Quiz Number 74 - Answers

Published: Friday 14th February 2014
  1. Longleat House, the seat of the Marquess of Bath is situated in which English county? Wiltshire.
  2. What is Donald Duck's middle name? Fauntleroy.
  3. What is the name of the Major League Soccer team that shares a stadium with the NFL's New England Patriots? New England Revolution.
  4. What is the name of the actor best known for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series of movies? Tom Felton.
  5. What songs containing the word "ROAD" in their title were UK top ten hits for the following artists, [a] The Nashville Teens (1964), [b] Bones Thugs-N-Harmony (1996), [c] Hermes House Band (2001), [d] Blackfoot Sue (1972) and [e] The Proclaimers (1990)? [a] "Tobacco Road" reached no 6, [b] "The Crossroads", no 8, [c] "Country Roads", no 7, [d] "Standing in the Road", no 4 and [e] "King of the Road" no 9.
  6. What was the code name given to the cross channel phase of Operation Overlord, the D-Day invasion of Normandy? Operation Neptune.
  7. Where on the human body would you find the HALLUX? On the foot, it's the big toe.
  8. Which SIX elements make up Group 2 of the periodic table, the Alkaline Earth Metals? Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium and Radium.
  9. Who was the Democrat candidate who was defeated by George W Bush in the 2004 US Presidential election? John Kerry.
  10. Which SIX Countries share a land border with South Africa? Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
  11. What was the real name of 1950's rock and roller The Big Bopper? Jiles Perry "J P" Richardson Jnr.
  12. In computing what does the acronym COBOL stand for? Common Business Orientated Language.
  13. With which musical instrument is jazz man Django Reinhardt associated? Guitar.
  14. Which MAJOR key signatures are represented by the following, [a] 1 Sharp, [b] 5 sharps, [c] 2 Flats, [d] 4 flats and [e] 5 flats? [a] G Major, [b] B Major, [c] B Flat Major, [d] A Flat Major and [e] D Flat Major.
  15. What are the names of the FOUR ghosts that featured in the iconic Pac-Man video game? Pinky, Blinky, Inky and Clyde.
  16. Which author created the Wizard of Oz? L Frank Baum.
  17. With an estimated population in 2013 of over 12 million, which is the largest city in Africa? Lagos in Nigeria.
  18. Which novel by Felix Salten was made into a movie by Walt Disney in 1942? Bambi.
  19. Who are the ROMAN gods or goddesses of the following [a] Music, [b] Wisdom, [c] Love/Beauty, [d] The Moon and [e] The Underworld? [a] Apollo, [b] Minerva, [c] Venus, [d] Diana and [e] Pluto.
  20. What was the title of the third and last part of BBC TV's "House of Cards" trilogy? The Final Cut.

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