Quiz Number 196 - Answers

Published: Monday 19th July 2021A free general knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. Which is the largest of New York's five boroughs? Queens.
  2. Which Saint was the mother of the Virgin Mary? St Anne.
  3. In which US State did Custer's Last Stand at Little Bighorn take place? Montana.
  4. Which planet is the home of the Daleks in TV's "Dr Who"? Skaro.
  5. Which songs with "Day" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists [a] Ocean Colour Scene (1996), [b] The Kinks (1964), [c] Slade (1974), [d] Natalie Imbruglia (2001) and [e] Madness (1981)? [a] "The Day We Caught the Train", reached no 4, [b] "All Day and All of the Night", no 2, [c] "Everyday", no 3, [d] "That Day", no 11 and [e] "Grey Day', no 4.
  6. What was the first movie in which both Robert de Niro and Al Pacino starred? Godfather II.
  7. Which spirit is used to make a "Sidecar" cocktail? Cognac.
  8. Which South American country has shores on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans? Colombia.
  9. In the world of publishing what do the letters ISSN signify? International Standard Serial Number.
  10. On the cover of The Beatles "Sgt. Peppers" album, which instrument is held by George Harrison? Piccolo.
  11. Dolomite is a major ore of which metal? Magnesium.
  12. What kind of food is Monterey Jack? Cheese.
  13. Who gave Hampton Court Palace to Henry VIII? Cardinal Wolsey.
  14. Which two members make up the Pet Shop Boys? Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe.
  15. Jueves is the Spanish for which day of the week? Thursday.
  16. By what name are the New Hebrides now known as ? Vanuatu.
  17. Who was known as "The Empress of the Blues"? Bessie Smith.
  18. King Henry III was the last English monarch not to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, in which city did the coronation take place? Gloucester.
  19. Who directed the 1969 movie "The Wild Bunch"? Sam Peckinpah.
  20. Brazil produces the most coffee beans in the World, which country comes second? Vietnam.

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