Quiz Number 115 - Answers

Published: Sunday 5th February 2017
  1. Who in 1963 became the first person to be granted honorary citizenship of the USA? Sir Winston Churchill.
  2. The song "Hernando's Hideaway", a UK number 1 for the Johnson Brothers in 1955, comes from which musical? The Pyjama Game.
  3. As at January 2017 which city has been home to teams that have been English football league champions on the most occasions? Liverpool (27 times) [Manchester-24, London-20]
  4. What name is given to the act of a sow giving birth or a litter of pigs? Farrow.
  5. What songs with "Face" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists, [a] Paul McCartney (1989), [b] 2 Unlimited (1993), [c] Roberta Flack (1972), [d] 808 State (1991) and [e] Monks (1979)? [a] "My Brave Face" reached no 18, [b] "Faces", no 8, [c] "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", no 14, [d] "In Yer Face", no 9 and [e] "Nice Legs Shame About the Face", no 19.
  6. In which area of South East London does the annual London Marathon commence from? Blackheath
  7. What nationality was the exotic dancer and spy Mata Hari? Dutch.
  8. Displayed in Tate Britain in London, which Pre-Raphaelite artist painted "Ophelia" in 1852? Sir John Everett Millais.
  9. What are the five smallest US States by area? Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Hampshire.
  10. The head of the Manhattan project, who was known as "The Father of the Atomic Bomb"? Robert Oppenheimer.
  11. Which actor played hippy Neil in TV's "The Young Ones"? Nigel Planer.
  12. Who was the President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 to 1969? Ho Chi Minh.
  13. What colour completes the name of the following pop acts, [a] .... Oyster Cult, [b].... Floyd, [c] .... Hot Chilli Peppers, [d] .... Eyed Peas and [e] King ....? [a] Blue, [b] Pink, [c] Red, [d] Black and [e] Crimson.
  14. What is the capital of the African state of Tanzania? Dodoma.
  15. Who is the only female jockey to have riden a top three finisher in the Grand National? Katie Walsh (Seabass - 2012).
  16. Known as Jeera in Indian cuisine, by what name do we know this spice? Cumin.
  17. In which Italian city was the 1969 movie "The Italian Job" principally set? Turin.
  18. In which country are the following airlines based, [a] Lufthansa, [b] Aer Lingus, [c] TAP, [d] Etihad and [e] Avianca? [a] Germany, [b] Ireland, [c] Portugal, [d] United Arab Emirates and [e] Colombia.
  19. What is the chemical formula for Sulphuric Acid? H2SO4.
  20. The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance in the UK and Commonwealth, what flower is the equivalent in France and Belgium? Blue Cornflower.

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