Sandbach u3a September Quiz Answers

1.In Which English County would you find Stansted Airport?  ESSEX
2. How many inches are there in 3 yards?  108
3. Which Actress played the wife of Actor Ricky Tomlinson in both ‘Brookside’ & ‘The Royle Family’?SUE JOHNSTON
4. Which Scottish Comedian is known as ‘The Big Yin’?  BILLY CONNOLLY
5. Which British Sports body is known as the LTA?  LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION
6. In which Asian City would you find The Petronas Towers?  KUALA LUMPUR
7. In which fictional village is the Radio Series ‘The Archers’ set?  AMBRIDGE
8. In which range of hills would you find Cheddar Gorge?  THE MENDIPS
9. Which song by Madonna shares its name with a women’s magazine?  VOGUE
10. ‘Lara’s Theme’ is a piece of music from which epic historical/romantic film of 1965?DR ZHIVAGO
11. The Bluff Cove air attacks took place during which conflict?  THE FALKLANDS WAR
12. Who did Carlos Alcaraz defeat in the 2024 mens singles championship at Wimbledon for the second time in consecutive years?NOVAK DLOKOVIC
13. St Mungo is the patron saint of which British city?  GLASGOW
14. On which Island was Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo born?  MADEIRA
15. Who was King of England at the time of ‘The Great Fire of London’?  CHARLES II
16. What was the name of the Spaceship in the 1979 Film ‘Alien’?  NOSTROMO
17. What vegetable is the main ingredient of Dubarry Soup?  CAULIFLOWER
18. In the acronym for the Trade Union the NUJ, what does the letter J stand for?JOURNALISTS
19. On which course is the Scottish Grand National horse race run?  AYR
20 What is the highest rank in the British Army?  FIELD MARSHALL

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)

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