This article provides the answers to the quiz questions published on April 22. The quiz covered a range of topics including literature, history, geography, and popular culture.
Quiz Questions and Answers
Questions for April 23
The following questions were posed for April 23:
- Which four players born in Czechoslovakia have won the Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon? Answer: Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova, and Martina Hingis.
- In George Orwell's Animal Farm, what type of animal was Benjamin? Answer: A donkey.
- In 2003, which was the first European country to win sailing's America's Cup since 1851? Options: Moldova, Lithuania, Switzerland, or Portugal. Answer: Switzerland.
- In which cathedral were both Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine of Aragon buried? Answer: Peterborough Cathedral.
- Which family were upstairs in the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs? Answer: The Bellamy family.
- Which songs with Tonight in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists? Answers: [a] One Night Only: Just for Tonight, [b] Professor Green ft Ed Drewett: I Need You Tonight, [c] Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight, [d] Christina Aguilera: Not Myself Tonight, and [e] Aurra: You and Me Tonight.
- If you ordered Agneau in a French restaurant, what would you expect to be served? Answer: Lamb.
- Which football club opened the first all-seater stadium in England? Answer: Coventry City (Highfield Road).
- What were the first names of the six Larkin children in The Darling Buds of May? Answer: Mariette, Montgomery, Primrose, Zinnia, Petunia, and Victoria.
- Which is the only body of water traditionally named a lake in the English Lake District? Answer: Bassenthwaite Lake.
Questions for April 22
The following questions were asked for April 22:
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- On this day in 1616, William Shakespeare died. What songs with Face in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists? Answers: [a] Little Richard (1959): Good Golly Miss Molly, [b] Lady Gaga (2009): Poker Face, [c] Dream Warriors (1990): My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style, [d] Stephanie De Sykes (1974): Born with a Smile on My Face.
- What surname was used as a pen-name for all the Bronte sisters? Answer: Bell.
- In which part of the human body would you find the Brachial Artery? Answer: The arm.
- Popular in Chinese cuisine, what is the principal ingredient in Hoisin Sauce? Answer: Fermented soybean paste.
- Who were the five golden ticket winners in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Answer: Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Mike Teavee, and Charlie Bucket.
- Which two countries are linked by the Brenner Pass? Answer: Austria and Italy.
- Which Greek Goddess was the twin sister of Apollo? Answer: Artemis.
- Who were the judges in the first UK series of X Factor? Answer: Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, and Louis Walsh.
- In slang terms, how much money is a pony? Answer: 25 pounds.
- Who followed King John to the English throne? Answer: Henry III.
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