Answers to HSL’s Weekly Quiz – 28th July

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- The play, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, is based upon a story in the first book of the Bible – what’s the name of that book?
Genesis
- How many independent countries are there in Africa?
54
- To what age did Benjamin Franklin live?
84
- How many British Academy Television Awards does Julie Walters have?
Four
- Who plays David Platt in Coronation Street?
Jack P. Shepherd
- Can you name one animal which goes through the biological process, metamorphosis?
A caterpillar
- What does the word “love” translate to in Italian?
Amore
- What is the name of the man that Princess Beatrice has just married?
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
- Which two letters represent silver on the periodic table?
Ag
- In Les Misérables, what is Cosette’s mother called?
Fantine
- What is the square root of 625?
25
- In what year did Madonna release, “Like a Prayer”?
1989
- Which monarch was known as the “Merry Monarch”?
Charles II
- What is the capital city of Russia?
Moscow
- What is the main herb in pesto?
Basil
- What is the famous phrase said to be used by Queen Victoria, but isn’t actually a phrase she used?
“We are not amused!”
- Which has the bigger population in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland?
Republic of Ireland
- At what age does a Jewish boy have his Bar Mitzvah?
13
- What is the birthstone for November?
Golden topaz
- How far is the sun from earth (in kilometres)?
151.9 million km