Quiz #15: Answers

In a book by C.S. Lewis, through what item of furniture do characters Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy first visit the land of Narnia?

Question 2

Wage Labour and Capital, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, and Das Kapital are all books written by what 19^th-century German philosopher?

Question 3

In the world of supermarket birthday cakes, Colin, Cuthbert, Curly, Clyde, and Morris, are all what type of animal?

Question 4

Which US President starred in the films Love is on the Air, Murder in the Air, Tugboat Annie Sails Again, and Bedtime for Bonzo, the last of which involves him trying to teach manners to a chimpanzee?

Question 5

The Guinness Book of World Records lists the 1965-1966 Moroccan championship as the closest ever professional football league. At the end of the season how many points separated first place Wydad Athletic and 14th and last place finishers Maghreb Athletic Tetouan?

Question 6

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a ‘new renaissance’ project to redesign which gallery in Paris, which will include a new exhibition space for the Mona Lisa?

Question 7

What two words complete this quote from Benjamin Franklin: “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except ___ and ___”?

Question 8

In which two television sitcoms did actor Matt LeBlanc play the character Joey Tribbiani?

Question 9

Which four planets of the solar system have ring systems?

Question 10

Make the longest word possible from the following letters: CDEENOOPS

Round 1 points
(Maximum: 23)

Round 2

Question 1

Sports publication Marca has the highest circulation of a daily newspaper in which European country?

Question 2

Wordle is a popular game in which players have six turns to guess a word. What do players have to guess in the game Worldle?

Question 3

What is the name of the new sport in which players hit a ball around city landscapes, attempting to hit a particular object in the fewest shots possible?

Question 4

What single word, spelt in red letters, features on sculptures designed by Robert Indiana that can be found in over 50 cities across the world?

Question 5

Janine Jansen, Hilary Hahn, Nicola Benedetti, and Joshua Bell are all renowned players of what musical instrument?

Question 6

In standard electronic circuit diagrams, what device is represented by a circle with a cross inside it?

Question 7

Which two Brazilian football players have scored 10 or more goals at World Cup finals?

Question 8

Which three cities, all in Asia, have had the distinction of possessing the tallest building in the world in the 21^st century?

Question 9

In the UK, what are the five peerage titles?

Question 10

Established in 1951, the European Coal and Steel Community was a precursor of the European Union. Which six Western European countries were the community’s founding members?

Round 2 points
(Maximum: 22)

Total points
(Maximum: 45)

Round 3

Question 1

For what do the letters PM stand, as used in air pollution measurements PM 2.5 and PM 10?

Question 2

Formed in 1998 and based at Qiandao Lake, Chinese brand Kaluga Queen is now the world’s largest producer of what foodstuff?

Question 3

In which city is British TV show The Great Pottery Throw Down filmed, an apt choice due to the city’s reputation as the home of the English pottery industry?

Question 4

What girl’s name completes the title of this Judy Blume coming-of-age book, adapted into a 2023 film starring Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates: Are You There God? It’s Me, ___?

Question 5

With 33 titles, which county is the most successful side in English cricket’s County Championship?

Question 6

Which ancient Greek mathematician completes this quote from Galileo Galilei: “(anyone) who has read and understood the very subtle inventions of this divine man in his own writing, most clearly realizes how inferior all other minds are to that of ___”

Question 7

What are the only two states in the US that have the death penalty and did not vote Republican in the 2024 Presidential election?

Question 8

What two chemical elements are present in the substance commonly referred to as ‘fool’s gold’?

Question 9

Now only available as luxury travel, The Ghan train crosses Australia north to south. In which five locations does the service stop during its four days of travel?

Question 10

What are the six teams in the English Premier League whose names contain the word ‘ham’?

Round 3 points
(Maximum: 21)

Total points
(Maximum: 66)

Round 4

Question 1

What is the name of the computer game series based on the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, the third main title of which won Game of the Year at both the DICE Awards and BAFTA Games Awards?

Question 2

The Swedish bread lussekatt, traditionally eaten on the Feast of Saint Lucy on December 13, are flavoured with what spice?

Question 3

In 2004, the American version of the Antiques Roadshow valued a man from Minnesota’s pocket watch at $250000, only for the man to sell it two years later for $1.5m, making it the most expensive item a member of the public has brought into the show. What company made the watch?

Question 4

What was the name of the English World War II pilot knighted for services to disabled people, having achieved over twenty aerial victories and fought in the Battle of Britain despite having lost the bottom half of both his legs in a crash in the early 1930s?

Question 5

What was the name of the 1990s German dance group whose first four hit singles in the UK, which all charted in the top 3, each had lyrics sung in a different language – none of which were German?

Question 6

Deemed the father of haute couture, which 19^th century British fashion designer is believed to have been the first to use live models for his clothes and to sew branded labels onto his creations?

Question 7

Ishmael and Isaac were the two sons of which Biblical figures – although the father is said to have had six children with a later wife?

Question 8

The ABC Islands are part of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean. For what three islands do the letters A, B, and C stand?

Question 9

What are the first names of the four immediate family members in the children’s TV show Bluey?

Question 10

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Round 4 points
(Maximum: 20)

Total points
(Maximum: 86)

Round 5

In Round 5, there is only one answer. The less clues you need to get it, the more points you receive. If you need only one clue, you receive 10 points; if you require two clues, you will receive 9 points, and so on.

However, you may only answer once. If you answer incorrectly, you receive zero points for the round.

The following are all species of what type of animal?

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Answer: Crocodile

Round 5 points
(Maximum: 10)

Total points
(Maximum: 96)