Quiz Number 117 - Answers

Published: Monday 13th March 2017
  1. Despite winning 15 Grand Slam titles in his career, which Grand Slam eluded Pete Sampras? French Open.
  2. In the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", who framed Roger Rabbit? Judge Doom.
  3. Which US State has the longest coastline? Alaska.
  4. "Miranda" is one of the 27 moons of which planet? Uranus.
  5. Which songs with "Smoke" in the title were UK top 20 hits for the following acts, [a] The Platters (1959), [b] Iron Maiden (1990), [c] Natalie Imbruglia (1998), [d] DJ Dee Kline (2000) and [e] Bryan Ferry (1974)? [a] "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", reached no1, [b] "Holy Smoke", no3, [c] "Smoke", no5, [d] "I Don't Smoke", no11 and [e] "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", no17.
  6. Which is Britain's oldest Sunday newspaper? The Observer.
  7. Who wrote the play "Long Day's Journey into Night"? Eugene O'Neill.
  8. Who was the only unmarried President of the USA? James Buchanan.
  9. Which THREE countries have an English name that begins with the letter "F"? Fiji, Finland and France.
  10. Who was Billy J Kramer's backing group? The Dakotas.
  11. How many pairs of chromosomes does a human cell normally contain? Twenty-three.
  12. What stretch of water separates Mexico and Cuba? The Yucatan Channel.
  13. What instrument was played by jazzman Django Reinhardt? Guitar.
  14. What are the SEVEN positions in a netball team? Goal Keeper, Goal Defence, Wing Defence, Centre, Wing Attack, Goal Attack and Goal Shooter.
  15. Which vitamin plays an important role in the clotting of blood? Vitamin K.
  16. In a game of scrabble which are the only two letters to be worth two points? D and G.
  17. On which Beatles album would you find the songs, "Come Together", "Oh Darling" and "Here Comes the Sun"? Abbey Road.
  18. Which English Kings had the following wives, [a] Matilda of Flanders, [b] Mary of Teck, [c] Isabella of Valois, [d] Ann of Cleeves and [e] Margaret of Anjou? [a] William I, [b] George V, [c] Richard II, [d] Henry VIII and [e] Henry VI.
  19. In technology terms what is meant by a DDoS? Distributed Denial of Service.
  20. At which other sport did English cricket captain Mike Smith gain an International cap? Rugby Union.

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