Sandbach & District u3a Quiz – Feb 25 Answers

1.What is the name of the Monument in Whitehall London which honours the dead of both World Wars?THE CENOTAPH
2. What is the name of the aquatic larva of frogs & toads?  TADPOLE
3. FROG LADDER is an anagram of which former president of the USA?  GERALD FORD
4. British gymnasts Max Whitlock & Louis Smith both specialised & excelled on which piece of gymnastic equipment?POMMEL HORSE
5. What is the former name of Taiwan, given to the Island by Portuguese sailors?FORMOSA
6. What is the name of the Romantic Czech Composer whose works include The New World Symphony?ANTONIN DVORAK
7. What is the name of the Norwegian Explorer who was the first man to reach the South Pole?ROALD AMUNDSEN
8. What was the surname of the French brothers who built and ascended in the first hot air balloon?MONTGOLFIER
9. What is the Capital and largest city in Angola?  LUANDA
10. The Britannia Royal Naval College is located at which South Devon town?  DARTMOUTH
11. What is the name of the great river of India & Bangladesh which is sacred to Hindus?THE GANGES
12. What was the name of the Native American Chief who led the Sioux tribes against the American Army in the Great Sioux War of 1876?SITTING BULL
13. Which 3 letters can precede the words: VERSE, SON, CORN, FORM & CYCLE to make 5 longer words?UNI
14. Who was the lead vocalist with the 1970’s Band: ‘Hot Chocolate’?  ERROL BROWN
15. Wh0 was sworn in as Vice President of the USA on 20th January 2025?  J D VANCE
16. Actor Timothy Chalamet stars in a recent Biopic which tells the story of which iconic US Singer/Songwriter?BOB DYLAN
17. Who is the only Scottish Footballer to ever win the prestigious Ballon D’or?DENIS LAW
18. What is the name given to the young of an eel?  ELVER
19. In the human body what is the name given to the tendon which attaches the calf muscle to the heel?ACHILLES
20. Which former EastEnders Actor plays the character of Fred Buckle in the TV series ‘Call the Midwife’CLIFF PARISI

ANSWERS WILL BE GIVEN ON THE NEXT U3A NEWSLETTER.  

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JULIE CLARKE

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