On this day in 2011, Prince William of Wales married Catherine Middleton in a lavish ceremony watched by millions worldwide. But how much do you know about other topics? Test your knowledge with these questions.
Questions for April 28
General Knowledge
1. Which Commonwealth country's prime ministers were Kevin Rudd, Joseph Muscat, Bruce Golding, Helen Clark, and Brian Mulroney? 2. Which character did Alan Rickman play in the Harry Potter films? 3. Which two forms of warfare were outlawed under the 1925 Geneva Convention? 4. Which three London boroughs have the 'Royal' prefix? 5. In agriculture, what is a bellwether? 6. In which Dickens novel does a character die by spontaneous combustion? 7. What does APR stand for in credit agreements? 8. Which artist created the animations for Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'? 9. Which classical composer is known as 'The Father of the Symphony'? 10. Which two bodies merged in 1918 to form the Royal Air Force?
Music and Film
1. Name the UK top five hits with 'Eyes' in the title for: [a] Gene Pitney (1965), [b] Dr. Hook (1980), [c] The Streets (2004), [d] Crystal Gayle (1977), [e] Wet Wet Wet (1987). 2. What is the minimum age for a Saga holiday? 3. What was Elvis Presley's first feature film, released in 1956? 4. Which is Shakespeare's shortest play by word count? 5. On which Hawaiian island is Pearl Harbor located? 6. For which two films did Michael Caine win Best Supporting Actor Oscars? 7. Which English county has the largest woodland area? 8. What were H.G. Wells' forenames? 9. Which Scottish clan was massacred at Glencoe in 1692? 10. If a leaf is described as obcordate, what shape is it?
Answers
General Knowledge: 1. Australia (Kevin Rudd), Malta (Joseph Muscat), Jamaica (Bruce Golding), New Zealand (Helen Clark), Canada (Brian Mulroney). 2. Severus Snape. 3. Chemical and biological warfare. 4. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. 5. A castrated ram that leads a flock. 6. Bleak House. 7. Annual Percentage Rate. 8. Gerald Scarfe. 9. Joseph Haydn. 10. Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service.
Music and Film: 1. [a] 'Looking Through the Eyes of Love', [b] 'Sexy Eyes', [c] 'Dry Your Eyes', [d] 'Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue', [e] 'Angel Eyes (Home and Away)'. 2. 50 (companion may be over 40). 3. Love Me Tender. 4. The Comedy of Errors. 5. Oahu. 6. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and The Cider House Rules (1999). 7. Surrey. 8. Herbert George. 9. The MacDonalds. 10. Heart-shaped.
