"S"eriously they all start with an "S". Quiz

Answer: Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas (1922-1994) was an American actor of film, television and singer. He made numerous movies and is fondly remembered as Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak of the New York City Police Department in the TV crime series "Kojak" (1973-78). He did however have a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in March 1975 with the sing "If". This was a one-hit wonder.

Frank Sinatra only had three number one singles on the UK Charts. "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954), "Strangers in the Night"(1966) and "Somethin' Stupid" (1967). Robert Shaw and Donald Sutherland never had any hits on any chart.

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was the first full-length animated film in 1937. "Steamboat Willie" introducing Mickey Mouse for the first time was an eight minute black and white comedy with music in 1928. "Saludos Amigos" was a full length film created in 1942 and "Sleeping Beauty" was made in 1959.

Answer: Serbia

Serbia is surrounded by eight countries. They are Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzevogina, Montenegro and Albania. Slovakia is surrounded by five countries being Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland and Hungary. Switzerland is surrounded by five countries also being Italy, Austria, Germany, France and Liechtenstein. Swaziland is surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique.

Answer: Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French playwright, novelist and screenwriter who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. He refused the award by making the following statement "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution".

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright and critic. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an American author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1928-2008) was a Russian novelist, historian and political prisoner. He was award the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. He was afraid to travel to Stockholm to collect the award as he was convinced he would not be allowed back into the Soviet Union. He did collect the prize in Stockholm in 1974 after he was expelled from the Soviet Union.

Answer: Stockholm (Sweden)

Stockholm (Sweden) held the Summer Olympics in 1912. All of the other cities held the Winter Olympics (Sapporo in 1972, Salt Lake City in 2002, and Sochi in 2014).

Answer: St. Louis

The Cahokia tribe build the city of which is estimated to be around 1050-1350 CE and the mounds are directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. They were made at least 1,000 years before European contact with the Americas. The mounds are one of 24 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the USA.

Answer: Stranger on the Shore

"Stranger on the Shore" was an instrumental single by the English clarinettist Mr. Acker Bilk. The single reached number one in May 1962 for one week. "She Loves You" peaked at number one for the Beatles for two weeks in March 1964. This single was their second number one hit after "I Want to Hold Your Hand" which had just spent seven weeks at the top prior to "She Loves You". "Sheila" was a chart topper for two weeks in September 1962 for the American singer and songwriter, Tommy Roe. "Sherry" was a single by the American rock and pop band The Four Seasons.

The single spent five weeks at the top in September/October 1962.

Answer: Suffolk

Suffolk is the only one of these counties that borders on the North Sea. Somerset (South West England) borders on the Bristol Channel. Staffordshire (West Midlands) and Shropshire (borders on Wales) are both landlocked counties of England.

Answer: Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) was an American actress of film and television. With a career that spanned from 1922-1986 she received four nominations for Best Actress (1938, 1942, 1945 and 1949) but sadly was never successful in taking home an Oscar. Norma Shearer (1902-1983) was a Canadian-American actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1930 film "The Divorce". Simone Signoret (1921-1985) was a French actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress (1959) for her role in the 1958 movie "Room at the Top". Susan Hayward (1917-1975) was an American actress and model.

She received five nominations for Best Actress and was successful in 1958 for her role in the 1958 movie "I Want to Live!"

Answer: San Fermin festival

The San Fermin festival runs from July 14 each year and is held in the city of Pamplona. People take to the streets singing, dancing and drinking. In the early hours of the morning bulls are released in the narrow streets which lead to the bullring. The festival is named after Saint Fermin, who is the co-patron saint of the province of Navarre in northern Spain. Semana Santa is held at Easter in most Spanish villages and cities where people dress in religious costumes and carry religious floats or statues. Sangria is a typical Spanish drink which contains red wine, spirits and chunks of succulent fruit. San Sebastian is a resort town on the Bay of Biscay in the northern Spain.

The city does hold annually in September the San Sebastian International Film Festival.