Trivia Quiz 7 – answers

By Kay McMahon, 15 April 2010

1. Where in the world would you find the city of Chennai?
   In India (it used to be known as Madras).
2. What type of weather is especially associated with the cumulonimbus cloud?
   Thunderstorms. (Cumulonimbus are the tall ones with the distinctive “anvil” shape.)
3. Who said of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, “This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years”?
   Marshal Foch of France, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied forces. Sure enough, in 1939…
4. One measure vodka; one measure Galliano; orange juice. Makes what well-known cocktail?
   Harvey Wallbanger.
5. How many weeks in total did the South Pacific soundtrack spend at No.1 in the UK album charts? (Plus or minus 5?)
   115.
6. In which country was the wheelbarrow invented?
   China.
7. How many acres are there in a square mile?
   640.
8. In Tarzan, The Ape Man, what is Jane’s surname?
   Parker.
9. Wigan Athletic were the last team to be elected to the Football League before automatic promotion to and relegation from the bottom division was introduced. Which team did they replace?
   Southport.
10. Which weapon did the British Army abolish in 1927?
    The lance.

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