July 25 Quiz Questions

1.Which city in Massachusetts was the location of Witch Trials in 1692?   
2. Which US Actress has, to date, received 21 Academy Award nominations? 
3. What name is given to the flesh of a calf when eaten as food?   
4. What is the first name of ‘Morse’ the fictional Police Detective created by Colin Dexter? 
5.In the UK, which traditional hymn is sung before the kick-off at the Football Cup Final? 
6. What name is given to a person who posts deliberately inflammatory messages on line? 
7. Which British Middle-Distance athlete was given the nickname ‘The Jarrow Arrow’? 
8. What is the name given to an actor who is temporarily engaged usually to appear in crowd scenes? 
9. What was the name of The Pope who served from 1978 until his death in 2005? 
10. What name is given to the fermented juice of apples?   
11. What name is given to the process of printing fabric where the parts that are not to be dyed are covered with wax? 
12. Which veteran singer, the lead vocalist with The Who’ was given a Knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours? 
13. What is the Capital City of Malta?   
14. Which British Sculptor created the statue ‘The Angel of the North’?   
15. What is the name of the Latin American dance usually performed by a line of people behind one another? 
16. Who founded the Scouting Movement in the UK in 1908?   
17. What is the standard unit of currency in Thailand?   
18. What name is given to the full headdress worn by a nun?   
19. Sternutation is the medical name for which bodily function?   
20. In which city did the ‘Easter Rising’ take place in 1916?   

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JULIE CLARKE

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