Quiz Number 239 - Answers

Published: Friday 7th February 2025A free General Knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. What do crocodiles swallow to allow them to dive to lower levels? Stones.
  2. Who was the Greek God of the Sun? Apollo.
  3. Who directed the 1962 movie "Lawrence of Arabia"? David Lean.
  4. In cookery, the term "Lyonnaise" indicates that which particular vegetable is used in a dish? Onion
  5. Which songs with "Summer" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists,[a] The Lovin' Spoonful (1966), [b] Bay City Rollers (1974), [c] A1 (1999), [d] Bobby Goldsboro (1973) and [e] Ace of Base (1998)? [a] "Summer in the City", reached no 8, [b] "Summer Love Sensation", no 3, [c] "Summertime of our lives", no 5, [d] "Summer (The First Time)", no 9 and [e] "Cruel Summer", no 8.
  6. Which Clint Eastwood film won an Oscar for Gene Hackman as the sheriff of Big Whiskey? Unforgiven.
  7. Which country is known as the country of the "Golden Fleece"? Georgia.
  8. If a month contains a Friday the 13th, on which day did it begin? Sunday.
  9. In an alphabetical list of countries' capital cities, which comes last? Zagreb.
  10. From which animal does the dried meat Pastrami originate? Cow.
  11. How many sides are there on a heptadecagon? Seventeen.
  12. Who was the lead singer of Culture Club? Boy George.
  13. Because of the Covid pandemic, what date in July 2021 was named freedom day? 19th.
  14. Which artist left Paris in 1891 and moved to Tahiti? Gaugain.
  15. Who plays Miss Moneypenny in the early Bond films? Lois Maxwell.
  16. What are the three main herbs used to make the alcoholic drink absinthe? Wormwood, fennel and anise
  17. Which three countries names in English begin with the letter J? Jamaica, Jordan and Japan.
  18. What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? Iota.
  19. What was the real name of Buffalo Bill? William Cody.
  20. Chablis comes from which French wine region? Burgundy

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