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SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 25 1.A person in what occupation would use a Theodolite? 2. Which Actor played Onslow in Keeping up Appearances, Twiggy in The Royle Family & Eddie Yates in Coronation Street? 3. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was an attempt to murder which Monarch? 4. Who …
FUN MUSIC QUIZ NUMBER 23 1.Which Welsh festival of music & poetry, entirely in the Welsh language, takes place in the first week of August each year? 2. Which British Singer is known as ‘The Peter Pan of Pop’ 3. Which US singer has the real name: Alecia Beth Moore? 4. Which Variety Show of …
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 24 1.What is the name for the nest of a bird of prey, particularly an eagle? 2. Which British City was given the nickname ‘Cottonopolis’ during the 19th Century? 3. What is the first name of the wife of Rodney Trotter in the TV Sitcom: Only Fools …
FUN MUSIC QUIZ NUMBER 22 1.Prior to a successful solo career, Phil Collins was a member of which Band? 2.Which Composer wrote the Symphonie Fantastique in 1830? 3. BURN CREEPING SETS is an anagram of the name of which US singer? 4.How Can I be Sure, Could it be Forever & I Think I …
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 23 1. O GREEN ECOLOGY is an anagram of the name of which Actor? 2. The words: Anorak, Parka & Kayak all derive from which language? 3. Coronation Street Character, David Platt, has what occupation? 4. Which US swimmer is the most decorated Olympian of …
FUN MUSIC QUIZ NUMBER 21 1.Which Country Singer had his only Number 1 single in the UK with Annie’s Song in 1974? 2.Which Composer wrote the Oratorio: Elijah in 1846? 3. What word describes a type of Caribbean folk song sometimes accompanied by steel drums & other percussion instruments? 4. Which 2005 winner of The …
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 22 1.Which UK City shares its name with the planes that took part in the Dambusters Raid during World War II? 2. Which Australian Golfer has the nickname ‘The Great White Shark’? 3. What is the collective noun for a group of Owls? 4. Which …
FUN MUSIC QUIZ NUMBER 20 1.If I were a Rich Man, Matchmaker Matchmaker & Sunrise Sunset are songs from which Film & Stage Musical? 2. Which member of the 1960’s Pop Group The Monkees was born in the UK? 3. Which legendary Singer/Songwriter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016? 4. Which …
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 21 1.Which title was acquired by King Edward VIII after his abdication? 2. What is the next point scored after deuce in a tennis match? 3. What was the given name of the Dickens character: The Artful Dodger? 4. What term is used …
FUN MUSIC QUIZ NUMBER 19 1.Which dance is mentioned in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen? 2. What is the name of the English Country House in East Sussex which has hosted an annual Festival of Opera since 1934? 3. Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro & The Magic Flute are Operas …