Sandbach u3a Online Quiz – November Questions

1.What name is given to a fall of masses of snow & ice down a mountain? 
2. Which 20th Century Welsh Minister of Health was responsible for the formation of the NHS? 
3. What is the Capital City & chief port of Uruguay?   
4. Who is the supreme God of the Ancient Greeks?   
5. Who was the Captain of the winning European Team at both the 2023 & 2025 Ryder Cup? 
6. What is the name of the appendages that are the organs of locomotion and balance in fish? 
7. Which US Actor & Director created the Sundance Film Festival?   
8. Six of the first ten US Presidents were born in which US State?   
9. Lucy Honeychurch is the heroine of which novel by EM Forster?   
10. ‘Brimstone’ is another name for which element on the periodic table? 
11. Which Actor played the fictional detectives Tom Barnaby & Jim Bergerac? 
12. How many barriers are jumped in a Men’s 110 metres Hurdle race?   
13. What is the name of the dog belonging to Dennis the Menace in the Beano Comic? 
14. In which year was the English Football Premier League established?   
15.Who is the only singer to win the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK AND record a James Bond Theme Song? 
16. The name of which Lancashire town has the word ‘TWO’ spelt out in the centre of its name? 
17. What is the French name for The English Channel?   
18. What is the name of the Roman Goddess of the Dawn?   
19. What is the name of the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough? 
20. What is the name of the official record of debates in the UK Parliament? 

ANSWERS WILL BE GIVEN ON THE NEXT U3A NEWSLETTER.

GOOD LUCK TO ONE & ALL!

JULIE CLARKE

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