SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ MARCH 2024
| 1.What was the name of the fictional schoolboy created by US Author Mark Twain? | TOM SAWYER |
| 2. What two-word name is given to the governing body of The Church of England? | GENERAL SYNOD |
| 3. What is the name of the French General & Statesman who served as President of France from 1959 -1969? | CHARLES DE GAULLE |
| 4. Who was the goalkeeper of the England Team that won the 1966 Football World Cup? | GORDON BANKS |
| 5. What collective name is given to the central counties of England? | THE MIDLANDS |
| 6. Which Actor was the first to play Dr Who on Television? | WILLIAM HARTNELL |
| 7. Which 19th Century Author wrote ‘The Moonstone’ & ‘The Woman in White’? | WILKIE COLLINS |
| 8. What French term is given to the characteristic aroma or fragrance of wine? | BOUQUET |
| 9. What is the main unit of currency in Thailand? | BAHT |
| 10. Which politician was replaced by Sir Kier Starmer as leader of the Labour Party? | JEREMY CORBYN |
| 11. What ingredient is added to Béchamel sauce to make it into a Mornay sauce? | CHEESE |
| 12.Which Actress played the role of Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street for many years? | JEAN ALEXANDER |
| 13. What is the longest river in Italy? | PO |
| 14. What name is given to a sentence which contains all the letters of the alphabet? | PANGRAM |
| 15. Which spice, obtained from the crocus, is the most expensive spice in the world? | SAFFRON |
| 16. What is the name of a country or part of a country which lies wholly within the boundaries of another? | ENCLAVE |
| 17. Which wife of Henry VIII was the Mother of Mary I? | CATHERINE OF ARAGON |
| 18. On a computer keyboard, which is the only vowel not found on the top row? | A |
| 19. What was the name of the character played by Honor Blackman in the TV series ‘The Avengers’? | KATHY GALE |
| 14. The sisters Regan, Goneril & Cordelia appear in which play by William Shakespeare? | KING LEAR |