Quiz Number 123 - Answers

Published: Saturday 24th June 2017
  1. Which sculptor was responsible for "St Michael and the Devil" at Coventry Cathedral? Jacob Epstein.
  2. The Skirrid is thought to be the oldest pub in Wales, near which town would you find it? Abergavenny.
  3. What was Rudyard Kipling's real first name? Joseph.
  4. What is the first month in the Muslim Calendar ? Muharram.
  5. Which songs with "Over" in the title were UK top five hits for the following artists, [a] Dave Clark Five (1963), [b] Simon and Garfunkel (1970), [c] Sophie Ellis-Bextor (2002), [d] Roxy Music (1980) and [e] David Guetta (featuring Kelly Rowland) (2009)? [a] "Glad All Over" reached no 1, [b] "Bridge Over Troubled Water", no 1, [c] "Get Over You", no 3, [d] "Over You", no 5 and [e] "When Love Takes Over", no 1.
  6. Who in April 1972 became the youngest person to walk on the moon? Charles Duke.
  7. If you had experienced a sternutation what would have happened? You sneezed.
  8. Which is the oldest of the Oxford colleges? University.
  9. Which racecourses are home to the following horse races [a] Scottish Grand National, [b] Welsh Grand National and [c] Irish Grand National? [a] Ayr, [b] Chepstow and [c] Fairyhouse.
  10. In Morse Code what letter is represented by one dot? "E".
  11. Which English football team did Kevin Keegan work for immediately prior to becoming England team manager? Fulham (as Chief Operating Officer).
  12. Which river that forms much of the border between Norfolk and Suffolk joins the North Sea at Oulton Broad near Lowestoft? River Waveney.
  13. In a British game of Monopoly, what is the cost of a station? £200.00
  14. Which British composer wrote the opera "Troilus and Cressida"? William Walton.
  15. Who were the authors of these show-biz autobiographies, [a] Dear Fatty, [b] I'm a Believer, [c] The Time of my Life, [d] My Word is my Bond and [e] Who am I? [a] Dawn French, [b] Micky Dolenz (The Monkees), [c] Patrick Swayze, [d] Roger Moore and [e] Pete Townsend (The Who).
  16. Who won the last Five Nations Rugby Championship in 1999 prior to the competition becoming the Six Nations the following year? Scotland.
  17. Based on the character from Shakespeare's plays, who wrote the opera "Falstaff"? Verdi.
  18. If you were born on the following Saint's days what would be your star sign, [a] St David's Day, [b] St George's Day, [c] St Andrew's Day and [d] St Patrick's Day? [a] Pisces, [b] Taurus, [c] Sagittarius and [d] Pisces.
  19. Which artist often signed his works with a butterfly motif? James Whistler.
  20. In computing, what does the acronym COBOL stand for? Common Business Oriented Language.

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