Quiz Number 208 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 20th April 2022A free general knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. Mary Ann Nichols was the first known victim of which serial killer? Jack the Ripper.
  2. Morocco Mole was the side-kick of which cartoon character? Secret Squirrel.
  3. According to the website Operabase, what was the most performed opera in the World in 2021? The Magic Flute by Mozart.
  4. What was the name of the super-continent that incorporated almost all of the Earth's land mass during the late Palaeozoic period? Pangea
  5. Which songs with "Red" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists,[a] Sugababes (2006), [b] David Sylvian (1984), [c] Johnny and the Hurricanes (1959), [d] Garth Brooks (1994) and [e] Hope of the States (2004)? [a] "Red Dress", reached no 4, [b] "Red Guitar", no 17, [c] "Red River Rock", no 3, [d] "The Red Strokes", no 13 and [e] "The Red the White the Black the Blue", no 15.
  6. Popular in Australia and New Zealand, what name is given to the biscuit made using rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter, golden syrup, and desiccated coconut? Anzac biscuit.
  7. In the TV series "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", what was the name of the talking cat? Salem.
  8. Who did Green Bay Packers defeat in Super Bowl I in 1967? Kansas City Chiefs.
  9. In 1986, who released the UK top ten single, "Suburbia"? Pet Shop Boys.
  10. What is the name of the heroine in Shakespeare's "As You Like It"? Rosalind.
  11. Which alcoholic beverage is made by fermenting honey? Mead.
  12. The Belgian Blue is what type of farm animal? Cow.
  13. Which product used the slogan, "Looks good, tastes good and by golly it does you good"? Mackeson.
  14. How many American states have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico? Five (Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama).
  15. In 1976, who released the single, "Carry On Wayward Son"? Kansas.
  16. Which George Gershwin opera is set in Catfish Row? Porgy and Bess.
  17. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were from which English county? Dorset.
  18. In Greek cuisine, what is stifado? Meat Stew.
  19. What was the name of the character Charles Bronson played in the Death Wish series of movies? Paul Kersey.
  20. Who created the statue "Verity" in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe? Damien Hirst.

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