This is the first of the weekly quizzes to test your knowledge during the enforced confinement. You may download the questions and pass them on and to make the sharing process easier, the questions appear in one table below while the questions with answers appear in a separate table.
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 1
| 1.Which County in Northern Ireland shares its name with a character in Coronation Street? | |
| 2.Which King was killed at The Battle of Bosworth Field? | |
| 3.Prospero & his daughter Miranda appear in which Shakespeare play? | |
| 4.Which British city is the only one to have 3 letters in its name? | |
| 5.Yvette Carte-Blanche is a character from which British sitcom? | |
| 6.Who is the current Mayor of London? | |
| 7.Who was the mother of Mary I? | |
| 8.TV regulars Paul Laidlaw, David Harper & Raj Bisram are all experts in which field? |
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| 9.What is the capital and most populous city of Indonesia? | |
| 10.Which river forms part of the border between USA & Mexico? | |
| 11.Athlete Sir Mo Farah was born in which African Country? | |
| 12. Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, was born in which decade of the Twentieth Century? | |
| 13.Musician Larry Adler is most associated with which musical instrument? | |
| 14.Which Football Team plays its home games at Craven Cottage? | |
| 15. What is the official residence of The Archbishop of Canterbury? | |
| 16. Old Deuteronomy is a character from which stage musical? | |
| 17. What is the only element on the periodic table to end with the letter T? | |
| 18.Bianca Walkden represents Great Britain in which sport? | |
| 19. Harry Webb is the real name of which British singer? | |
| 20. Who is the new presenter of the TV series Ready Steady Cook? |
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 1 ANSWERS
| 1.Which County in Northern Ireland shares its name with a character in Coronation Street? | TYRONE |
| 2.Which King was killed at The Battle of Bosworth Field? | RICHARD III |
| 3.Prospero & his daughter Miranda appear in which Shakespeare play? | THE TEMPEST |
| 4.Which British city is the only one to have 3 letters in its name? | ELY |
| 5.Yvette Carte-Blanche is a character from which British sitcom? | ALLO ALLO |
| 6.Who is the current Mayor of London?
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SADIQ KHAN |
| 7.Who was the mother of Mary I? | CATHERINE OF ARAGON |
| 8.TV regulars Paul Laidlaw, David Harper & Raj Bisram are all experts in which field? | ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES
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| 9.What is the capital and most populous city of Indonesia? | JAKARTA |
| 10.Which river forms part of the border between USA & Mexico? | RIO GRANDE |
| 11.Athlete Sir Mo Farah was born in which African Country? | SOMALIA |
| 12. Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, was born in which decade of the Twentieth Century? | 1970’S |
| 13.Musician Larry Adler is most associated with which musical instrument? | HARMONICA |
| 14.Which Football Team plays its home games at Craven Cottage? | FULHAM |
| 15. What is the official residence of The Archbishop of Canterbury? | LAMBETH PALACE |
| 16. Old Deuteronomy is a character from which stage musical? | CATS |
| 17. What is the only element on the periodic table to end with the letter T? | COBALT |
| 18.Bianca Walkden represents Great Britain in which sport? | TAEKWONDO |
| 19. Harry Webb is the real name of which British singer?
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CLIFF RICHARD |
| 20. Who is the new presenter of the TV series Ready Steady Cook? | RYLAN CLARK-NEAL |