Quiz Number 167 - Answers

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  1. Which is the longest river in Asia? The Yangtze.
  2. In "Wuthering Heights" what is the surname of Cathy? Earnshaw.
  3. The Harrison Salisbury book "The 900 Days" is an account of the Nazi blockade of which Soviet city? Leningrad.
  4. What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs"? Clarice Starling.
  5. Which songs with "Leg" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists,[a] ZZ Top (1985), [b] Mungo Jerry (1974), [c] Rod Stewart (1978), [d] Monks (1979) and Andy Fairweather-Low (1975)? [a] "Legs", reached no 16, [b] "Long Legged Woman Dressed in black", no 13, [c] "Hot Legs", no 5, [d] "Nice Legs (Shame About the Face)", no 19 and [e] "Wide Eyed and Legless", no 6.
  6. Which Arizona town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral? Tombstone.
  7. Of which British island is Portree the largest town and capital? Isle of Skye.
  8. Who was the first British female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in a track or field event? Mary Rand.
  9. What objects do the following collect,[a] Tegestologists, [b]Cartophilists, [c] Deltiologists, [d] Bibliophiles and [e] Discophiles? [a] Beer Mats, [b] Cigarette Cards, [c] Postcards, [d] Books and [e] Records.
  10. Who in 1906 became the first leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party in the UK? Keir Hardie.
  11. Name the two English actors who have played James Bond in an official movie? Daniel Craig and Roger Moore.
  12. Which river forms the border between Texas and Mexico? Rio Grande.
  13. Which mammal can survive longer without drinking than a camel? Giraffe.
  14. In which plays by William Shakespeare do the following characters appear, [a] Regan, [b] Puck, [c] Malcolm, [d] Iago and [e] Portia? [a] King Lear, [b] A Midsummer Night's Dream, [c] Macbeth, [d] Othello and [e] The Merchant of Venice.
  15. Which children's comic featured the Bash Street Kids? The Beano.
  16. What stretch of water connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara? The Bosphorus.
  17. Who played Sir Winston Churchill in the Netflix series "The Crown"? John Lithgow.
  18. Which is the only New York borough that is not on an island? The Bronx.
  19. What Imperial measure was made up of 112 lbs? A Hundredweight.
  20. Which film director/actor was the Duchess of Sussex's first husband? Trevor Engleson.

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