| 1.What is the local name for the River Thames at Oxford? | ISIS |
| 2. What is the longest River in France? | THE LOIRE |
| 3. What is the name of the Celebrity Cook who is an honorary life president of Norwich City FC? | DELIA SMITH |
| 4. Which children’s author created the character ‘Tracy Beaker’? | DAME JACUELINE WILSON |
| 5. Which British veteran entertainer starred on stage & screen in the musical comedy ‘Half a Sixpence’? | TOMMY STEELE |
| 6. What name is given to purple or violet quartz gemstones? | AMETHYSTS |
| 7. What name is given to a levy especially of one tenth? | A TITHE |
| 8. Which Author wrote ‘The IPCRESS File’? | LEN DEIGHTON |
| 9. Which record label was founded by The Beatles in 1968? | APPLE |
| 10. What name is given to unfermented soya bean curd? | TOFU |
| 11. ‘The Body in the Library’ by Agatha Christie featured which detective? | MISS MARPLE |
| 12. Which Italian colourless liqueur is flavoured with anise? | AMORETTO |
| 13. What name is given to the large, legendary man-like creature alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains? | YETI |
| 14. During Lockdown, who became ‘The Nations PE Teacher’? | JOE WICKS |
| 15.Which Planet is closest to the sun? | MERCURY |
| 16. Who is the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated? | SPENCER PERCIVAL |
| 17.How old do you have to be to stand for US President? | 35 YEARS OLD |
| 18. For what do the letters ‘DC’ stand for in the name of Washington DC? | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| 19.Authentic caviar is obtained from which creature? | STURGEON |
| 20. Who was the Mother of Edward VI of England? | JANE SEYMOUR |
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JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
Keep your face always towards the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you. (Walt Whitman)