SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 18
| 1.What is the name of the body of water which lies between Italy & Sicily? |
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| 2. Who was the original presenter of the TV Quiz Show: Blockbusters? |
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| 3. In the BBC Sitcom Dad’s Army, what is the name of the unseen wife of Captain Mainwaring? | |
| 4. Which Battle between the English & the French took place on St Crispin’s Day 1415? | |
| 5. The Iguazu Falls lie between which two countries in South America? |
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| 6. Which actor played Dixon of Dock Green in the early TV series which ran from 1955 – 1976? | |
| 7. A person with the letters FRCVS after their name is a member of which profession? | |
| 8. What is the name of the Ship in the animated TV Show: Captain Pugwash? |
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| 9. Which Hollywood Actress shares her name with the wife of William Shakespeare? | |
| 10. What is the name of the Stadium in Paris where the French Open Tennis Championships take place? | |
| 11. In the novel ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ by D.H. Lawrence, what is the name of the Game Keeper? | |
| 12. What word is given to the part of a fraction above the line? |
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| 13. Rickets is caused by a deficiency in which vitamin? |
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| 14. According to the Bible, what was the first miracle performed by Jesus? |
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| 15. Tommy Trinder, Bruce Forsyth, Norman Vaughan & Jimmy Tarbuck were all hosts of which TV Variety Show of the 1950’s & 60’s? | |
| 16.Who wrote & performed the theme tune to the TV sitcom: One Foot in the Grave? | |
| 17. The Madison, The Omnium & The Keirin are all separate events within which Olympic sport? | |
| 18. The Liberty Bell, a symbol of American Independence, can be found in which City of the USA? | |
| 19. Which late Italian Composer worked alongside film director Sergio Leone to produce the soundtracks to many ‘Spaghetti Westerns’? | |
| 20. How many serving American Presidents have been assassinated? |
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ANSWERS WILL BE CIRCULATED NEXT WEEK. BEST OF LUCK TO ONE & ALL!
JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
Life is rather like a tin of sardines – we’re all of us looking for the key (Alan Bennett)
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 18
| 1.What is the name of the body of water which lies between Italy & Sicily? | STRAIT OF MESSINA
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| 2. Who was the original presenter of the TV Quiz Show: Blockbusters? | BOB HOLNESS
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| 3. In the BBC Sitcom Dad’s Army, what is the name of the unseen wife of Captain Mainwaring? | ELIZABETH |
| 4. Which Battle between the English & the French took place on St Crispin’s Day 1415? | AGINCOURT |
| 5. The Iguazu Falls lie between which two countries in South America? | ARGENTINA & BRAZIL |
| 6. Which actor played Dixon of Dock Green in the early TV series which ran from 1955 – 1976? | JACK WARNER |
| 7. A person with the letters FRCVS after their name is a member of which profession? | VETINARY
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| 8. What is the name of the Ship in the animated TV Show: Captain Pugwash? | BLACK PIG
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| 9. Which Hollywood Actress shares her name with the wife of William Shakespeare? | ANNE HATHAWAY |
| 10. What is the name of the Stadium in Paris where the French Open Tennis Championships take place? | ROLAND-GARROS |
| 11. In the novel ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ by D.H. Lawrence, what is the name of the Game Keeper? | OLIVER MELLORS |
| 12. What word is given to the part of a fraction above the line? | NUMERATOR
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| 13. Rickets is caused by a deficiency in which vitamin? | VITAMIN D
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| 14. According to the Bible, what was the first miracle performed by Jesus? | CHANGING WATER INTO WINE |
| 15. Tommy Trinder, Bruce Forsyth, Norman Vaughan & Jimmy Tarbuck were all hosts of which TV Variety Show of the 1950’s & 60’s? | SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM |
| 16.Who wrote & performed the theme tune to the TV sitcom: One Foot in the Grave? | ERIC IDLE |
| 17. The Madison, The Omnium & The Keirin are all separate events within which Olympic sport? | CYCLING |
| 18. The Liberty Bell, a symbol of American Independence, can be found in which City of the USA? | PHILADELPHIA |
| 19. Which late Italian Composer worked alongside film director Sergio Leone to produce the soundtracks to many ‘Spaghetti Westerns’? | ENNIO MORRICONE |
| 20. How many serving American Presidents have been assassinated? | 4
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