Answers to HSL’s Weekly Quiz- 12th September 2022

Ready to check against the answers? Here they are!

1. The actor Charlie Chaplin insured which part of his body?

Feet

2. Why type of food is a Chanterelle?

Mushroom

3. Which prime number is the next highest after 31?

37

4. Who is the lead singer of the rock group Muse?

Matthew Bellamy

5. What colour is octopus blood?

Blue

6. Americans have a ‘ZIP’ code instead of a ‘post code’ – but what does ZIP stand for?

Zone Improvement Plan

7. The shin bone is medically known as what?

Tibia

8. Desmond Douglas was eleven times English champion in which sport?

Table Tennis

9. The ‘aurora borealis’ is more commonly known by which term?

The Northern Lights

10. In which 1989 film did Robin Williams play English teacher John Keating?

Dead Poets Society

11. What is the tallest building in the UK?

The Shard

12. What is the motto of the S.A.S?

Who Dares Wins

13. The painter known as Rembrandt was born in which country?

Netherlands

14. Who was the longest serving British Prime Minister of the 20^th Century?

Margaret Thatcher

15. Which word means ‘idiot’ in both Spanish and Italian and was also the name of a famous sidekick?

Tonto

16. In which year did Torvill and Dean win gold for their bolero at the Winter Olympics?

1984

17. Using the NATO phonetic alphabet, spell ‘quiz’?

Quebec Uniform India Zulu

18. Was the year 2000 a leap year?

Yes

19. In which film so Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum fly an alien spaceship out of the earth’s atmosphere and dock with the mother ship?

Independence Day

20. How many players are there on a cricket team?

11

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