Quiz Number 206 - Answers

Published: Tuesday 8th March 2022A free general knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. Often translated into English as Hunter's Stew, Bigos is a traditional meat and cabbage stew from which country? Poland.
  2. Who was the Roman Goddess of Wisdom? Minerva.
  3. Arnold Schwarzenegger played the character Julius Benedict in which 1988 film? Twins.
  4. Who was President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War? Jefferson Davis.
  5. Which songs with "Search or Searching"" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists, [a] China Black (1994), [b] Del Shannon (1965), [c] Change (1980), [d] Katie Melua (2004) ad [e] M People (1995)? [a] "Searching", reached no 4, [b] "Keep Searching ", no 3, [c] "Searching", no 11, [d] "Call Off the Search", no 19 and [e] "Search for the Hero", no 9.
  6. Which is the largest US State by area in New England? Maine.
  7. Which animal is the symbol of the Rastafarian religion? Lion.
  8. What name is given to the chemical process where a solid changes directly to a gas? Sublimation.
  9. Which album gave Radiohead their first UK chart topper? OK Computer.
  10. What is the nearest town to Ben Nevis? Fort William.
  11. Dr. Jonathan Crane was the secret identity of which Batman villain? Scarecrow.
  12. Who was the last Danish King of England? Harthacnut (Canute III).
  13. In 1985, who released the UK top ten single, "Road to Nowhere"? Talking Heads.
  14. Which company in 1953 first introduced tea bags into the UK? Tetley.
  15. Katniss Everdeen was a character in which film series? The Hunger Games.
  16. In UK horse racing, what is the shortest official winning margin? Nose or short half-head.
  17. In which city is Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" set? Vienna.
  18. Who was the first UK Prime Minister to serve under Queen Elizabeth II? Winston Churchill.
  19. Added to preserve the freshness, which gas are packets of crisps filled with? Nitrogen.
  20. On the Moh's scale of hardness which precious stone sits at number 8? Topaz.

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