Answers
These are the answers to the previous quiz.
1.
Complete the name of this Cumbrian, formerly Lancastrian, town,
…-in-Furness?
2.
Where traditionally do birds fly in winter?
3.
Which of the following is not a bird of prey? Sparrowhawk, Eagle,
Sparrow, Hawk
4.
Which bank was ‘broken’ by the man in a Victorian music-hall song?
5.
Traditionally, mozzarella cheese is made from the milk of which animal?
6.
What was the middle name of the artist L S Lowry?
7.
Stratfield Saye is the stately home of which Duke?
8.
What type of play is Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’?
9.
Which breed of dog is traditionally used for hunting hares?
10.
How many of the ‘Three Little Pigs’ does the wolf eat?
11.
The Royal Albert Hall was named after the husband of which British
monarch? Elizabeth; Anne; Mary;
Victoria
12.
Complete the title of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, ‘Tell Me On A
…?
13.
The black swan is native to which country?
14.
Who composed the opera ‘Rigoletto’?
15.
In which British city was Cary Grant born?
Leeds;
16.
Which unit of speed is equal to 1 nautical mile per hour?
17.
A drone is the male of which type of creature?
18.
What colour skin does the cartoon family ‘The Simpsons’ have?
19.
What kind of animal is a porpoise? Mammal;
Fish; Amphibian; Reptile
20.
Which adjective relates to cats? Bysantine;
Feline; Melamine; Caroline
21.
What type of fabric is traditionally used for British Army uniforms?
22.
Queen Anne of
23.
Which of these is one of the
24.
What crime is larceny?
25.
Caribou is another name for which animal?
1.
Which African country gained independence from
2.
Which is the fastest bird in level flight?
3.
Which three letters would a ship’s radio operator send out as an
emergency call?
4.
Vitamin D keeps which two parts of the body strong and healthy?
5.
Which famous diarist finished each entry with the words ‘and so to
bed’?
6.
Reykjavik
is the capital of what country?
7.
On a chessboard, what are the files?8.
Which seabird shares its name with a greedy person?9.
Who is the patron saint of sailors?
10.
Passover is a festival celebrated in which religion?
11.
What types of animals are the eland and impala?
12.
Who wrote
13.
What was Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov famous for?
14.
What is ‘dry ice’?
15.
A covering of ice on an area of land is known by what name?
16. The Missour
i is a tributary of what river?17.
What religion did Mary and Joseph follow?
18.
What is the name for the science that studies the history of the
Earth’s crust?
19.
Why do some plants pack closely together to form cushions?
20.
The King George V Cup is contested at Hickstead in what sport?
21.
Who was the first European to explore the coasts of Australia
and
22.
Which Indian city produces more movies than Hollywood?
23.
What itchy condition, caused by a fungus, usually affects the area
between the toes?
24.
What is laver bread made from?
25.
Which flightless bird moves on rocks in a series of two-footed jumps?
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