Lockdown Quiz #6 4 May 2020

SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 6

1.Which Actress played both the Queen Mother in The Kings Speech & Princess Margaret in The Crown?
2 Who was the first Plantagenet Monarch?  

 

3. Which American President had the middle name Millhouse?  

 

4. Who composed the Operas Turandot, Tosca & La Boheme?  

 

5. Which Actor/Comedian/Presenter plays Uncle Bryn in the TV Sitcom Gavin & Stacey
6. What is the Capital City of Croatia?  

 

7. What is Coulrophobia a morbid fear of?  

 

8. Which Poet wrote the words to the hymn Jerusalem?  

 

9. What is the maximum number of Golf Clubs a player is allowed to carry during a competition?
10. What is the name of the type of headdress worn by a nun?  

 

11.Casement, Oriel & Bay are all types of what?  

 

12. Dendrology is the study of which subject?  

 

13.Which Actress starred with Bob Hope & Bing Crosby in the series of ‘Road to….’ films?
14.Which member of the TV show Dragon’s Den has appeared on Strictly Come Dancing?
15.The Tympanic Membrane is another name for which part of the human body?
16. Which body of water lies between the mainland of England & the Isle of Wight?  

 

17. William Booth founded which religious organisation in 1865?  

 

18. Uriah Heep is a character in which novel by Charles Dickens?  

 

19. FRY SNOUTY is an anagram of which sportsman?  

 

20. What is the name of the youngest child of The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge?

 

Answers will be circulated next week. Good Luck, Stay Safe & Enjoy!

JULIE CLARKE

Topical thought for the day:

In the depth of Winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible Summer (Albert Camus)

SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 6

1.Which Actress played both the Queen Mother in The Kings Speech & Princess Margaret in The Crown? HELENA BONHAM-CARTER
2 Who was the first Plantagenet Monarch? HENRY II

 

3. Which American President had the middle name Millhouse? RICHARD NIXON

 

4. Who composed the Operas Turandot, Tosca & La Boheme? PUCCINI

 

5. Which Actor/Comedian/Presenter plays Uncle Bryn in the TV Sitcom Gavin & Stacey ROB BRYDON
6. What is the Capital City of Croatia? ZAGREB

 

7. What is Coulrophobia a morbid fear of? CLOWNS

 

8. Which Poet wrote the words to the hymn Jerusalem? WILLIAM BLAKE

 

9. What is the maximum number of Golf Clubs a player is allowed to carry during a competition? 14
10. What is the name of the type of headdress worn by a nun? WIMPLE

 

11.Casement, Oriel & Bay are all types of what? WINDOWS

 

12. Dendrology is the study of which subject? TREES

 

13.Which Actress starred with Bob Hope & Bing Crosby in the series of ‘Road to….’ films? DOROTHY LAMOUR
14.Which member of the TV show Dragon’s Den has appeared on Strictly Come Dancing? DEBORAH MEADEN
15.The Tympanic Membrane is another name for which part of the human body? EARDRUM
16. Which body of water lies between the mainland of England & the Isle of Wight? THE SOLENT

 

17. William Booth founded which religious organisation in 1865? THE SALVATION ARMY

 

18. Uriah Heep is a character in which novel by Charles Dickens? DAVID COPPERFIELD

 

19. FRY SNOUTY is an anagram of which sportsman? TYSON FURY

 

20. What is the name of the youngest child of The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge? PRINCE LOUIS