SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 9
| 1.What is the name for the hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean or arachnid? | |
| 2. A person described as a Monegasque is a native of which country? |
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| 3. Vincent Pinner & Penny Warrender were the leading characters in which 1980’s Sitcom? | |
| 4. In which year did Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) win an Olympic Gold Medal? | |
| 5. Which TV writer, born in Liverpool in 1928,wrote the Sitcoms: The Liver Birds, Butterflies & Bread? | |
| 6. Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded at which Castle in 1587? |
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| 7. How many laps of a standard running track are completed in a 10000m race? | |
| 8. Which European Country shares borders with the most neighbours? |
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| 9. What is the name of the nest of a squirrel? |
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| 10. Which river flows through the centre of Dublin? |
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| 11. Who was the longest reigning British King? |
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| 12. Which chemical element has the symbol Na? |
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| 13. Which sauce is traditionally served with Roast Beef? |
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| 14. James Grieve, Jonagold, and Worcester Pearmain are all types of which fruit? |
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| 15. Which word describes a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides & also a carpal bone at the base of the thumb? | |
| 16. Glevum is the Roman name for which British City? |
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| 17. In the TV Soap, Coronation Street, what is the name of Ken Barlow’s recently deceased dog? | |
| 18. In which Radio Play, commissioned in 1954, do the characters: Organ Morgan, Eli Jenkins, Myfanwy Price & Captain Cat appear? | |
| 19. COVETS AN EGO is an anagram of the name of which Actor/Comedian? |
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| 20. In the Bible, which Patriarch was the father of Jacob & Esau? |
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Answers will be circulated next week. Good Luck, Stay Safe & Well and Keep smiling.
JULIE CLARKE
Thought for the day:
Not all Angels have wings (unattributed)
SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NUMBER 9
| 1.What is the name for the hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean or arachnid? | CARAPACE |
| 2. A person described as a Monegasque is a native of which country? | MONACO
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| 3. Vincent Pinner & Penny Warrender were the leading characters in which 1980’s Sitcom? | JUST GOOD FRIENDS |
| 4. In which year did Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) win an Olympic Gold Medal? | 1960 |
| 5. Which TV writer, born in Liverpool in 1928, wrote the Sitcoms: The Liver Birds, Butterflies & Bread? | CARLA LANE |
| 6. Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded at which Castle in 1587? | FOTHERINGAY
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| 7. How many laps of a standard running track are completed in a 10000m race? | 25 |
| 8. Which European Country shares borders with the most neighbours? | GERMANY
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| 9. What is the name of the nest of a squirrel? | DREY
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| 10. Which river flows through the centre of Dublin? | LIFFEY
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| 11. Who was the longest reigning British King? | GEORGE III
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| 12. Which chemical element has the symbol Na? | SODIUM
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| 13. Which sauce is traditionally served with Roast Beef? | HORSERADISH
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| 14. James Grieve, Jonagold, and Worcester Pearmain are all types of which fruit? | APPLES
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| 15. Which word describes a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides & also a carpal bone at the base of the thumb? | TRAPEZIUM |
| 16. Glevum is the Roman name for which British City? | GLOUCESTER
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| 17. In the TV Soap, Coronation Street, what is the name of Ken Barlow’s recently deceased dog? | ECCLES |
| 18. In which Radio Play, commissioned in 1954, do the characters: Organ Morgan, Eli Jenkins, Myfanwy Price & Captain Cat appear? | UNDER MILK WOOD |
| 19. COVETS AN EGO is an anagram of the name of which Actor/Comedian? | STEVE COOGAN
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| 20. In the Bible, which Patriarch was the father of Jacob & Esau? | ISAAC
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