Quiz Number 240 - Answers

Published: Saturday 8th March 2025A free General Knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
  1. The headquarters of the International Ice Hockey Federation is in which European city? Zurich.
  2. Which Italian composer was known as the Red Priest? Vivaldi.
  3. In which month of 1939 did Britain declare war on Germany? September.
  4. In cookery, what French word meaning 'jumped' is used for tossing or shaking food in hot fat? Sauted.
  5. Which songs with "Crazy" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists,[a] Afroman (2002), [b] Beyonce (2003), [c] Queen (1979), [d] Fine Young Cannibals and [e] Felix (1992)? [a] "Crazy Rap", reached no 10, [b] "Crazy in Love", no 1, [c] "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", no 2, [d] "She Drives Me Crazy", no 5 and [e] "It Will Make Me Crazy", no 11.
  6. What was the name of the machine that transforms a 12 year old to an adult in "Big"? Zoltar Speaks.
  7. In which museum can you find the 'The Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dali? Museum of Modern Art in New York.
  8. What nationality was Adolphe Sax, who invented the saxophone in 1840? Belgium.
  9. Beta Vulgaris is the Latin name for which crop? Beetroot
  10. Where in London would you find the tomb of the Unknown Warrior? Westminster Abbey.
  11. How old was Rembrandt when he painted his self-portrait in the final year of his life? Sixty-three.
  12. Who sang the theme to the 1983 Bond movie "Octopussy"? Rita Coolidge (All Time High).
  13. Used in cheese making, from what part of a cow does the enzyme rennet come from? The Stomach
  14. The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of which particles in an atom? Protons.
  15. Which Greek hero was known as the "Tamer of Horses"? Hector.
  16. How many US States have coastlines on the Pacific Ocean? Five (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington).
  17. In which Mozart opera do the characters Papageno and the Queen of the Night appear? The Magic Flute.
  18. What type of ticket did The Darkness score a top ten hit with in 2005? "One Way Ticket".
  19. The Daiquiri cocktail was named after a village on which island country? Cuba
  20. Named after the Greek for "Carrying Light", which element has the Atomic Number 15? Phosphorus.

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