Answers to HSL’s Weekly Quiz- 10th October 2021

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1. How many zeros are there in a quadrillion?

15

2. Who directed Michael Jackson’s music videos for ‘Thriller’ and ‘Black and White’?

John Landis

3. Qeru Chay is a village in which country?

Iran

4. Which popular children’s novel did Dodie Smith publish in 1956?

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

5. What side of the ship is the ‘port’ side?

Left

6. Which word can be placed before bottle, bell and bird?

Blue

7. In which city can you find the famed Arch of Hadrian (also known as Hadrian’s Gate)?

Athens

8. What is the state capital of Maine?

Augusta

9. Which horse won The Virtual Grand National 2020?

Potters Corner

10. Which Dutch painter painted the ‘Laughing Cavalier’ in 1624?

Frans Hals

11. What was the theme song for the American sitcom television series, ‘Cheers’?

‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’, by Gary Portnoy

12. In 1800, John Adams became the first U.S. President to live where?

The White House

13. In which sport could someone be found at silly point?

Cricket

14. What is anthophobia a phobia of?

Flowers

15. Baklava is usually made using what kind of paper-thin dough?

Filo

16. The Pritzker Prize is an award given in what field?

Architecture

17. What is a full house (also known as full boat or full hand) in poker?

A hand that contains three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank

18. What is the most metallic element on the periodic table?

Francium

19. In what year was the American horror film, ‘The Shining’, released?

1980

20. Which country did the U.S. buy the Virgin Islands from? (Bonus point if you can guess how much for in US dollars!)

Denmark (for $25 million)

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