tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post804197117053395610..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Quiz Of The Week : 5th July 2009Alan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8455099753943413352009-07-13T10:47:37.011+01:002009-07-13T10:47:37.011+01:00And here are the answers : 1. In which decade did ...And here are the answers : 1. In which decade did the Charleston become a popular dance? (1920s)<br />2. Which British Prime Minister once played first-class cricket for Middlesex? (Sir Alec Douglas-Home)<br />3. Who was the God of Wine in Roman mythology? (Bacchus)<br />4. In which American state is Las Vegas? (Nevada)<br />5. In which year did ITV start? (1955)<br />6. Who won the long-jump at the 1968 Mexico Olympics? (Bob Beaman)<br />7. What is Welsh for Wales? (Cymru)<br />8. Stromboli was a villain in which Disney film? (Pinocchio)<br />9. Stromboli is a volcano off the coast of which Mediterranean island? (Sicily)<br />10. The mother of which Monkee member was the multi-millionaire inventor of “Liquid Paper”? (Bette Nesmith, mother of Michael Nesmith)<br /> <br /><br />11. What is the world’s largest rodent? (Capybara)<br />12. How many players are there in a netball team? (7)<br />13. What is the southernmost point of the English mainland? (The Lizard)<br />14. What is the name of the lines drawn on weather maps linking places with the same atmospheric pressure? (isobars)<br />15. What instrument did George Formby play? (The Ukulele)<br />16. The plough is part of which constellation? (Ursa Major)<br />17. Who completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic? (Charles Lindbergh)<br />18. In which year did Muhammed Ali first become World Heavyweight Boxing Champion? (1964)<br />19. In which country is Strasbourgh? (France)<br />20. In which city were the 2004 Olympic Games held? (Athens)<br /> Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.com