| 1.As well as being a TV pundit, former Footballer Dion Dublin is also a Co-Presenter on which daytime TV Show? |
| 2. Which renowned Fashion Designer created the Wedding Dress of Queen Elizabeth II? |
| 3. What nautical term is used to describe a built-in housing for a ship’s compass? |
| 4. Which line on the London Underground, which opened in 1979, is the most recent line on the network? |
| 5. Which Church stands at the summit of Montmartre, the highest point in the city of Paris? |
| 6. In the human body, which pea-sized gland is situated at the base of the brain? |
| 7. What name is given to the cushion used for kneeling while at prayer in a Church? |
| 8. Who, in 1964, was the first female Track Athlete to win an Olympic Gold Medal for Team GB? |
| 9. Which Country is the only one in the world to lie on both The Equator & The Tropic of Capricorn?? |
| 10. Which 1970’s Sitcom, a spin-off from ‘Man about the House’, starred Yootha Joyce & Brian Murphy? |
| 11. Which smooth rich pate is made from the liver of a fattened goose? |
| 12. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase: ‘Carpe Diem’? |
| 13. Which US Cyclist was stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles in 2012, after doping allegations? |
| 14. Which popular Ski Resort is situated in the US State of Colorado? |
| 15. Which French Benedictine Monk had a famous champagne named after him? |
| 16. Which English Physicist & Radio Astronomer was the founder of The Jodrell Bank Observatory? |
| 17. Which Vietnamese City was renamed Ho Chi Min City in 1976? |
| 18.Which Bingo Call is used to refer to the Number One? |
| 19. Pen y Fan is the highest peak in which Welsh Mountain Range? |
| 20 Which French Mime Artist plays himself in the Mel Brooks Film ‘Silent Movie’ and, ironically, is the only cast member to speak? |
JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
The purpose of Art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.(Pablo Picasso)
ANSWERS
| 1.As well as being a TV pundit, former Footballer Dion Dublin is also a Co-Presenter on which daytime TV Show? | HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER |
| 2. Which renowned Fashion Designer created the Wedding Dress of Queen Elizabeth II? | NORMAN HARTNELL |
| 3. What nautical term is used to describe a built-in housing for a ship’s compass? | BINNACLE |
| 4. Which line on the London Underground, which opened in 1979, is the most recent line on the network? | JUBILEE LINE |
| 5. Which Church stands at the summit of Montmartre, the highest point in the city of Paris? | THE SACRE COEUR |
| 6. In the human body, which pea-sized gland is situated at the base of the brain? | PITUATRY GLAND |
| 7. What name is given to the cushion used for kneeling while at prayer in a Church? | HASSOCK |
| 8. Who, in 1964, was the first female Track Athlete to win an Olympic Gold Medal for Team GB? | ANN PACKER |
| 9. Which Country is the only one in the world to lie on both The Equator & The Tropic of Capricorn?? | BRAZIL |
| 10. Which 1970’s Sitcom, a spin-off from ‘Man about the House’, starred Yootha Joyce & Brian Murphy? | GEORGE & MILDRED |
| 11. Which smooth rich pate is made from the liver of a fattened goose? | FOIE GRAS |
| 12. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase: ‘Carpe Diem’? | SIEZE THE DAY |
| 13. Which US Cyclist was stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles in 2012, after doping allegations? | LANCE ARMSTRONG |
| 14. Which popular Ski Resort is situated in the US State of Colorado? | ASPEN |
| 15. Which French Benedictine Monk had a famous champagne named after him? | DOM PERIGNON |
| 16. Which English Physicist & Radio Astronomer was the founder of The Jodrell Bank Observatory? | SIR BERNARD LOVELL |
| 17. Which Vietnamese City was renamed Ho Chi Min City in 1976? | SAIGON |
| 18.Which Bingo Call is used to refer to the Number One? | KELLY’S EYE |
| 19. Pen y Fan is the highest peak in which Welsh Mountain Range? | BRECON BEACONS |
| 20 Which French Mime Artist plays himself in the Mel Brooks Film ‘Silent Movie’ and, ironically, is the only cast member to speak? | MARCEL MARCEA |