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SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 2
| 1Which river flows through the centre of Amsterdam? |
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| 2.Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella appear in which novel by Charles Dickens? | |
| 3. Which actor played Mr Barraclough in Porridge & Foggy Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine? | |
| 4. What is the last event in an Olympic mens Decathlon? |
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| 5. In which city would you find The Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery? | |
| 6.Who was the last Australian man to win the mens singles championship at Wimbledon? | |
| 7. Which celebrity won Strictly Come Dancing 2019, dancing with Oti Mabuse? | |
| 8.What is the name of Prince Charles’ Estate in Gloucestershire? | |
| 9.What is the Capital City of Estonia? |
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| 10.Who is the current Home Secretary? |
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| 11.Which member of the Monty Python Team sadly died in January this year? | |
| 12.The first episode of Coronation Street was aired in which year? | |
| 13.Guru Nanak founded which religion? |
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| 14.Marco Polo Airport is situated in which European city? |
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| 15.Whose guide does Michael Portillo use on the TV series Great British Railway Journeys? | |
| 16. CHILLER YEAR is an anagram of which female TV presenter? | |
| 17.In the Bible what is the name of the third son of Adam & Eve? |
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| 18 What is the name of the Butler in Downton Abbey |
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| 19.Which British Comedian played the Toymaker in the 1968 Film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? | |
| 20. Which British Composer wrote the Pomp & Circumstance Marches? |
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 2 ANSWERS
| 1. Which river flows through the centre of Amsterdam? | AMSTEL
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| 2. Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella appear in which novel by Charles Dickens? | GREAT EXPECTATIONS |
| 3. Which actor played Mr Barraclough in Porridge & Foggy Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine? | BRIAN WILDE |
| 4. What is the last event in an Olympic mens Decathlon? | 1500 METRES
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| 5. In which city would you find The Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery? | GLASGOW |
| 6. Who was the last Australian man to win the mens singles championship at Wimbledon? | LLEYTON HEWITT |
| 7. Which celebrity won Strictly Come Dancing 2019, dancing with Oti Mabuse? | KELVIN FLETCHER |
| 8. What is the name of Prince Charles’ Estate in Gloucestershire? | HIGHGROVE |
| 9. What is the Capital City of Estonia? | TALLINN
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| 10.Who is the current Home Secretary? | PRITI PATEL
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| 11.Which member of the Monty Python Team sadly died in January this year? | TERRY JONES |
| 12.The first episode of Coronation Street was aired in which year? | 1960 |
| 13.Guru Nanak founded which religion? | SIKHISM
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| 14.Marco Polo Airport is situated in which European city? | VENICE
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| 15.Whose guide does Michael Portillo use on the TV series Great British Railway Journeys? | GEORGE BRADSHAW |
| 16. CHILLER YEAR is an anagram of which female TV presenter? | RACHEL RILEY |
| 17.In the Bible what is the name of the third son of Adam & Eve? | SETH
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| 18 What is the name of the Butler in Downton Abbey | CARSON
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| 19.Which British Comedian played the Toymaker in the 1968 Film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? | BENNY HILL |
| 20. Which British Composer wrote the Pomp & Circumstance Marches? | EDWARD ELGAR |