May 25 Quiz Questions

 

1.Athletes, Sally Gunnell & Linford Christie both won Gold Medals for Team GB at which Olympics?  
2. Which British Poet lived at Dove Cottage in Grasmere in The Lake District with his sister Dorothy?  
3. Which Australian comedian created the character ‘Dame Edna Everage’?  
4. Chanterelle, Oyster & Shitake are all types of which foodstuff?  
5. On a set of Bagpipes what name is given to the pipe containing finger holes upon which the melody is played?  
6. Actress Julia Roberts plays the role of Vivian Ward in which 1990 film?  
7. How many tiles, including the blanks, are there in a standard set of the board game Scrabble?  
8. UNGREASED is an anagram of which item of clothing?  
9. A ‘Harvey Wallbanger’ cocktail contains which alcohol?  
10. Which Greek Physician is known as ‘The Father of Medicine’?  
11. The Drakensberg Mountains are located in which country?  
12. What term is given to the part of a fraction found above the line?  
13.What is the name of the ship in the animated TV series ‘Captain Pugwash’?  
14. How many serving American Presidents have been assassinated?  
15. The Bermuda Triangle is located in which ocean?  
16.Sir Walter Raleigh & Sir Francis Drake were both born in which English County?  
17. What is the name of the West Yorkshire village where the Bronte Sisters were raised?  
18.  What is the name of the rich stew, highly flavoured with paprika, originating from Hungary?  
19. O’Hare Airport serves which US City?  
20. In the TV Sitcom ‘Rising Damp’ which Actress played the role of Miss Jones?  

ANSWERS WILL BE GIVEN ON THE NEXT U3A NEWSLETTER

BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE!

JULIE CLARKE

Thought for the day:

Diplomacy is telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions. (Winston Churchill)

 

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