SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ SEPTEMBER 2024
| 1.In Which English County would you find Stansted Airport? | |
| 2. How many inches are there in 3 yards? | |
| 3. Which Actress played the wife of Actor Ricky Tomlinson in both ‘Brookside’ & ‘The Royle Family’? | |
| 4. Which Scottish Comedian is known as ‘The Big Yin’? | |
| 5. Which British Sports body is known as the LTA? | |
| 6. In which Asian City would you find The Petronas Towers? | |
| 7. In which fictional village is the Radio Series ‘The Archers’ set? | |
| 8. In which range of hills would you find Cheddar Gorge? | |
| 9. Which song by Madonna shares its name with a women’s magazine? | |
| 10. ‘Lara’s Theme’ is a piece of music from which epic historical/romantic film of 1965? | |
| 11. The Bluff Cove air attacks took place during which conflict? | |
| 12. Who did Carlos Alcaraz defeat in the 2024 mens singles championship at Wimbledon for the second time in consecutive years? | |
| 13. St Mungo is the patron saint of which British city? | |
| 14. On which Island was Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo born? | |
| 15. Who was King of England at the time of ‘The Great Fire of London’? | |
| 16. What was the name of the Spaceship in the 1979 Film ‘Alien’? | |
| 17. What vegetable is the main ingredient of Dubarry Soup? | |
| 18. In the acronym for the Trade Union the NUJ, what does the letter J stand for? | |
| 19. On which course is the Scottish Grand National horse race run? | |
| 20 What is the highest rank in the British Army? |
ANSWERS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER.
GOOD LUCK TO ONE & ALL!
JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
I’ve learnt that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou)