1.What is the name of the Liverpool Park known for dividing the home grounds of Everton & Liverpool Football Clubs? |
2. In Buddhism & Hinduism, what is the name given to the final release from the cycle of reincarnation? |
3. Which Irish Author has commemorative plaques in Dublin, London & Whitby? |
4. In the Bible, what is the fifth book of the Old Testament? |
5. Which 5 letter word is a modern term for ostentatious or showy jewellery? |
6. Which Knighted British Actor appeared in the films: The Dresser, Billy Liar & The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner? |
7. Which area of Liverpool was the home of both Ken Dodd and his helpers, ‘The Diddy Men’? |
8. What was the name of the first woman in the UK to qualify as a professional doctor in 1865? |
9. Who was the original presenter of the Channel 4 TV Gameshow ‘Countdown’, presenting the show from 1982 until his death in 2005? |
10. What is the name given to a person who watches over students during an examination? |
11. Gabriel Oak, Sergeant Troy & Bathsheba Everdene are all characters in which novel, first published in 1874? |
12.In Sociology, what name is given to the spread of a people beyond their traditional homeland? |
13. What is the name of the US Artist of the Abstract Impressionist Movement whose nickname was ‘Jack the Dripper’? |
14. Footballer Tom Finney, considered to be one of the greatest football players of the 20th century, spent all of his playing career at which Football Club? |
15. Which African Country has the largest population? |
16. In Roman Mythology, which God is the King of the Gods and is the equivalent to the Greek God Zeus? |
17. Which breed of dog takes its name from the German word for snout? |
18. Strabismus is a condition which affects which organs of the body? |
19. Which character in the TV Soap Coronation Street has been played by Andrew Whyment since 2000? |
20. Author- JK Rowling, Snooker Player- Judd Trump & Artist- Damien Hirst were all born in which UK City? |
ANSWERS BELOW JULIE CLARKE
1.What is the name of the Liverpool Park known for dividing the home grounds of Everton & Liverpool Football Clubs? | STANLEY PARK |
2. In Buddhism & Hinduism, what is the name given to the final release from the cycle of reincarnation? | NIRVANA |
3. Which Irish Author has commemorative plaques in Dublin, London & Whitby? | BRAM STOKER |
4. In the Bible, what is the fifth book of the Old Testament? | DEUTERONOMY |
5. Which 5 letter word is a modern term for ostentatious or showy jewellery? | BLING |
6. Which Knighted British Actor appeared in the films: The Dresser, Billy Liar & The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner? | SIR TOM COURTENAY |
7. Which area of Liverpool was the home of both Ken Dodd and his helpers, ‘The Diddy Men’? | KNOTTY ASH |
8. What was the name of the first woman in the UK to qualify as a professional doctor in 1865? | ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON |
9. Who was the original presenter of the Channel 4 TV Gameshow ‘Countdown’, presenting the show from 1982 until his death in 2005? | RICHARD WHITELEY |
10. What is the name given to a person who watches over students during an examination? | INVIGILATOR |
11. Gabriel Oak, Sergeant Troy & Bathsheba Everdene are all characters in which novel, first published in 1874? | FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD |
12.In Sociology, what name is given to the spread of a people beyond their traditional homeland? | DIASPORA |
13. What is the name of the US Artist of the Abstract Impressionist Movement whose nickname was ‘Jack the Dripper’? | JACKSON POLLOCK |
14. Footballer Tom Finney, considered to be one of the greatest football players of the 20th century, spent all of his playing career at which Football Club? | PRESTON NORTH END |
15. Which African Country has the largest population? | NIGERIA |
16. In Roman Mythology, which God is the King of the Gods and is the equivalent to the Greek God Zeus? | JUPITER |
17. Which breed of dog takes its name from the German word for snout? | SCHNAUZER |
18. Strabismus is a condition which affects which organs of the body? | EYES |
19. Which character in the TV Soap Coronation Street has been played by Andrew Whyment since 2000? | KIRK SUTHERLAND |
20. Author- JK Rowling, Snooker Player- Judd Trump & Artist- Damien Hirst were all born in which UK City? | BRISTOL |