Lockdown Quiz #4 20 Apr 2020

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SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 4

 

1.Endymion, Ode on a Grecian Urn & Ode to Autumn were all written by which poet?
2. Which Football Team play their home games at Elland Road?  

 

3. The Dog in the Pond is the name of the Pub in which Soap Opera?
4. Hobart is the capital city of which Australian State?
5. What is the surname of Vera in the TV series of the same name?  

 

6. Which American State ends with 3 vowels?
7. Which golfer won a gold medal for Team GB at the Rio Olympics 2016?
8. Scout, Jem & Atticus Finch all appear in which novel first published in 1960?
9. Who was the last Monarch of the House of Stuart?  

 

10. Dimanche is the French word for which day of the week?  

 

11.In Greek Mythology what is the name of the Ferryman who carries the souls of the dead across the River Hades?
12.TV regulars, Joe Swift, Rachel De Thame & Carol Klein are all experts in which subject?
13. What 3 word phrase is Cockney Rhyming slang for a suit?  

 

14.Which British Actress won a Best Actress Oscar for the 2008 film The Reader?
15. What is the Capital City of Malta?  

 

16. Which singer of the 1950’s & 1960’s was born Ronald Wycherley?
17.What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?  

 

18. What is the first book of the Old Testament to be named after a person?
19.Who is the current Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police?  

 

20. What is the current cost of a standard First Class stamp?  

 

Answers will be circulated next week. Have fun, Good Luck & Stay safe!

JULIE CLARKE

Topical thought for the day:

Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love. (Mother Theresa)

SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 4 ANSWERS

 

1.Endymion, Ode on a Grecian Urn & Ode to Autumn were all written by which poet? JOHN KEATS
2. Which Football Team play their home games at Elland Road? LEEDS UNITED

 

3. The Dog in the Pond is the name of the Pub in which Soap Opera? HOLLYOAKS
4. Hobart is the capital city of which Australian State?

 

TASMANIA
5. What is the surname of Vera in the TV series of the same name? STANHOPE

 

6. Which American State ends with 3 vowels?

 

HAWAII
7. Which golfer won a gold medal for Team GB at the Rio Olympics 2016? JUSTIN ROSE
8. Scout, Jem & Atticus Finch all appear in which novel first published in 1960? TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
9. Who was the last Monarch of the House of Stuart? QUEEN ANNE

 

10. Dimanche is the French word for which day of the week? SUNDAY

 

11.In Greek Mythology what is the name of the Ferryman who carries the souls of the dead across the River Hades? CHARON
12.TV regulars, Joe Swift, Rachel De Thame & Carol Klein are all experts in which subject? GARDENING
13. What 3 word phrase is Cockney Rhyming slang for a suit? WHISTLE & FLUTE

 

14.Which British Actress won a Best Actress Oscar for the 2008 film The Reader? KATE WINSLET
15. What is the Capital City of Malta? VALLETTA

 

16. Which singer of the 1950’s & 1960’s was born Ronald Wycherley? BILLY FURY
17.What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature? MERCURY

 

18. What is the first book of the Old Testament to be named after a person? JOSHUA
19.Who is the current Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police? CRESSIDA DICK

 

20. What is the current cost of a standard First Class stamp? 76 PENCE