British motorways would you find the following service areas, [a] Hartshead Moor, [b] Killington Lake, [c] Woolley Edge, [d] Clacket Lane and [e] Cherwell Valley [a] M62, [b] M6, [c] M1, [d] M25 and [e] M40.
  9. What the name of Rigsby's cat in the TV series "Rising Damp"? Vienna.
  10. Which English county was the birthplace of Admiral Lord Nelson? Norfolk.
  11. What are the first FIVE books of the Bible? Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
  12. Who were the team captains on the first series of BBC's "A Question of Sport"? Cliff Morgan & Henry Cooper.
  13. What type of artist is an ECDYSIAST? A striptease artist.
  14. Where in London would you find "The Whispering Gallery"? Saint Paul's Cathedral.
  15. Who was the first Britain to make a space flight? Helen Sharman (18th May 1991).
  16. By what name did comedian John Eric Bartholomew gain fame? Eric Morecambe.
  17. Name the SIX England test cricket captains with the first name MICHAEL. Mike Smith (1963-66), Mike Denness (1973-75), Mike Brearley (1972-81), Mike Gatting (1986-88), Mike Atherton (1993-2001) and Michael Vaughan (2003-08).
  18. The Good, The Bad and The Bubbly was the title of which footballer's autobiography? George Best.
  19. Who was the CHIEF God in each of the following mythologies, [a] Roman, [b] Greek, [c] Egyptian and [d] Norse [a] Jupiter, [b] Zeus, [c] Am(m)on and [d] Odin.
  20. From which musical does the song "There's No Business Like Show Business" come? Annie Get Your Gun.

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