A Quizzyland Mix

Answer: Goliath

It is called the Goliath Bird Eating Spider. It can have up to 10 inches of a leg span. If you fear spiders that news is most unwelcome.

Answer: Hungry horse

MT = empty /hungry
GG = childish word for a horse.

Answer: Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly won the award for her performance in 'The Country Girl', a serious movie. Later, she became Princess Grace of Monaco.

Answer: Gosling

A gosling is a baby goose.

Answer: Teddy bears

The 'Steiff' is the most expensive bear according to Christies. They were the brainchild of Margaret Steiff, when teddy bears became popular. They have a trademark button in the left ear. After the Titanic sank black bears were made by the Steiff company. A hot water bottle bear from Steiff, sold for £32,500 at Christies.

Answer: India

The oldest dice are made of terracotta and are in the National Museum in New Delhi. They are dated back to 3,000 b.c.and the Indus Valley culture. Dicing has been around a very long time.

Answer: The Netherlands

It was established at Leiden, seat of a very famous university.

Answer: Norway

This is the fourth highest waterfall in the world, with a height of 563 metres or 1847 feet.

Answer: Matthew Flinders

The UK government thought that Australia was a series of islands and they appointed Flinders to explore and chart the region. Between 1801-'05, he explored and charted the coast. He named areas e. g. Memory Cove after 8 crewmen who lost their lives. He survived shipwreck and being imprisoned by the French as a spy during the Napoleonic Wars.

He died a day after the book describing his experiences was published.

Answer: Prosperity

The phrase is very old and comes from Rome. It refers to the palm branch which was given to a successful gladiator.

Answer: Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author who has received numerous international awards for his works. He is a master storyteller whose stories unfold with eloquent and profound simplicity.

Answer: Brad Pitt

Tristan had a wild untameable spirit, stirred in a new direction by the arrival of Susannah Finncannon at his father's ranch in Montana. Outstanding movie.

Answer: Eric Clapton

These were the legendary 'Cream'.
Remember 'Strange Brew','Badge', 'Sunshine of Your Love', 'Crossroads' and 'White Room'? Incredible stuff.

Answer: Casanova

Punters bought a share in numbers 1-90. Five numbers were picked and the prize money was split between the winners. The proceeds helped the French government build a new military academy and also made Casanova rich.

Answer: Matthias

When Judas Iscariot died, an election was held, Matthias was elected.
Some players may think of him as a a twelfth apostle because one of the original had died, others may regard him as the thirteenth apostle.

Answer: 425

If you use the Celsius scale then the temperature should be 220.

Answer: Crackers

Tom was a confectioner in London, he made bon-bons at Christmas which delighted customers. He wanted something novel to boost sales. A log crackling in the hearth gave him an idea. A bon-bon with a bang! He increased the bon-bon size and experimented with a 'bang' and by 1847 the cracker was born.

Answer: Trevino

During the Western Open Tournament, in 1975, Trevino and two other players were hit. All of them survived. The bolt lifted Trevino 18 inches into the air, burned his shoulder and left him with back problems. In 1980 he was given a special trophy for not letting the incident stop his career. A brave lucky man.

Answer: Kojak

'Kojak' was a very popular New York based detective series, starring Telly Savalas.

Answer: Ireland

This is a rocky island 14 km off the Kerry coast. Skellig Micheal or Great Skellig is famous as an early monastic settlement. Beehive huts still survive on a tiny patch of arable land. It is also famous as an international breeding ground for sea birds. Access is extremely difficult due to tides, weather and remoteness. Those monks were mighty people to build there.