Quiz Number 52 - Answers

Published: Tuesday 11th September 2012
  1. Which bird has the Latin name pica pica? The Magpie.
  2. At what time is the clock on The Times of London diary page always set? 4.30.
  3. The LOK SABHA is the lower house of which country's parliament? India.
  4. Which actress famously said "Keep a diary and one day it'll keep you"? Mae West.
  5. Which songs containing the word "MORNING" in the title were UK top ten hits for the following artists, [a] Vanity Fare (1969), [b] Diana Ross (1973), [c] Razorlight (2006), [d] 10cc (1977) and [e] Placebo (1998) [a] "Early in the Morning" reached no. 8, [b] "Touch me in the Morning", no. 9, [c] "In the Morning", no. 3, [d] "Good Morning Judge", no. 5 and [e] "Pure Morning", no.4.
  6. Which order of monks were known as the Black Monks? Benedictines.
  7. In the hexadecimal system, what is used to represent the numbers ten to sixteen? The letters a to h.
  8. What is measured using a Wheatstone bridge? Electrical Resistance.
  9. What was the name of the Queens first corgi, given to her as a gift on her 18th birthday? Susan.
  10. Which FOUR countries share a land border with NAMIBIA? Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia.
  11. Who in 1988 became the first footballer to be transferred for £2 million? Paul Gascoigne (Newcastle to Spurs).
  12. Which are the THREE longest bones in the human body? Femur, Tibia and Fibula.
  13. What was the last film made by John Wayne before his death? The Shootist.
  14. To which family of fish does the Bream belong? The CARP family.
  15. In which town is Fireman Sam based? Pontypandy.
  16. Which FOUR US states begin with the letter "I"? Idaho, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.
  17. The national flag of which European country features a pair of cows as part of the design? Andorra.
  18. Which position did Ed Milliband hold in the Labour government from October 2008 until May 2010? Minister of Energy & Climate Change.
  19. Which FOUR brass instruments are usually used in an orchestra? Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone and Tuba.
  20. Who was the first BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year? Chris Chataway in 1954.

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