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Copyright ゥ 2022 www.kensquiz.co.uk Quiz Number 114 - Answers 1. Perkin Warbeck was a pretender to the English throne during which King's reign? King Henry VII. 2. Which track from their "Rattle and Hum" album provided U2 with their first British number one single? Desire. 3. Which two airlines were combined in 1974 to form British Airways? British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA). 4. Prior to 2017, who were the last club, apart from Rangers or Celtic to win the top flight Scottish football league? Aberdeen (1984-85 season). 5. What songs with "Eyes" in the title were UK top five hits for the following artists, [a] Bobby Vee(1963), [b] Boystown Gang (1982), [c] Jamelia (2004), [d] Perry Como (1953) and [e] Art Garfunkel (1975)? [a] "The Night has a Thousand Eyes", reached no 3, [b] "Can't Take my Eyes Off You", no4, [c] "See it in a Boy's Eyes", no 5, [d] "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes", no 1 and [e] "I Only Have Eyes for You" no 1. 6. Which vegetable is used in the layers of a traditional Greek Moussaka? Aubergine. 7. Which city hosted the British Commonwealth Games in 1970? Edinburgh, Scotland. 8. By what name was French model maker Marie Grosholtz better known? Madame Tussaud. 9. By area, what are the five largest islands in the Mediterranean? Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, Corsica and Crete. 10. Who played the title role in the West End premiere of the musical "Evita"? Elaine Page. 11. Originally published in 2015, which singer's autobiography is titled "Over the Top and Back"? Sir Tom Jones. 12. In which English county was Troika pottery produced? Cornwall. 13. What code names were given to these following WW2 operations, [a] German invasion of Russia, [b] Allied invasion of Sicily, [c] Evacuation of Dunkirk, [d] Allied landings in Normandy and [e] German invasion of Great Britain? [a] Barbarossa, [b] Husky, [c] Dynamo, [d] Overlord and [e] Sealion. 14. Who played the painter Vermeer in the 2003 movie "Girl With a Pearl Earring"? Colin Firth. 15. To which note are both the top and bottom strings on a standard tuned six-stringed guitar tuned? E. 16. Which English city has a medieval street known as The Shambles? York. 17. In which fictional town are the following TV shows set, [a] "Murder She Wrote", [b] "Neighbours", [c] Buffy, the Vampire Slayer", [d] "The League of Gentlemen" and [e] "Noel's House Party"? [a] Cabot Cove, Maine, [b] Erinsborough, [c] Sunnydale, California, [d] Royston Vasey and [e] Crinkly Bottom. 18. Where in the human body is the Fovea Centralis? The Eye. 19. Which Seventies band featured brothers Ron and Russel Mael? Sparks. 20. What was the title of the first children's novel published by David Walliams in 2008? "The Boy in the Dress".
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Quiz Number 114 - Answers

1. Perkin Warbeck was a pretender to the English throne during which King's reign?

King Henry VII.

2. Which track from their "Rattle and Hum" album provided U2 with their first British number one single?

Desire.

3. Which two airlines were combined in 1974 to form British Airways?

British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA).

4. Prior to 2017, who were the last club, apart from Rangers or Celtic to win the top flight Scottish football league?

Aberdeen (1984-85 season).

5. What songs with "Eyes" in the title were UK top five hits for the following artists, [a] Bobby Vee(1963), [b]

Boystown Gang (1982), [c] Jamelia (2004), [d] Perry Como (1953) and [e] Art Garfunkel (1975)?

[a] "The Night has a Thousand Eyes", reached no 3, [b] "Can't Take my Eyes Off You", no4, [c] "See it in a Boy's Eyes", no 5,

[d] "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes", no 1 and [e] "I Only Have Eyes for You" no 1.

6. Which vegetable is used in the layers of a traditional Greek Moussaka?

Aubergine.

7. Which city hosted the British Commonwealth Games in 1970?

Edinburgh, Scotland.

8. By what name was French model maker Marie Grosholtz better known?

Madame Tussaud.

9. By area, what are the five largest islands in the Mediterranean?

Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, Corsica and Crete.

10. Who played the title role in the West End premiere of the musical "Evita"?

Elaine Page.

11. Originally published in 2015, which singer's autobiography is titled "Over the Top and Back"?

Sir Tom Jones.

12. In which English county was Troika pottery produced?

Cornwall.

13. What code names were given to these following WW2 operations, [a] German invasion of Russia, [b] Allied

invasion of Sicily, [c] Evacuation of Dunkirk, [d] Allied landings in Normandy and [e] German invasion of Great

Britain?

[a] Barbarossa, [b] Husky, [c] Dynamo, [d] Overlord and [e] Sealion.

14. Who played the painter Vermeer in the 2003 movie "Girl With a Pearl Earring"?

Colin Firth.

15. To which note are both the top and bottom strings on a standard tuned six-stringed guitar tuned?

E.

16. Which English city has a medieval street known as The Shambles?

York.

17. In which fictional town are the following TV shows set, [a] "Murder She Wrote", [b] "Neighbours", [c] Buffy, the

Vampire Slayer", [d] "The League of Gentlemen" and [e] "Noel's House Party"?

[a] Cabot Cove, Maine, [b] Erinsborough, [c] Sunnydale, California, [d] Royston Vasey and [e] Crinkly Bottom.

18. Where in the human body is the Fovea Centralis?

The Eye.

19. Which Seventies band featured brothers Ron and Russel Mael?

Sparks.

20. What was the title of the first children's novel published by David Walliams in 2008?

"The Boy in the Dress".

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