SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ AUGUST 2023

1. In which of the Royal Parks is London Zoo located?  
2. What name is given to deep fried Indian snacks made from chopped vegetables in a spiced batter?
3. Which US Composer and lyricist wrote the song ‘White Christmas’?  
4. In Classical Ballet, what French phrase means ‘a sequence for two dancers’?  
5. What name is given to the vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timber line of North America & Eurasia?
6. What is the first name of the eldest sister in Louisa May Alcott’s novel ‘Little Women’?
7. Which US Comedy Actor played ‘Sergeant Bilko’ in the 1950’s & 1960’s TV Sitcom?
8. In the Military, what is the two-word name of the Bugle Call that orders personnel to retire for sleep?
9. What is the longest river in The Irish Republic?  
10. Which international Football Team is the only one to have taken part in every Football World Cup since it began in 1930?
11. Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 2007 -2010?  
12. What name is given to a device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy?
13. What name is given to a Maori war chant with gestures usually seen at the start of an international rugby match?
14. In the popular Sitcom ‘Dads Army’ Lance Corporal Jones had what profession?
15. Which gemstone is also the title of a number one single by Leeds Band ‘The Kaiser Chiefs’?
16. What name is given to the stomach lining of an ox or cow prepared for cooking?
17. Sir Toby Belch appears in which play by William Shakespeare?  
18. ‘Rhyme Time’,’ Correction Centre’ & ‘Totes Emoji’ are all rounds in which TV Quiz Show?
19. Which English Archaeologist & Egyptologist discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?
20. Which Oscar winning Actress became a Labour MP in 1992 and sadly died in June 2023 at the age of 87?  

ANSWERS BELOW

JULIE CLARKE


1.In which of the Royal Parks is London Zoo located?  REGENTS PARK
2. What name is given to deep fried Indian snacks made from chopped vegetables in a spiced batter?BHAJIS
3. Which US Composer and lyricist wrote the song ‘White Christmas’?  IRVING BERLIN
4. In Classical Ballet, what French phrase means ‘a sequence for two dancers’?  PAS DE DEUX
5. What name is given to the vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timber line of North America & Eurasia?TUNDRA
6. What is the first name of the eldest sister in Louisa May Alcott’s novel ‘Little Women’?MEG
7. Which US Comedy Actor played ‘Sergeant Bilko’ in the 1950’s & 1960’s TV Sitcom?PHIL SILVERS
8. In the Military, what is the two-word name of the Bugle Call that orders personnel to retire for sleep?LAST POST
9. What is the longest river in The Irish Republic?  SHANNON
10. Which international Football Team is the only one to have taken part in every Football World Cup since it began in 1930?BRAZIL
11. Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 2007 -2010?  GORDON BROWN
12. What name is given to a device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy?DYNAMO
13. What name is given to a Maori war chant with gestures usually seen at the start of an international rugby match?HAKA
14. In the popular Sitcom ‘Dads Army’ Lance Corporal Jones had what profession?BUTCHER
15. Which gemstone is also the title of a number one single by Leeds Band ‘The Kaiser Chiefs’?RUBY
16. What name is given to the stomach lining of an ox or cow prepared for cooking?TRIPE
17. Sir Toby Belch appears in which play by William Shakespeare?  TWELFTH NIGHT
18. ‘Rhyme Time’,’ Correction Centre’ & ‘Totes Emoji’ are all rounds in which TV Quiz Show?HOUSE OF GAMES
19. Which English Archaeologist & Egyptologist discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?HOWARD CARTER
20. Which Oscar winning Actress became a Labour MP in 1992 and sadly died in June 2023 at the age of 87?GLENDA JACKSON
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