Quiz Number 235 - Answers

Published: Thursday 22nd August 2024A free general knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. In which US State was the first Pizza Hut restaurant opened in 1958? Kansas.
  2. Who was the first English monarch to be buried at Westminster Abbey? Edward the Confessor.
  3. What was the title of Bela Bartok's only opera? Bluebeard's Castle.
  4. Who was the first President of the Confederate States? Jefferson Davis.
  5. Which songs with "Day" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists [a] Menswear (1995), [b] David Bowie (1987), [c] Badfinger (1972), [d] The Monkees (1967) and [e] Craig David (2000)? [a] "Daydreamer", reached no 14, [b] "Day-In Day-Out", no 17, [c] "Day After Day", no 10, [d] "Daydream Believer", no 5 and [e] "7 Days", no 1.
  6. Who played the main role in the 1994 movie "The Mask? Jim Carrey.
  7. In which Edgar Rice Burrough novel did Tarzan first make an appearance? Tarzan of the Apes.
  8. Olympia is the capital city of which American state? Washington.
  9. From which US city do the band The Killers originate? Las Vegas.
  10. In Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" what animal is represented by the flute? Bird.
  11. Who won the 1921 Nobel Physics Prize for his work on the photolectric cell? Albert Einstein.
  12. What is the name of the dark, dense German bread made from coarsely ground rye? Pumpernickel.
  13. Jack Ryan is a fictional character created by which author? Tom Clancy.
  14. Which county cricket side is based at Edgbaston? Warwickshire.
  15. By what name is singer Rory Graham better known as? Rag 'n' Bone Man.
  16. Art Nouveau was a style of architecture and decoration that emerged in which decade? 1890's.
  17. Cabot Cove is the fictious setting for which 1980s-90s television series? Murder, She Wrote.
  18. As at 2024 which city has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world? Tokyo.
  19. At which London club did Phileas Fogg start and finish his journey around the world? The Reform Club.
  20. Which critically endangered salamander is the world's largest known amphibian? Chinese Giant Salamander.

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