Quiz Number 101

Published: Sunday 20th March 2016
  1. Released in 1981 and selling in excess of 10 million copies worldwide, what was the title of Phil Collins' first solo album?
  2. What is the eighth book of the Bible?
  3. What is the name of the tiger in Yann Martel's Booker prize winning novel "The Life of PI"?
  4. In which Buckinghamshire village can you find a Roald Dahl museum?
  5. Which songs with the word "Two" in the title were UK top 10 hits for the following artists, [a] Del Shannon (1963), [b] Shania Twain (2004), [c] The Associates (1982), [d] Will Smith (1998) and [e] Rod Stewart/ Tina Turner (1990)?
  6. In which town did Superman grow up in before moving to Metropolis?
  7. Which ship was heavily involved in rescuing survivors from the ship wrecked Titanic?
  8. What nationality was Trygve Lie the first Secretary General of the United Nations?
  9. What was the name of the inn owned by Barrliman Butterbur featured in "The Lord of the Rings" ?
  10. Which four US States share a border with Mexico?
  11. In August 1963, what became the first UK number one penned by Lennon and McCartney but recorded by another artist?
  12. Based on a poem by John Harry Newman who in 1900 composed "The Dream of Gerontius"?
  13. In Greek mythology who killed Achilles?
  14. Who were the four original members of Led Zeppelin?
  15. In the play by William Shakespeare, what were he names of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
  16. In computing for what does the acronym JPEG stand?
  17. What are the six cities that can be found in the Irish Republic?
  18. Of which country is Cape Farewell the southernmost point?
  19. Recorded in 1959, which Mile Davis record is widely regarded as the best-selling jazz record of all-time?
  20. What are the five largest islands in the Caribbean?
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  1. Buster says:

    Quiz 101 Answer to question 7 should be Carpathia without an ‘n’

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