Answers to January's Quiz

Here’s the answers to January’s Quiz . Watch this space for the February edition..

1) In Annan in Scotland last week, a statue of which hero has finally been installed 150 year after it was commissioned ?
ROBERT THE BRUCE

2) Events of the 21st century – in which year did the Columbia space shuttle disaster occur ?
2003

3) What nickname was given to the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, due to the stripes on the uniform ?
WAVY NAVY

4) 2 – 17 – 3 – 19 – what number comes next ?
7 ( DARTBOARD)

5) In which country would you find Mount Cotopaxi ?
ECUADOR

6) Business – what does MB as in MB, one of the world’s biggest toy manufacturers, actually stand for ?
MILTON BRADLEY

7) If you had little swords in your garden, what would actually be growing there ?
GLADIOLI

8) In TVs Gavin and Stacey, what is the name of Nessa and Smithy’s son ?
NEIL

9) Which song did the X Factor finalists take to number 1 in November 2009
YOU ARE NOT ALONE

10) Name the controversial third umpire in the final test against south Africa, who allegedly did not have the volume up on his TV set .
DARYL HARPER

11) Last week, which comedian , actor and writer publically quit twitter after using it for just 6 weeks, branding it as a pointless opportunity for celebrities to show off.
RICKY GERVAIS

12) In the 1991 gulf war, what were the names of a) The missiles fired by Iraq into Israel, and b) the American missiles used to counter the Iraqi one.
A) SCUD B) PATRIOT

13) True or false – the cake on the front cover of the Rolling stones Let it Bleed LP was actually baked for them by Jane Asher ?
FALSE – IT WAS MADE BY DELIA SMITH

14) Weybridge in Surrey was home to the world’s first ever purpose built racing circuit. What was its name
BROOKLANDS

15) Porto Novo is the capital of which west African country ?
BENIN

16) Which is the birthstone for January – is it garnet – amethyst or bloodstone
GARNET

17) Which Yann Martel novel won the Booker Prize in 2002 ?
LIFE OF PI

18) The meerkat is actually a species of which mammal ?
MONGOOSE

19) Which film about the Beatles days in Hamburg starred Ewan Macgregor as fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe ?
BACKBEAT

20) Michael Schumacher is set to return to formula 1 this year. Driving for which team ?
MERCEDES ( FORMERLY BRAWN GP )

21) Which premiership manager was last week charged with two counts of tax evasion ?
HARRY REDKNAPP

22) Marion Barry the black American politician arrested and dismissed from office for drug offences, was the mayor of which major US city ?
WASHINGTON DC

23) In a novel by H. Rider Haggard, who was Ayesha ?
SHE (WHO MUST BE OBEYED )

24) Tokay wine comes from which country ?
HUNGARY

25) In which city was a plaster figure called the goddess of democracy controversially raised in May 1989 ?
BEIJING

26) True or false – the hula hula dance was developed from the activity of surfing ?
FALSE – IT WAS THE WATUSI

27) What type of creature is a galliwasp – a lizard – a bird – a mammal – an insect
A LIZARD

28) Leo McKern, Patrick Cargill, Peter Wyngarde and george Baker were among the actors who played number 2 in which cult TV series ?
THE PRISONER

29) In the 2009 animated film Disney’s A Christmas Carol, who voiced the character Scrooge ?
JIM CARREY

30) In the 1970s, Brian Clough succeeded Don Revie as manager of Leeds United, and only lasted 44 days. Who took over from Clough, and took Leeds to the final of the European Cup ?
JIMMY ARMFIELD

31) Last week who announced that they plan to quit China ?
GOOGLE

32) Which ancient people, traditional enemies of the Israelites, have given their name to people who are thought to be uncultured or uncivilised ?
PHILISTINES

33) Between 1970 and 1975, which asian country was called the Khmer Republic ?
CAMBODIA

34) Which classical composer composed the St. Matthew Passion ?
JS BACH

35) Who or what is a zoetrope ?
TOY CONISTING OF ROLL OF PICTURES, AND REVOLVING DRUM WITH SLOTS TO GIVE THE ILLUSION OF MOVING PICTURES

36) Malachite is a main ore of which metal ?
COPPER

37) In which decade of the 20th century was sliced bread introduced ?
1930S

38) Whose toy stories TV series in 2009 saw him create , amongst other things, a full size airfix spitfire, and a full size house made from lego ?
JAMES MAY

39) Which 90s song beings with the line “Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur “
PARKLIFE

40) Who was the first ever british boxer to win world titles at more than one weight, in the 20th century – (excluding Bob Fitzsimmons – 2 of his three titles Middleweight and heavyweight – were won during the 19th century, only his light heavyweight title was won in the 20th.)
DUKE MACKENZIE