SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 25
| 1.A person in what occupation would use a Theodolite? |
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| 2. Which Actor played Onslow in Keeping up Appearances, Twiggy in The Royle Family & Eddie Yates in Coronation Street? | |
| 3. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was an attempt to murder which Monarch? |
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| 4. Who single-handedly circumnavigated the world in 1966 in Gypsy Moth IV? |
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| 5. Cyclist, Sir Bradley Wiggins was born in which country in 1980? |
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| 6. The Rainbow, Sons & Lovers & Women in Love are all books by which Author? | |
| 7. Charles I was imprisoned in which Castle until his trial & execution in 1649? |
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| 8. St Mungo is the patron saint of which British City? |
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| 9. Robert Galbraith is the pen name of which successful British Author? |
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| 10. What is the name for a style of Indian Cooking which involves cooking meat over charcoal in a clay oven? | |
| 11. Which Scottish Mathematician/Physicist is responsible for the discovery of Logarithms? | |
| 12. What is the common name for the plants known as Antirrhinums? |
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| 13. What is the Capital City of Libya? |
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| 14. What is the longest river in Asia? |
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| 15. In the Bible’s New Testament, who was chosen by the crowd to be released when Jesus was crucified? | |
| 16. Prince William & Kate Middleton met while attending which University? |
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| 17. In the TV Sitcom Rising Damp, what is Rigsby’s first name? |
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| 18. Steve Fletcher, Will Kirk, Dominic Chinea & Brenton West all appear on which popular BBC TV Show | |
| 19. Dick Grayson is the Alter ego of which DC Comics Superhero? |
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| 20. What is the name of the Parliament of The Isle of Man? |
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ANSWERS WILL BE CIRCULATED NEXT WEEK. GOOD LUCK & EMBRACE THE NEW NORMAL!
JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
In the Kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king (Erasmus)
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 25
| 1.A person in what occupation would use a Theodolite? | SURVEYOR
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| 2. Which Actor played Onslow in Keeping up Appearances, Twiggy in The Royle Family & Eddie Yates in Coronation Street? | GEOFFREY HUGHES |
| 3. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was an attempt to murder which Monarch? | JAMES I
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| 4. Who single-handedly circumnavigated the world in 1966 in Gypsy Moth IV? | SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER |
| 5. Cyclist, Sir Bradley Wiggins was born in which country in 1980? | BELGIUM
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| 6. The Rainbow, Sons & Lovers & Women in Love are all books by which Author? | DH LAWRENCE |
| 7. Charles I was imprisoned in which Castle until his trial & execution in 1649? | CARISBROOKE
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| 8. St Mungo is the patron saint of which British City? | GLASGOW
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| 9. Robert Galbraith is the pen name of which successful British Author? | JK ROWLING
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| 10. What is the name for a style of Indian Cooking which involves cooking meat over charcoal in a clay oven? | TANDOORI |
| 11. Which Scottish Mathematician/Physicist is responsible for the discovery of Logarithms? | JOHN NAPIER |
| 12. What is the common name for the plants known as Antirrhinums? | SNAPDRAGONS
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| 13. What is the Capital City of Libya? | TRIPOLI
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| 14. What is the longest river in Asia? | YANGTZE
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| 15. In the Bible’s New Testament, who was chosen by the crowd to be released when Jesus was crucified? | BARABBAS |
| 16. Prince William & Kate Middleton met while attending which University? | ST ANDREWS
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| 17. In the TV Sitcom Rising Damp, what is Rigsby’s first name? | RUPERT
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| 18. Steve Fletcher, Will Kirk, Dominic Chinea & Brenton West all appear on which popular BBC TV Show | THE REPAIR SHOP |
| 19. Dick Grayson is the Alter ego of which DC Comics Superhero? | ROBIN
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| 20. What is the name of the Parliament of The Isle of Man? | TYNWALD
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