Quiz Number 121 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 17th May 2017
  1. Which English King was defeated by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn? Edward II.
  2. At which Oxford college were Colin Cowdrey, Michael Palin and David Cameron all students? Brasenose College.
  3. What is the name of the bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden? The Oresund Bridge.
  4. Who was the winner of the first series of "Britain's Got Talent"? Paul Potts.
  5. Which songs with titles containing the word "Father" were UK Top Twenty hits for the following artists, [a] Greg Lake (1974), [b] Black Grape (1995), [c] Ronan Keating & Yusuf (2004), [d] LL Cool J (1998) and [e] Nat King Cole (1953)? [a] "I Believe in Father Christmas" reached no2, [b] "In the Name of the Father", no8, [c] "Father and Son", no2, [d] "Father", no10 and [e] "Mother Nature and Father Time", no7.
  6. Which famous sporting venue can be found at London SW19? Wimbledon.
  7. What is the name of the largest moon of Uranus? Titania.
  8. In the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street", what character is played by Helen Worth? Gail Rodwell (Tilsley, Platt, Hillman or McIntyre).
  9. Which THREE countries have English names that begin with the letter "J"? Jamaica, Japan and Jordan.
  10. In which town do Scottish football team Raith Rovers play their home fixtures? (Stark's Park) Kirkcaldy, Fife.
  11. In which month of the year does the Christian festival of Michaelmas fall? September.
  12. Who immediately followed John Major as leader of the Conservative party in 1997? William Hague.
  13. Who wrote the 1969 novel on which "The Godfather" series of movies are based? Mario Puzo.
  14. Which British towns or cities are joined by the following Motorways, [a] M69, [b] M3, [c] M9, [d] M40 and [e] M55? [a] Coventry/Leicester, [b] London/Southampton, [c] Edinburgh/Dunblane, [d] London/Solihull and [e] Preston/Blackpool.
  15. Which Scotsman is generally credited with inventing the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell.
  16. On which river does the Spanish capital Madrid stand? River Manzanares.
  17. Which vitamin does the human body covert Beta-carotene to? Vitamin A (Retinol).
  18. Who starred as the title characters in the 1979 movie "Kramer vs Kramer"? Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep.
  19. What is the State capital of the US State of North Dakota? Bismarck.
  20. Who is the only Italian born boxer to have held the World Heavyweight Championship? Primo Canera.

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