The answers to a don’t forget to vote quiz. If you’ve not done it yet, and want to, head over to that page before reading on.
1. Whose the artist and what’s the song?
Alice Cooper – Elected
2. Which medium-large gun dog from the United Kingdom was developed from imported Canadian fishing dogs?
Labrador (Retriever)
3. What are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar, or metallic material which are usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings?
Confetti
4. Sometimes called golden chain or golden rain, what is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae that have a common and alpine varieties and are native to the mountains of southern Europe?
Laburnum
5. Who is widely considered one of the most important and influential individuals in human history, his teachings and philosophy forming the basis of East Asian culture and society and remain influential today?
Confucius
6. Which 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson revolves around 16-year-old Sarah’s quest to reach the centre of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby and features David Bowie as the Goblin King?
Labyrinth
7. Which Brooklyn neighbourhood morphs into a relaxation and entertainment destination each summer with people crowding its beach, the Wonder Wheel and Luna Park and was namechecked by Lou Reed in the title of his 6th studio album?
Coney Island (Baby)
8. Also called a cradle song, what is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children?
Lullaby
9. What are religious works of art, most commonly a paintings, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, the Roman Catholic, and certain Eastern Catholic churches, their most common subjects include Christ, Mary, saints and angels?
Icons
10. What is the Australia national rugby union team’s nickname?
Wallabies
11. The business fable The Chicken and the Pig is about commitment to a project or cause. What foods are referred to such that “the pig is really committed to that dish while the chicken is only involved, yet both are needed to produce the dish”?
Eggs and Bacon
12. Which sweet Cornish dish is made by curdling sweet cream or milk with an acid like wine or cider and was popular from the 16th to 19th centuries?
Syllabub
13. In 1997 Zaire changed it’s name to what?
(Democratic Republic of the) Congo
14. Which soft mineral or rock is often used for carving, and is processed for plaster powder?
Alabaster
15. What adjustment is occasionally applied to Coordinated Universal Time to accommodate the difference between precise time, as measured by atomic clocks, and imprecise observed solar time?
Leap second
16. What word means a loud noise made by people who are angry or annoyed or a lot of noise or fuss made by people who are angry or excited about something?
Hullabaloo
17. Whose is this Scottish pop rock band who formed in Glasgow during 1985, the song – Real Gone Kid – became their 1st UK top ten hit in 1988?
Deacon Blue
18. What is an Australian term for an oxbow lake, an isolated pond left behind after a river changes course, usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes and, as a result of the arid Australian climate, fill with water seasonally but can be dry for a greater part of the year?
Billaboong
19. What is the name of the New Zealand comedy duo who began as a live comedy act in the early 2000s, their comedy and music became the basis of the self-titled BBC radio series in 2004 and later an HBO American television series from 2007–2009?
Flight of the Conchords
20. Who were these three candidates defeated by in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency?
Boris Johnson