Answers to HSL’s Weekly Quiz- 15th August 2022

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1. Which hugely successful female American singer has released songs entitled ’Proud Mary’ and ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’?

Tina Turner

2. Rn is the symbol for which chemical element?

Radon

3. How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?

225

4. David Lloyd George was a Prime Minister who represented which political party?

Liberal

5. According to the proverb, what is ‘in the detail’?

The devil

6. What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?

Abu Dhabi

7. At which stadium was the famous 1966 football World Cup final match played?

Wembley

8. Who was the original host of the ITV quiz show ‘Tenable’?

Warwick Davies

9. How many players may be on the court during a game of basketball?

Ten (five from each team)

10. New Orleans owns an airport which is named after which famous jazz musician?

Louis Armstrong

11. Who performed the theme song ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ to the 2015 James Bond film ‘Spectre’?

Sam Smith

12. Who was the Queen’s first great-grandchild?

Savannah Phillips

13. Which three-letter word is used for the young of a beaver?

Kit

14. In which US state is Alcatraz?

California

15. Which is the last sign of the zodiac alphabetically?

Virgo

16. What do the fashion brand initials DKNY stand for?

Donna Karan New York

17. In which year was the first clone mammal ‘Dolly the Sheep’ born?

1996

18. Which 1984 pop song starts with the lyrics “I made it through the wilderness”?

Like a virgin – Madonna

19. How many sides does a tetradecagon have?

14

20. How many times has Donald Trump been married?

3

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