| 1.Athletes, Sally Gunnell & Linford Christie both won Gold Medals for Team GB at which Olympics? | BARCELONA 1992 |
| 2. Which British Poet lived at Dove Cottage in Grasmere in The Lake District with his sister Dorothy? | WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
| 3. Which Australian comedian created the character ‘Dame Edna Everage’? | BARRY HUMPHRIES |
| 4. Chanterelle, Oyster & Shitake are all types of which foodstuff? | MUSHROOM |
| 5. On a set of Bagpipes what name is given to the pipe containing finger holes upon which the melody is played? | THE CHANTER |
| 6. Actress Julia Roberts plays the role of Vivian Ward in which 1990 film? | PRETTY WOMAN |
| 7. How many tiles, including the blanks, are there in a standard set of the board game Scrabble? | 100 |
| 8. UNGREASED is an anagram of which item of clothing? | DUNGAREES |
| 9. A ‘Harvey Wallbanger’ cocktail contains which alcohol? | VODKA |
| 10. Which Greek Physician is known as ‘The Father of Medicine’? | HIPPOCRATES |
| 11. The Drakensberg Mountains are located in which country? | SOUTH AFRICA |
| 12. What term is given to the part of a fraction found above the line? | NUMERATOR |
| 13.What is the name of the ship in the animated TV series ‘Captain Pugwash’? | THE BLACK PIG |
| 14. How many serving American Presidents have been assassinated? | 4 |
| 15. The Bermuda Triangle is located in which ocean? | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| 16.Sir Walter Raleigh & Sir Francis Drake were both born in which English County? | DEVON |
| 17. What is the name of the West Yorkshire village where the Bronte Sisters were raised? | HAWORTH |
| 18. What is the name of the rich stew, highly flavoured with paprika, originating from Hungary? | GOULASH |
| 19. O’Hare Airport serves which US City? | CHICAGO |
| 20. In the TV Sitcom ‘Rising Damp’ which Actress played the role of Miss Jones? | FRANCES DE LA TOUR |
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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)