‘Think you know it all?’ Answers

  1.  When is St Patrick’s Day celebrated?
    March 17th

  2.  What is a village without a church called?
    Hamlet

  3.  Which male singing voice is between tenor and bass?
    Baritone

  4.  In German mythology what is the name of the siren who lived on a rock and lured boatmen to their deaths?
    Lorelei

  5.  In what year were dog licences abolished in England?
    1987

  6.  What type of leaves does a silkworm feed on?
    Mulberry

  7.  Which UK newspaper had the first colour supplement?
    Sunday Times (4th Feb 1962)

  8.  What type of creature is a mouthbrooder?
    Fish

  9.  What colour is the Mr Men Character Mr Worry?
    Blue

  10.  Which group had three consecutive UK Christmas number ones in 1996, 97 and 98?
    Spice Girls

  11.  In which sport do Great Britain and the USA compete for the Westchester Cup?
    Polo

  12.  In which war was the Battle of Bosworth Field?
    War of the Roses

  13.  Who wrote the opera Cosi fan Tutte?
    Mozart

  14.  Who is generally credited with having invented the telephone?
    Alexander Graham Bell

  15.  What is the US state capital of Arizona?
    Phoenix

  16.  In which century was the first recorded Viking raid on England?
    8th Century

  17.  Olfactory relates to which of the senses?
    Smell

  18.  Rome is on which river?
    Tiber

  19.  What was the name of the bottled water launched by Coca-Cola and then withdrawn?
    Dasani

  20.  Which side of a coin is obverse, heads or tails?
    Heads