Answers for Weekly Quiz – 23rd April

Now for the answers to the quiz…

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1. Blathers, Charlotte and Fagin are characters from which Charles Dickens tale?

Oliver Twist

2. David Bowie had a UK number one single with Ashes to Ashes in which year?

1980

3. Which ‘ology’ is the study of animals?

Zoology

4. Which textile is made from the fibres of the Flax plant?

Linen

5. Which planet is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System?

Neptune

6. John Bonham played drums for which English rock band?

Led Zeppelin

7. Bannock, Chapati and Panettone are types of what?

Bread

8. In Ancient Greek literature, who wrote the poems Iliad and Odyssey?

Homer

9. GDPR is the EU’s new privacy law: what does it stand for?

General Data Protection Regulation

10. What is the lowest of the standard four voice ranges?

Bass

11. What is the colour of a polar bear’s skin?

Black

12. What is the name for mashed chickpeas or other beans, blended with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic?

Hummus

13. With whom did Elton John collaborate on the UK chart hit ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’?

George Michael

14. In which city are the Petronas Twin Towers?

Kuala Lumpur

15. Argentina shares a border with how many other countries? (Extra points if you can name them!)

5 – Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay

16. What is the stage name of Stuart Leslie Goddard?

Adam Ant

17. The type of meat most consumed worldwide is what?

Pork

18. By what more common name is the Yam known in the UK?

Sweet Potato

19. Au is the symbol of which precious metal?

Gold

20. The Siege of Malta took place in which war?

World War II