SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 21
| 1.Which title was acquired by King Edward VIII after his abdication? |
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| 2. What is the next point scored after deuce in a tennis match? |
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| 3. What was the given name of the Dickens character: The Artful Dodger? |
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| 4. What term is used for the short tail of a rabbit or hare? |
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| 5. The Dubliners, Finnegan’s Wake & Ulysses are books by which Irish Author? |
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| 6. The Mojave Desert is situated in which state of the USA? |
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| 7. In the animated TV series, what was the name of the arch enemy & love rival of Popeye? | |
| 8. Popularly known as a Lie Detector, what name is given to a machine which records a person’s physiological characteristics such as pulse rate? | |
| 9. Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire & Shallow Grave were all directed by which British Film, Stage & TV Director? | |
| 10 Canadian, Wayne Gretzky is considered to be the greatest ever exponent of which sport? | |
| 11. In which British city did The Peterloo Massacre of 1819 take place? |
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| 12. Robert Norman Davis, born in Birmingham in 1945, is the real name of which Comedian, Actor & TV Presenter? | |
| 13. Buckram, Nankeen, Moiré & Percale are all types of what? |
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| 14. What is the Capital of The Falkland Islands? |
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| 15. Which Actor won Best Actor Oscars for: Kramer v Kramer in 1980 & Rain Man in 1989? | |
| 16. In the Bible, Ham, Shem & Japheth were the sons of which Patriarch? |
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| 17. Rowan Atkinson played Police Officer, Inspector Raymond Fowler, in which TV Comedy Series? | |
| 18. Which BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Show was chaired by Nicholas Parsons from 1967 until his death in 2019? | |
| 19. Addenbrookes Hospital & The Royal Papworth Hospital are both situated in which British City? | |
| 20. Prior to adopting the Euro, what was the unit of currency in Austria? |
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ANSWERS WILL BE CIRCULATED NEXT WEEK. HAVE FUN, STAY SAFE & KEEP SMILING
JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before (Mae West)
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 21
| 1.Which title was acquired by King Edward VIII after his abdication? | DUKE OF WINDSOR |
| 2. What is the next point scored after deuce in a tennis match? | ADVANTAGE
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| 3. What was the given name of the Dickens character: The Artful Dodger? | JACK DAWKINS
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| 4. What term is used for the short tail of a rabbit or hare? | SCUT
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| 5. The Dubliners, Finnegan’s Wake & Ulysses are books by which Irish Author? | JAMES JOYCE
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| 6. The Mojave Desert is situated in which state of the USA? | CALIFORNIA
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| 7. In the animated TV series, what was the name of the arch enemy & love rival of Popeye? | BLUTO |
| 8. Popularly known as a Lie Detector, what name is given to a machine which records a person’s physiological characteristics such as pulse rate? | POLYGRAPH |
| 9. Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire & Shallow Grave were all directed by which British Film, Stage & TV Director? | DANNY BOYLE |
| 10 Canadian, Wayne Gretzky is considered to be the greatest ever exponent of which sport? | ICE HOCKEY |
| 11. In which British city did The Peterloo Massacre of 1819 take place? | MANCHESTER
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| 12. Robert Norman Davis, born in Birmingham in 1945, is the real name of which Comedian, Actor & TV Presenter? | JASPER CARROTT |
| 13. Buckram, Nankeen, Moiré & Percale are all types of what? | FABRIC
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| 14. What is the Capital of The Falkland Islands? | (PORT) STANLEY
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| 15. Which Actor won Best Actor Oscars for: Kramer v Kramer in 1980 & Rain Man in 1989? | DUSTIN HOFFMAN |
| 16. In the Bible, Ham, Shem & Japheth were the sons of which Patriarch? | NOAH
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| 17. Rowan Atkinson played Police Officer, Inspector Raymond Fowler, in which TV Comedy Series? | THE THIN BLUE LINE |
| 18. Which BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Show was chaired by Nicholas Parsons from 1967 until his death in 2019? | JUST A MINUTE |
| 19. Addenbrookes Hospital & The Royal Papworth Hospital are both situated in which British City? | CAMBRIDGE |
| 20. Prior to adopting the Euro, what was the unit of currency in Austria? | SCHILLING
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