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Quiz Answers

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  1. Which is the only U.S state to not contain any of the letters from George W. Bush? Indiana.

  2. Between 1978 and 1992, three films won the Best Picture Oscar that contained an animal in the title. Can you name them? The DEER Hunter, Dances With WOLVES and The Silence Of The LAMBS.

  3. Who was the last British PM to take the office via a general election and leave via a general election? Ted Heath

  4. What do both the largest and smallest UK constituencies (by population) have in common? They are both islands. The smallest constituency by population is Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) in Scotland, with an electorate of approximately 21,200, and the largest is the Isle of Wight, with an electorate of about 108,000.

  5. Which five elements of the periodic table contain only four letters? Iron, Neon, Zinc, Gold and Lead.

  6. What's the only one-word country to contain all the vowels? Mozambique

  7. Which is the only country to be named after a woman? Saint Lucia, which is named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse, the patron saint of the blind. While Ireland is named after the Celtic goddess Éiru, Saint Lucia is the only sovereign state named after a historical female figure.

  8. The theme tune to which TV series also spells out the title? Morse.

  9. Which five English cities end with the letter Y? Coventry, Derby, Ely, Canterbury and Salisbury.

  10. Two countries contain another country within their name, can you guess them? (The hidden countries are enclosed by letters either side - so not Nigeria/Niger, for example.) Mali in Somalia and Oman in Romania.

  11. Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose both won Oscars for their portrayal of Anita from West Side Story. This has happened on two other occasions, where different actors have won an Oscar for portraying the same character. Name the other two characters and the actors who played them. Vito Corleone: Marlon Brando won Best Actor for playing Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972) and Robert De Niro won Best Supporting Actor for portraying a younger Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II" (1974) And The Joker: Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor (posthumously) for his portrayal of the Joker in "The Dark Knight" (2008) and Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for playing the same character in "Joker" (2019).

  12. Not only am I an Oscar-winning actress, but my father also won an Oscar, and so did both of my ex-husbands. Who am I? Angelina Jolie.

  13. Which London Underground station features 6 consecutive consonants in a single word? Knightsbridge station

  14. Which song, originally released in 2004, has since featured in the Top 100 UK Chart for over seven years? (Not consecutive weeks, to be clear, but 367 weeks in total). Even today it's still at number 57, and yet has never peaked higher than number 10. Mr Brightside by The Killers

  15. Only three artists have sold over 100 million albums as a solo artist AND as a member of a group: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, and who's the third? Phil Collins.

  16. Which actor only ever appeared in five feature films - with all five movies going on to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? John Cazale - The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter.

  17. Only one G-rated film and one X-rated film have won the Best Picture Oscar, and they did so in consecutive years. Can you name both films? Oliver! and Midnight Cowboy

  18. What comes next in this sequence: Central, Circle, District, Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Hammersmith & City, xxx ? Northern Line (snooker ball colours in order)

  19. There's only ever been one occasion when a son has come on as a substitute for his father in an international match. Who was the son? (It's a tricky one, so I'll give you a clue. He played for five different Premier League Clubs, including Stoke City and Fulham, and also made 72 appearances for Barcelona.) Eidur Gudjohnsen

  20. Cheese or Motorway Service Station?

    Broxden - (Services - M90)

    Trowell - (Services - M1)

    Tunworth - (Cheese)

    Stichelton - (Cheese)

    Old Inns - (Services M80)

    Bowland - (Cheese)

    Chevington - (Cheese)

    Pont Abraham - (Services M4)

    Gordano - (Services M5)

    Derby (Cheese)

  21. West Indian Cricketer or Buckinghamshire Village?

    Lilingstone Dayrell - Village

    Everton Mattis - Cricket

    Grendon Underwood - Village

    Thelston Payne - Cricket

    Newton Longville - Village

    Hammond Furlonge - Cricket

    Clayton Lambert - Cricket

    Barton Hartshorn - Village

    Aston Clinton - Village

    Irvine Shillingford - Cricket

    Clifton Reynes - Village

    Norbert Phillip - Cricket

  22. Guess the countries from the literal translations of their names:

    A) Little Venice. Venezuela

    B) At The Navel Of The Moon. Mexico

    C) Land Of Many Rabbits. Spain

    D) Land Of The Thunder Dragon. Bhutan

    E) Frizzy-Haired Men. Papa New Guinea

  23. Can you guess the famous novels from the anagrams?

        A) Injure Crapped Died. Pride and Prejudice

        B) Floris Thronged. Lord of the Flies

        C) Apostate Excreting. Great Expectations

        D) Arts Baggy Teeth. The Great Gatsby

        E) Counterfeit Radiography. The Picture of Dorian Gray

  1. Can you solve these anagrams to find the British sitcom characters?

        A) Butch Ethnic Yak Hyacinth Bucket

        B) Advert Bind David Brent

        C) Grandpa Retail Alan Partridge

        D) Clever Dirt Mow Victor Meldrew

        E) Larder Reengaging Geraldine Granger

And a tricky bonus one... F) Flattered Richly Father Ted Crilly


Solve the cryptic crosswords:


Snake hidden in skimpy thong (6) Python

Learning difficulty given by clumsy daily sex (8) Dyslexia

Nothing left in safe (3,5) All right

Not one item of furniture is worthy of attention (7) Notable

Mining, lesson one: the choice is yours! (4,4,4) Take Your Pick

Take a risk in drama of burning intensity? (4,4,4) Play With Fire

Characters in front of queue, say highly placed (4) Atop

Cold display unit for seafood (11) Standoffish

What’s made only to snap in bits? (7,6) Digital Camera

It’s bound to be upheld by those in service (4,4) Hymn Book


And some from this fantastic quiz book by Frank Paul:


Change one letter from each word to make a pair of synonyms (i.e 'Sacked and Hole' became 'Sacred and Holy').

A) Mistress and Buffering - Distress and Suffering

B) Charm and Gull - Chasm and Gulf

C) Sacked and Hole - Sacred and Holy

D) Paid and Dug - Pair and Duo

E) Aware and Prime - Award and Prize

F) Delicate and Denote - Dedicate and Devote


And the answers to these quiz questions are all anagrams of capital cities. Can you work them out?

A) The name of which creature can follow the words head or wood? Louse - Seoul

B) Which muppet is the drummer of the band Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem? Animal - Manila

C) In a flower, which word refers to the part of the stamen that contains pollen? Anther - Tehran

D) Which surname is shared by a major character from The Man From U.N.C.L.E and a major character from Star Wars? Solo - Oslo

E) Which island, about 90 miles south-east of Grenada, is thought to derive its name from its cigar-like shape? Tobago - Bogota

F) In which country would you find Timbuktu? Mali - Lima


My Connecting Walls



A) Preceded by 'Master': Copy, Bedroom, Key, Yoda

B) LLMs: Grok, Gemini, Llama, Claude

C) Anagrams of animals: Bolster (Lobster), Pea (Ape), Sneak (Snake), Prides (Spider)

D) Famous Roberts with the last letter missing: Plan(t), Burn(s), Pesto(n), Hook(e)



  1. A) First word of two word U.S States: Rhode (Island), New (Hampshire/Jersey/Mexico/York), South (Carolina/Dakota), West (Virginia) B) Anagrams of wheat foods: Foal (Loaf), Gable (Bagel), Nub (Bun), Contour (Crouton) C) Seas: Red, Yellow, Black, North D) Last word of films beginning with compass point: (North by) Northwest, (East is) East, (South) Pacific, (West Side) Story

 
 
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