25th February Quiz (Answers only)
ANSWERS
1. The seventh
2. "Sting like a bee"
The line is usually credited to Ali's assistant, Drew "Bundini" Brown.
3. Pius V
4. The 20th Congress
5. Corazon (Cory) Aquino; shoes
6. Earl of Essex (Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex)
7. A revolver (revolving-cylinder firearm)
8. Jan Masaryk
Jan Masaryk, son of Czechoslovakia's founding president, was found dead on 10 March 1948. The Communist government called it suicide; many believe he was murdered. Investigations have never settled the question.
9. Austria
Hitler gave up his Austrian citizenship in 1925 and was stateless until 1932, when he was given a post as a government official in the state of Brunswick, which made him a German citizen.
10. George Harrison
11. Pierre-Auguste Renoir; film directing (e.g. "La Grande Illusion", "La Règle du jeu")
12. Enrico Caruso
13. A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
14. Karl May; Winnetou; Old Shatterhand
Karl May finally visited the United States in 1908, years after writing the stories. He remains one of the best-selling German authors of all time, and his books inspired many films and an annual festival at Bad Segeberg.
15. One Man, Two Guvnors (Carlo Goldoni)
16. Zeppo (Herbert Marx)
17. Billy Liar (Tom Courtenay)
18. Dame Myra Hess
19. Mississippi
20. Daniel Ortega
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