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Who Hails From Wales? Trivia Quiz

See if you can pick out the Welsh answer to all these questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by hannah04. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hannah04

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,213

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1976

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which children's author originally hailed from Wales? Clue: There's a supermodel in this family. Hint

Philip Pullman

J K Rowling

Jacqueline Wilson

Roald Dahl

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these literary characters shares his name with a Welsh pop star? Hint

Myfanwy Price

Tom Brown

Tom Jones

Atticus Finch

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of Elizabeth Taylor's husbands was Welsh?

Answer: (Two Words (actor) (or just surname))

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these pop/rock groups is not Welsh? Hint

Coldplay

Manic Street Preachers

Super Furry Animals

Catatonia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which two of these songs were James Bond theme tunes sung by Shirley Bassey? Hint

'Diamonds are Forever 'and 'For Your Eyes Only'

'Diamonds are Forever' and 'Goldfinger'

'Nobody does it Better' and 'Live and Let Die'

'Goldfinger' and 'Nobody Does it Better'

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the lead singer of The Stereophonics? Hint

Kevin Lewis

Kerry Jones

Kelly Jones

Kerry Lewis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which actor, star of 'Legends of the Fall' and 'Amistad' comes from Wales? Hint

Nigel Hawthorne

Henry Thomas

Anthony Hopkins

Aidan Quinn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these Welsh folk is not renowned for their singing voice? Hint

Neil Kinnock

Bryn Terfel

Charlotte Church

Aled Jones

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is a great Welsh poet? Hint

Seamus Heaney

Brendan Behan

Dylan Thomas

John Osborne

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the patron saint of Wales? Hint

St Andrew

St Patrick

St George

St David

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which children's author originally hailed from Wales? Clue: There's a supermodel in this family.

Answer: Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was brought up in Cardiff, South Wales. His book 'Boy' is autobiographical and tells of his years in Wales. His grand-daughter is Sophie Dahl, the supermodel, for whom the book 'The BFG' was written.

2. Which of these literary characters shares his name with a Welsh pop star?

Answer: Tom Jones

The literary Tom Jones is the eponymous hero of Henry Fielding's most famous book. The real life super star Tom Jones has had hits with songs such as 'What's New Pussy Cat?', ' Delilah', and 'Sex Bomb'. Tom Brown is a character in 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' by Thomas Hughes. Atticus Finch is a character in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee. Myfanwy Price is a character in Dylan Thomas' 'Under Milk Wood'.

3. Which of Elizabeth Taylor's husbands was Welsh?

Answer: Richard Burton

Made in 1963, the film 'Cleopatra' is remembered not as a masterpiece but as the movie that nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox and scandalised the world when Burton and Taylor had a very public affair on the set. Taylor played the heroine and Burton played Antony.

4. Which of these pop/rock groups is not Welsh?

Answer: Coldplay

Chris Martin and his fellow band members are actually from England.

5. Which two of these songs were James Bond theme tunes sung by Shirley Bassey?

Answer: 'Diamonds are Forever' and 'Goldfinger'

'For Your Eyes Only' was sung by Sheena Easton. 'Nobody does it Better' was sung by Carly Simon in 'The Spy That Loved Me'. 'Live and Let Die' was the brilliant theme song sung by Paul McCartney and Wings.

6. Who is the lead singer of The Stereophonics?

Answer: Kelly Jones

The original line up of the Stereophonics was: Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation) and Stuart Cable.

7. Which actor, star of 'Legends of the Fall' and 'Amistad' comes from Wales?

Answer: Anthony Hopkins

Hopkins was born in 1937 in Port Talbot, South Wales. He won an Oscar for his role in 'The Silence of the Lambs'.

8. Which of these Welsh folk is not renowned for their singing voice?

Answer: Neil Kinnock

Neil Kinnock was the leader of the Labour Party when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister.

9. Which of these is a great Welsh poet?

Answer: Dylan Thomas

Thomas was born in Wales in 1914 and died of alcoholism in 1953. Behan and Heaney are both Irish playwrights/poets, and John Osborne was English - his most noted work is 'Look Back in Anger'.

10. Who is the patron saint of Wales?

Answer: St David

St Andrew is Scotland's patron saint; St George represents England and St Patrick is, of course, the patron saint of Ireland. St David's Day is on the 1st March.

Source: Author hannah04

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