Quiz Number 51 - Answers

Published: Monday 27th August 2012
  1. Founded in 1903 by Ebenezer Howard, which was the first Garden City in the UK? Letchworth.
  2. The Brooklyn Bridge in New York connects Brooklyn with which other New York borough? Manhattan.
  3. How many square inches are there in a square yard? 1296
  4. What is the male part of a flower called? The Stamen.
  5. Which songs containing the word "MOUNTAIN" were UK top ten hits for the following acts,(a) Biffy Clyro [2008], (b) Johnnie Ray [1952], (c) Donovan [1967], (d) The Shamen [1991] and (e) Kate Bush [2005] (a) "Mountains" reached no.5, (b) "Faith Can Move Mountains", No.7, (c) "There is a Mountain", No.8, (d) "Move Any Mountain(Remix)", No.4 and (e) "King of the Mountain", No.4.
  6. With which newspaper did the Daily Sketch merge in 1971? Daily Mail.
  7. In which year was the first Nobel Award for Economics awarded? 1969 to Ragnar Frisch & Jan Tinbergen.
  8. Who in 1924 became the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer? Phillip Snowden.
  9. Who famously remarked that "Golf is a good walk spoiled"? Mark Twain.
  10. Which FIVE Countries have since 2010 automatically qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest? Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom (The host nation also automatically qualify for the final round).
  11. According to Jewish folklore who was the first wife of Adam? Lilith.
  12. Which are the only FIVE clubs that have won the English Premier League since its formation in 1992/93? Manchester United Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City.
  13. Alphabetically, which is the first element in the periodic table? Actinium.
  14. Which novelist wrote "The Dubliners"? James Joyce.
  15. Which retail chain has its headquarters in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire? TESCO.
  16. Which King was the first sovereign of the House of Lancaster? Henry IV.
  17. Who in 1967 became the first winners of the Super bowl? Green Bay Packers.
  18. Which famous artist designed the uniforms of the Swiss Guard? Michelangelo.
  19. Which FOUR countries share a land border with Lithuania? Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russia.
  20. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? Sicily.

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