SANDBACH u3a GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ FEB2024

1. In Greek Mythology who is the messenger and herald of the Gods?  
2. What name is given to a medieval armoured leather glove?  
3. In the human body, Otalgia is the medical name for what painful condition?
4. In weightlifting, what name is given to a lift in which the weight is raised in one quick motion from the floor to an overhead position?
5 Which US Jazz Singer was known as ‘The First Lady of Song’?  
6. Piers Morgan was sacked as editor of which newspaper in 2004?  
7. Actor Bert Lahr played which character in the 1939 Film Musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’?
8. What is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates?  
9. What name is given to a trinket or charm worn as a protection against evil?
10. The 4 branches of the Tate Gallery are: The Tate Britain, The Tate Modern, The Tate Liverpool, and which other?
11. Which Author wrote ‘The Snowman’ ‘Father Christmas’ & ‘Ethel & Ernest’?
12. In the Bible in which garden did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus with a kiss on the cheek?
13.Which character was played by Liza Minnelli in the Musical Film ‘Cabaret’ resulting in her receiving an Oscar for Best Actress in 1973?
14. Bondi Beach is located in which Australian city?  
15. ‘Dance of the Knights’ by Prokofiev is used as the theme tune to which TV programme?
16. Who was the King of Jordan from 1952 – 1999?  
17. What specific name is given to a person who shoes horses?  
18. Mitchell Hooper won The World’s Strongest Man 2023, representing which country?
19. Brimstone is another name for which chemical element?  
20.What title was given to the eldest son of the King of France & Heir Apparent to the French throne?

ANSWERS BELOW


1.In Greek Mythology who is the messenger and herald of the Gods?  HERMES
2. What name is given to a medieval armoured leather glove?  GAUNTLET
3. In the human body, Otalgia is the medical name for what painful condition?EARACHE
4. In weightlifting, what name is given to a lift in which the weight is raised in one quick motion from the floor to an overhead position?SNATCH
5 Which US Jazz Singer was known as ‘The First Lady of Song’?  ELLA FITZGERALD
6. Piers Morgan was sacked as editor of which newspaper in 2004?  DAILY MIRROR
7. Actor Bert Lahr played which character in the 1939 Film Musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’?THE COWARDLY LION
8. What is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates?  DUBAI
9. What name is given to a trinket or charm worn as a protection against evil?AMULET
10. The 4 branches of the Tate Gallery are: The Tate Britain, The Tate Modern, The Tate Liverpool, and which other?THE TATE ST IVES
11. Which Author wrote ‘The Snowman’ ‘Father Christmas’ & ‘Ethel & Ernest’?RAYMOND BRIGGS
12. In the Bible in which garden did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus with a kiss on the cheek?GETHSEMANE
13.Which character was played by Liza Minnelli in the Musical Film ‘Cabaret’ resulting in her receiving an Oscar for Best Actress in 1973?SALLY BOWLES
14. Bondi Beach is located in which Australian city?  SYDNEY
15. ‘Dance of the Knights’ by Prokofiev is used as the theme tune to which TV programme?THE APPRENTICE
16. Who was the King of Jordan from 1952 – 1999?  KING HUSSEIN
17. What specific name is given to a person who shoes horses?  FARRIER
18. Mitchell Hooper won The World’s Strongest Man 2023, representing which country?CANADA
19. Brimstone is another name for which chemical element?  SULPHUR
20.What title was given to the eldest son of the King of France & Heir Apparent to the French throne?DAUPHIN
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