Quiz Number 53

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Quiz Number 53 - Answers
1. What type of bird is a HOBBY?
A small long-winged falcon.
2. In which British daily newspaper does the comic strip "Beau Peep" appear?
Daily Star.
3. Who in 1932 became the first Briton to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?
John Galsworthy.
4. Who famously remarked "I married beneath me, all women do"?
Nancy Astor.
5. Which songs containing the word "Night" were UK top 5 hits for the following artists, [a] Johnny Ray (1954), [b]
Richard Ashcroft (2006), [c] Clodagh Rodgers (1969), [d] Mis-teeq (2001) and [e] Heat wave (1977)
[a] "Such a Night" reached no. 1, [b] "Break the Night with Colour", no.3, [c] "Goodnight Midnight", no. 4, [d] "One Night
Stand", no.5 and [e] "Boogie Nights", no.2.
6. Which religious organisation was founded by Wilson Carlile in the slums of London in 1882?
The Church Army.
7. What name is given to an angle of more than 180 degrees?
Reflex.
8. Which British King was known as "The Sailor King"?
William IV.
9. Which football club is the most southerly of the original founders of the Football League?
Aston Villa.
10. Which FOUR countries share a land border with Nigeria?
Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
11. Which Royal Navy rank falls between Able Seaman and Petty Officer?
Leading Rating.
12. Which THREE movies did comedians Morecambe and Wise star in?
"The Intelligence Men", "That Riviera Touch" and "The Magnificent Two".
13. What is the name of the waterway that by-passes the Niagara Falls?
The Welland Canal.
14. Who composed the musical "Annie Get Your Gun"?
Irving Berlin.
15. Which Olympic Games featured in the movie "Chariots of Fire"?
Paris 1924.
16. What are the THREE main divisions of the High Court of England & Wales?
The Queens Bench Division, The Chancery Division and The Family Division.
17. The wood from which tree is traditionally used to manufacture cricket bats?
Willow.
18. Through which European capital city does the River Aare flow?
Berne (Switzerland).
19. Which FIVE Countries make up the permanent members of the UN Security Council?
China, France, Russia, UK and the USA.
20. Which publication first published in 1841, ceased production on 8th April 1992?
Punch magazine.