Quiz - Week 2 -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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1. Geography

1. What is the name of the official national anthem of the USA?

The Star-Spangled Banner

2. What colours are used on the Russian Flag? Point each

White, Red and Blue

3. By population what is the largest county in England?

Bristol

4. Which South Eastern London road is the first to appear on a monopoly?

Old Kent Road

5. France borders with 8 countries. Which ones? A point each!

Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Luxemburg, Spain and Switzerland

2. Music Trivia

1. Which Beatles Album is named after the street the EMI recording studios were located?

Abbey Road

2. Which musical term means ‘getting gradually louder and louder’?

Crescendo

3. Which 3 singers died in the 1959 plane crash later referred as the day the music died? Point each.

Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valans

4. Who is the UK’s best-selling artist, selling over 21 million singles?

Cliff Richard

5. Which band released songs called Barbie girl and Doctor Jones?

Aqua

3. Phobias

1. Acrophobia is the fear of what?

Heights

2. Agoraphobia

The fear of open or crowded spaces

3. Claustrophobia

The fear of small spaces

4. Arachnophobia

The Fear of spiders

5. Necrophobe is someone who fears what?

Dead or Dying things

4. Art and Literature

1. Which Prime Minister has won a Nobel Peace prize for Literature?

Winston Churchill

2. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo Da Vinci

3. Which Author wrote The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox and Danny the Champion of the World?

Roald Dahl

4. My Side is the autobiography of which Football player?

David Beckham

5. Which Gallery was named after sugar magnate in 1897?

Tate - Henry Tate of Tate & Lyle

5. Film and Tv

1. What were the names of the children in Mary Poppins? Point each.

Jane and Michael Banks

2. “Kiss me. Kiss me as if it was the last time” and “Here’s looking at you kid” are quotes from which movie?

Casablanca

3. The Eastenders theme tune was given lyrics and released as a single in 1986 by Anita Dobson – but what was the song called?

Anyone Can Fall In Love

4. Michael Keaton played which superhero in 1989 film?

Batman

5. Name 4 characters from Only Fools and Horses? A point each.

Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, Rodney Trotter, Uncle Albert, Trigger, Boycie, Grandad, Cassandra Trotter, Micky Pearce, Denzil, Damien Trotter, Raquel Trotter, Marlene and Mike Fisher

6. General Knowledge

1. ‘Blue Monday’, said to be the most depressing day of the year, falls during which month?

January

2. In which sport would you find the terms madhouse, bed and leg?

Darts

3. Which 2 main London railway stations have the word Cross in their names? Point each

Charing Cross and Kings Cross.

4. Helen Sharman was the first British woman to do what?

Go in space

5. London Hosted the Olympics 3 times, what years? Point each

1908, 1948 and 2012

 

Bonus Question

Name the 6 superheroes that starred together in the first Avengers Movie? Point each.

Ironman, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye

If you missed the picture round you can see 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!