1.What is the name of the Ranch & family home of the Ewings in the US TV Drama Series ‘Dallas’? |
2. What is the standard unit of currency in Thailand, divided into 100 satang? |
3. What is the name of the City in North East Scotland nicknamed ‘The Granite City’? |
4. In Greek Mythology what is the name of the handsome youth who was loved by Aphrodite? |
5. What is the name given to a work of art consisting of three panels or pictures? |
6. Who founded the Scouting Movement in the UK in 1908? |
7. What name is given to the full headdress worn by a nun? |
8. In the 1979 Monty Python film ‘The Life of Brian’ which member of the team portrayed Brian? |
9. What is the name of the body of water that separates Italy from Sicily? |
10. What is the first name of the new baby son, & great grandson to The Queen, born to Mike & Zara Tindall in March 2021? |
11. Which Actor portrayed the character ‘Uncle Albert’ in the TV Sitcom: Only Fools & Horses? |
12. The Mayor of Casterbridge, Jude the Obscure & Under the Greenwood Tree, are all novels written by which Author? |
13. Which King of England, the son of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, was given the nickname ‘Coeur de Lion’? |
14. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, a horse race run annually on the first Sunday in October, takes place on which French Race Track? |
15. Diana Prince is the alter ego of which DC Comics Superhero? |
16.’The Wizard of Wishaw’ is the nickname of which successful Scottish professional snooker player? |
17. Which award winning British Actress has been married to Jim Threapleton, Sam Mendes & Ned Rocknroll? |
18. What is the name of the container ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March 2021, blocking the route for several days? |
19. Which member of the Royal Family was the subject of an attempted kidnap in The Mall, London in 1974? |
20. What was the name of the Spaceship which carried Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin when he became the first man to journey into outer space in 1961 |
ANSWERS BELOW, JULIE CLARKE
1.What is the name of the Ranch & family home of the Ewings in the US TV Drama Series ‘Dallas’? | SOUTHFORK |
2. What is the standard unit of currency in Thailand, divided into 100 satang? | BAHT |
3. What is the name of the City in North East Scotland nicknamed ‘The Granite City’? | ABERDEEN |
4. In Greek Mythology what is the name of the handsome youth who was loved by Aphrodite? | ADONIS |
5. What is the name given to a work of art consisting of three panels or pictures? | TRIPTYCH |
6. Who founded the Scouting Movement in the UK in 1908? | ROBERT BADEN-POWELL |
7. What name is given to the full headdress worn by a nun? | WIMPLE |
8. In the 1979 Monty Python film ‘The Life of Brian’ which member of the team portrayed Brian? | GRAHAM CHAPMAN |
9. What is the name of the body of water that separates Italy from Sicily? | MESSINA STRAIT |
10. What is the first name of the new baby son, & great grandson to The Queen, born to Mike & Zara Tindall in March 2021? | LUCAS |
11. Which Actor portrayed the character ‘Uncle Albert’ in the TV Sitcom: Only Fools & Horses? | BUSTER MERRYFIELD |
12. The Mayor of Casterbridge, Jude the Obscure & Under the Greenwood Tree, are all novels written by which Author? | THOMAS HARDY |
13. Which King of England, the son of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, was given the nickname ‘Coeur de Lion’? | RICHARD I |
14. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, a horse race run annually on the first Sunday in October, takes place on which French Race Track? | LONGCHAMP |
15. Diana Prince is the alter ego of which DC Comics Superhero? | WONDER WOMAN |
16.’The Wizard of Wishaw’ is the nickname of which successful Scottish professional snooker player? | JOHN HIGGINS |
17. Which award winning British Actress has been married to Jim Threapleton, Sam Mendes & Ned Rocknroll? | KATE WINSLET |
18. What is the name of the container ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March 2021, blocking the route for several days? | EVERGIVEN |
19. Which member of the Royal Family was the subject of an attempted kidnap in The Mall, London in 1974? | PRINCESS ANNE |
20. What was the name of the Spaceship which carried Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin when he became the first man to journey into outer space in 1961 | VOSTOK I |