Quiz Number 39 - Answers

Published: Sunday 18th December 2011
  1. Which London underground line serves Heathrow Airport? Piccadilly Line.
  2. Who wrote "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet"? James Herriot.
  3. Which famous car, designed by Ferdinand Porsche was launched in 1937? Volkswagen Beetle.
  4. Which Poet Laureate was married to fellow poet Sylvia Plath? Ted Hughes.
  5. Which songs with "DIAMOND" in the title were top 15 UK hits for the following artists, [a] Lonnie Donegan (1957), [b] Chipmunk (2009), [c] Boomtown Rats (1979), [d] Kanye West (2005) and [e] Glenn & Chris (1987) [a] "Jack O' Diamonds" reached no14, [b] "Diamond Rings" no.6, [c] "Diamond Smiles" no.13, [d] "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" no.8 and [e] "Diamond Lights" no.12.
  6. Who was the last King of Italy? King Umberto II [reigned for just over a month in 1946].
  7. Which was the first album to be released on Richard Branson's Virgin label in 1973? "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield.
  8. Which Latin expression translated into English as "In blazing defence", means to be caught red-handed? In Flagrante Delicto.
  9. What is the collective name for a group of budgerigars? A Chatter.
  10. By what names are these famous historical characters better known, [a] Vladimir Illyich Ulyanov, [b] Siddhartha Gautama, [c] T E Lawrence, [d] William Joyce and [e] Saloth Sar [a] Lenin, [b] Buddha, [c] Lawrence of Arabia, [d] Lord Haw-Haw and [e] Pol Pot.
  11. Who was the FIRST Secretary-General of the United Nations? Trygue Lie.
  12. Where did the first FA cup Final take place in 1872? Kennington Oval.
  13. Who had a hit with "Son of my Father" in 1972? Chicory Tip.
  14. Name the FIVE countries that border the Caspian Sea? Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan & Turkmenistan.
  15. What is the British equivalent of the US "Tiffany jewellery setting"? The Claw Setting.
  16. What is the ELEVENTH letter of the Greek alphabet? Lambda.
  17. What do the following abbreviations designate on an Ordnance Survey map, [a] FB, [b] CG, [c] PO, [d] TH and [e] NTL [a] Foot Bridge, [b] Cattle Grid, [c] Post Office, [d] Town Hall and [e] Normal Tidal Limit.
  18. Which is longer the Suez or Panama Canal? The Suez at 102 miles long is roughly twice the length of the Panama.
  19. Which sports feature in the following movies, [a] "Space Jam" (1996), [b] "The Hurricane" (1999), [c] "Fever Pitch" (1997), [d] "Sea Biscuit" (2003) and [e] "Nacho Libre" (2006) [a] Basketball, [b] Boxing, [c] Football, [d] Horse Racing and [e] Wrestling.
  20. Who wrote The Monkees hit "I'm A Believer"? Neil Diamond.

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