Quiz - Week 1 - Questions and Answers

For those of you who follow the blog and joined in with the Quiz on Tuesday I promised that on Fridays you would have the answers.

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Here they are:

1. 70s

1. Which Apollo mission, intended to be the third moon landing, was aborted due to an oxygen tank exploding in April 1970?

Apollo 13

2. Four students died and 9 others injured on May 4^th 1970 when Ohio National Guard opened fire at students protesting the war in Vietnam at what event?

Kent State Protests later to be known as Kent State Massacre

3. Who, not only being the only woman to hold office, won their second term as Prime minister of India in 1971?

Indira Gandhi

4. Which famous theme park opened in October 1971?

Disney World

5. Which film, the first of a trilogy, made from the best-selling novel by Mario Puzo was released in 1972?

The Godfather

2. Adverts – Can you match the slogan to the company?

1. ‘It’s a magical place, we’re on our way there…’

Toys R Us

2. ‘Washing machines live longer with….’

Calgon

3. Who is ‘Loves the jobs you hate’?

Mr Muscle

4. ‘Exceedingly good cakes’?

Mr Kipling

5. ‘it’s good to talk’?

BT

3. Common Misconceptions

1. What colour is Mars?

Deep Yellow/golden although there are areas that are brown and green.

2. How long do you need to wait to report a missing person?

You don’t. There is no given time.

3. In which country was the game of Chinese Checkers invented?

Germany

4. How many senses do you have?

Most common are 5 but there are scientifically recorded 9 and queried up to 21.

5. What do you find inside a camels hump?

Fatty tissue

4. Disney

1. Angelina Jolie played which Disney character in the modern take on the story?

Maleficent

2. Which was the first full-length animated feature film to be released under the Disney name?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

3. What was the first film that starred Mickey Mouse?

Steamboat Willie

4. What is the name of the princess in Disney’s version of ‘Sleeping Beauty’?

Aurora

5. Name 4 Animated Disney films released in the 1990’s? a Point each.

Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, Pocahontas, Toy story 1 and 2, Hercules, A bugs life and Tarzan

5. Animals – Male, Female & Young – Point for each

1. Elephant

Bull, Cow and Calf

2. Fox

Dog, Vixen and Cub

3. Goose

Gander, Goose and Gosling

4. Rabbit

Buck, Doe and Kitten

5. Sheep

Ram, Ewe and Lamb

6. General Knowledge

1. What is the first book in the series the Chronicles of Narnia?

The Magicians Nephew

2. Salvador Dali’s paintings belonged to with art movement?

Surrealism

3. Which famous playwright also wrote under the pseudonym ‘Boz’?

Charles Dickens

4. Cecil the lion was killed in Zimbabwe in July 2015 by an American big-game hunter – what was the hunter’s name?

Walter Palmer

5. Which band was the first ever to perform on Top Of The Pops?

Rolling Stones

Bonus Question: Worth 5 points.

Name the 5 most populated countries.

China, India, USA, Indonesia and Brazil

If you missed the picture round you can find it below.



Now you have the answers, added up your points, including doubling the round that you played the joker on and place your answers in the comments.


Winner takes all the glory! Hope to see you next week!