Quiz Number 178 - Answers

Published: Friday 12th June 2020A free general knowledge for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. By what name is the Supreme Legislature of Norway known? The Storting.
  2. As at 2019, who is the only jockey to have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Tony McCoy (2010).
  3. In culinary terms how is the fat intermingled with the lean of meat described ? Marbling.
  4. Which Ken Loach movie won the Palm D'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival? I, Daniel Blake.
  5. Which songs with "Mind" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists, [a] Lock N' Load (2000), [b] Fine Young Cannibals (1986), [c] Holly Valance (2003), [d] George Harrison (1987) and [e] Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson (2005)? [a] "Blow Ya Mind", reached no 6, [b] "Suspicious Minds", no 8, [c] "State of Mind", no 8, [d] "Got my Mind Set on You", no 2 and [e] "Love on my Mind", no 11.
  6. In a list of London underground stations which station would appear last alphabetically? Woodside Park.
  7. Who wrote the novel "Eyeless in Gaza"? Aldous Huxley.
  8. In an Olympic triathlon, how long is the cycling leg? 40 Km (25 Miles).
  9. What was the title of U2's first UK number one single? "Desire" (1988).
  10. Where in London would you find the V&A Museum of Childhood? Bethnal Green.
  11. Which French artist spent his latter years painting in Tahiti? Paul Gauguin.
  12. Which group in 1964 became the first all-female group to top the UK singles chart? The Supremes.
  13. Which was the 50th and to date last of the States to be admitted to the USA? Hawaii.
  14. On which Greek island is "Captain Corelli's Mandoline" mainly set? Kefalonia.
  15. Which three colours feature on the flag of Bolivia? Red, Yellow and Green.
  16. With 27 awards to 2020, who currently is the female with the most Grammy awards? Alison Krauss.
  17. Found in human blood, by what name are Erythrocytes better known? Red blood cells.
  18. Who wrote the novels "Rob Roy" and "The Heart of Midlothian"? Sir Walter Scott.
  19. Who served as Vice-President to Dwight D Eisenhower prior to later becoming President himself? Richard Nixon.
  20. To which note does a orchestra tune to before a concert? A (440 Hertz).

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