"A"ctually, just find the correct "A" word. Quiz

Answer: Around the World in 80 Days

"Around the World in 80 Days" was nominated for eight Academy Awards winning five including Best Picture.

"All the King's Men" was a 1949 movie and at the 22nd Academy Awards won Best Picture. It won three Academy Awards from seven nominations. "All About Eve" was a 1950 drama film that won Best Picture at the 23rd Academy awards. It was nominated for 14 awards winning six. "An American in Paris" was a 1951 musical that won Best Picture at the 24th Academy Awards. It was nominated for eight awards winning six.

Answer: Alpine Swift

The Alpine Swift have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The Scientific name comes from Ancient Greek, meaning "without legs".

The Andean Condor is a large black vulture with a ruff of white feathers surrounding the base of the neck and, especially in the male, large white patches on the wings. The American Avocet has long, thin, grey legs, giving it its colloquial name, blue shanks. The plumage is black and white on the back with white on the underbelly. The Augur Buzzard is a 55-60 cm long African bird of prey with three main subspecies.

Answer: Argentina

The Argentinian flag is blue with white horizontal stripes with the "Sun of May" in the centre. The national flag of Uruguay also displays the "Sun of May".
The Australian flag has six stars displayed on the national flag, with Angola and Algeria displaying one star each.

Answer: Amundsen, Roald

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was a Norwegian explorer and was the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. The other three explorers were involved in space exploration. Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11 that became the first moon landing mission in July 1969. Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin was the pilot of Apollo 11 and was the second person (after Armstrong) to walk on the moon. William Anders piloted Apollo 8 which was launched in December 1968 and was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.

Answer: Aristides

Aristides (1875) was the first winner and the other horses won in the following years, Apollo (1882), Alan-a-Dale (1902) and Alysheba (1987).

Answer: Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews is an English film and stage actress, singer, dancer and author. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in her film debut for her performance in "Mary Poppins" (1964).

Mary Astor (1906-1987) was an American actress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "The Great Lie" (1941). Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991) was an English actress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "A Passage to India" (1984). Patricia Arquette is an American actress who won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in "Boyhood" (2014).

Answer: agouti

The agouti is larger than the quinea pig and also has longer legs. They can weigh between 2.4-6.0 kilos. Their appetite mainly consists of fallen fruit, leaves and roots.

The argali is a wild mountain sheep that roams the highlands of Central Asia. The aardwolf is native to East and South Africa and the name means "earth wolf". It is the same family as the hyenas. The anaconda is a large snake found in South America.

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens to Hippolyta. Oberon is one of the fairies and Peter Quince leads the troupe called the mechanicals. The play is set in a woodland in an area known as Fairyland. It is a comedy and one of his most popular works for stage production.

"As You Like It" takes place in a Duchy in France and Rosalind and her cousin Celia find safety and eventual love in the Forest of Arden. "Antony and Cleopatra" follows the relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra from the Sicilian Revolt to her death during the Final War of the Roman Republic. "All's Well That Ends Well" the play takes place in Spain, France and Italy and the theme is about love and war, conquering, betrayal and seduction.

Answer: Cilly Aussem

Cilly Aussem (1909-1963) is the only female in this group and as a German tennis player she won just two Grand Slam events being Wimbledon Ladies singles in 1931 and the French Ladies title in 1931.

All of the other tennis players are male and won at least three Grand Slam singles titles. James Anderson (1894-1973) is a former Australian tennis player who won the three Australian Open single titles (1922, 1924 and 1925). Paul Aymé (1869-1962) was a former French tennis player who won the French Singles Championship in four consecutive years (1897-1900). Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) won three Grand Slam titles (US Open-1968, Australian-1970 and Wimbledon-1975).

Answer: Another One Bites the Dust

"Another One Bites the Dust" was written by the group's bass guitarist John Deacon and it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in October 1980.

"Abracadabra" was a song by the American rock group Steve Miller Band. The song was written by Steve Miller and it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1982. "Aquarius" is a medley of two songs ("Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In") written for the musical "Hair". The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1969. The US version was released by the group 5th Dimension. "All Night Long (All Night)" was a hit single by Lionel Richie that reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1983.