December 2024 Quiz Questions

1. Which winter sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?   
2. What name is given to a member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food? 
3. Which Labour Politician became Mayor of London in 2016?   
4. Which Ancient Greek Philosopher was a student of Plato and also a teacher of Alexander the Great? 
5. What name is given to the Superior of an order of monks?   
6. What name is given to a film based on the life of a real person?   
7. Which Welsh snooker player won six World Championships in the 1970’s?   
8. What is the Capital City of the Australian State of Tasmania?   
9. Which Norwegian Composer & pianist was best known for his incidental music to Ibsen’s Peer Gynt? 
10. The Galapagos Islands belong to which South American Country?   
11. What was the maiden name of the Duchess of York?   
12. Which former Olympic Athlete was appointed President of World Athletics in 2015? 
13. Which Roman Catholic Nun & Missionary was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979? 
14. In the song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ what did my truelove bring to me on the sixth day? 
15. What is the stage name of musician & song writer David Evans who is the lead guitarist with Irish Rock Band U2? 
16. What is the name of a Latin American dance usually performed by a number of people in a line behind one another? 
17. What is the name of the entrance at The Tower of London which? was used in Tudor times to admit prisoners? 
18. In Greek Mythology, what was the name of the Ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across the River Styx to Hades? 
19. What is the name of the tall helmet of black fur worn by certain British Army Regiments? 
20. What was the first animated film which introduced the characters Wallace & Gromit? 

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