Quiz Number 92 - Answers

Published: Sunday 9th August 2015
  1. Which Beatles single was the biggest selling record of the 1960s in the UK? "She Loves You".
  2. Which African country has the capital of Gaborone? Botswana.
  3. What does the acronym NASA stand for? National Aeronautics & Space Administration.
  4. Which team in 1974 became the first German side to win football's European Cup? Bayern Munich.
  5. Which song containing the word "Under" were UK top ten hits for the following artists, [a] Smoke City (1997), [b] Jedward (2010), [c] Bruce Willis (1987), [d] Girls Aloud (2002) and [e] The Yardbirds (1966)? [a] "Underwater Love", reached no. 4, [b] "Under Pressure", no.2, [c] "Under the Boardwalk", no.2, [d] "Sound of the Underground", no.1 and [e] "Over,Under, Sideways Down", no.10.
  6. Which was the first British Sunday newspaper to publish a colour supplement? The Sunday Times.
  7. In which country was South American liberator Simon Bolivar born? Venezuela.
  8. How many carbon atoms are present in a molecule of Benzene? Six.
  9. In which British children's comics did the following characters first appear, [a] The Bash Street Kids, [b] The Four Marys, [c] Desparate Dan, [d] Dan Dare and [e] Beryl the Peril? [a] Beano, [b] Bunty, [c] Dandy, [d] Eagle and [e] Topper.
  10. In which city was the composer Frederick Delius born in 1862? Bradford.
  11. Who was the Greek Goddess of punishment and retribution? Nemesis.
  12. What medical condition can be referred to as Trismus ? Lockjaw or Tetanus.
  13. Who played the title character in the TV series "Columbo"? Peter Falk.
  14. Which four musicals won the Oscar for Best Picture in the 1960s? West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) & Oliver! (1968).
  15. Which US State is named after the Spanish for "Coloured Red"? Colorado.
  16. First performed in 1973, who composed the opera "Death in Venice"? Benjamin Britten.
  17. Which seven English cities begin with the letter S? St. Albans, Salford, Salisbury, Sheffield, Southampton,Stoke-On-Trent & Sunderland.
  18. What codename was given to the Yalta conference attended by Churchill, Stalin & Roosevelt in February 1945? Argonaut.
  19. What are the only two elements that start with the letter Z? Zinc & Zirconium.
  20. Which actress played the role of Wonder Woman in the 1970s TV series? Linda Carter.

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