Quiz Number 57 - Answers

Published: Tuesday 8th January 2013
  1. Who wrote the 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Harper Lee.
  2. Which city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics? Atlanta.
  3. In the song, what was the last creature to be swallowed by the "Old Lady who swallowed a fly"? A Horse (she's dead, of course).
  4. General Custer was defeated by Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Big Horn, who or what is Little Big Horn? A river.
  5. Which songs with SATURDAY in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists, [a] David Bowie (1973), [b] Biffy Clyro (2007), [c] Bon Jovi (1995), [d]Barry Blue (1973) and [e] Cherelle with Alexander O'Neill (1985) [a] "Drive-In Saturday" reached no.3, [b] "Saturday Super house" no. 13, [c] "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" no.7, [d] "(Dancing) on a Saturday Night" no.2 and [e] "Saturday Love" no.6.
  6. Who wrote the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"? Dylan Thomas.
  7. What happened in an old fashioned telephone kiosk when you pressed "Button B"? You got your money back (or were supposed to).
  8. Who in 1958 became the first Briton to win the F1 World Championship? Mike Hawthorne.
  9. In which year were Premium Bonds introduced into the UK? 1956
  10. In which fictional area are Thomas Hardy's novels usually set? Wessex.
  11. Which FOUR countries share a land border with Angola? Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Zambia.
  12. The musical "Jersey Boys" tells the story of which US group? Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
  13. Which British towns had the following Roman names, [a] Camulodunum, [b] Dubris, [c] Glevum Colonia, [d] Luguvalium and [e] Venta Belgarum [a] Colchester, [b] Dover, [c] Gloucester, [d] Carlisle and [e] Winchester.
  14. Which road runs from Alaska to Chile? Pan American Highway.
  15. What is the title of the only painting thought to have been sold by Vincent Van Goch during his lifetime? "The Red Vineyard".
  16. Who are the SIX actors who have played James Bond in the official series? Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
  17. What is found in the centre of a "Sussex Pond Pudding"? A whole lemon.
  18. What figure appears on the weather vane at Lords Cricket ground? Old Father Time.
  19. Which cities are served by the airports bearing these people's names, [a] Mother Theresa, [b] George H W Bush, [c] Galileo Galilei, [d] Pierre Trudeau and [e] Mozart [a] Tirana, [b] Houston, [c] Pisa, [d] Montreal and [e] Salzburg.
  20. Which is the largest milk producing state in the USA? California.

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