SANDBACH U3A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ JULY 2023

1. What is the name of the largest lake in Italy?  
2. What is the name of the last Tsar of Russia who ruled from 1894 – 1917?  
3. What is the second letter of the Greek Alphabet?  
4. What was the nickname of the team of law enforcement agents led by Eliot Ness in Chicago in the 1930’s?
5. Which coastal town in Merseyside is the site of Antony Gormley’s installation ‘Another Place’?
6. What name is given to a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon?
7. What name is given to an animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plant & animal origin?
8. Luca Brecel, the current World Snooker Champion, represents which Country?
9. The characters, Daisy Buchanan & Nick Carraway appear in which novel set during the Jazz Age?
10. Who has replaced David Walliams as a judge on the ITV Show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’?
11. Who currently holds the post of Poet Laureate, replacing Carol Ann Duffy?  
12. Which is the only US State ending with the letter ‘G’?  
13. ‘Unbreakable’ is the title of the latest Autobiography by which Sports Star?
14. Who is the lead vocalist with the Manchester Pop Band ‘M People’?  
15. McIntosh, Braeburn & Jonagold are all varieties of which fruit?  
16. Which veteran Disc Jockey recently left BBC Radio 2 after 31 years to present a mid-morning show on Greatest Hits Radio?
17. What is the name given to the young of an eel?  
18. Who is currently pictured on the reverse of a UK £50 note?  
19. A Screwdriver Cocktail contains which spirit?  
20. What is the name of the Cowboy, voiced by Tom Hanks, in the film ‘Toy Story’?

ANSWERS BELOW

JULIE CLARKE


1. What is the name of the largest lake in Italy?  LAKE GARDA
2. What is the name of the last Tsar of Russia who ruled from 1894 – 1917?  NICHOLAS II
3. What is the second letter of the Greek Alphabet?  BETA
4. What was the nickname of the team of law enforcement agents led by Eliot Ness in Chicago in the 1930’s?THE UNTOUCHABLES
5. Which coastal town in Merseyside is the site of Antony Gormley’s installation ‘Another Place’?CROSBY
6. What name is given to a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon?CORONA
7. What name is given to an animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plant & animal origin?OMNIVORE
8. Luca Brecel, the current World Snooker Champion, represents which Country?BELGIUM
9. The characters, Daisy Buchanan & Nick Carraway appear in which novel set during the Jazz Age?THE GREAT GATSBY
10. Who has replaced David Walliams as a judge on the ITV Show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’?BRUNO TONIOLI
11. Who currently holds the post of Poet Laureate, replacing Carol Ann Duffy?  SIMON ARMITAGE
12. Which is the only US State ending with the letter ‘G’?  WYOMING
13. ‘Unbreakable’ is the title of the latest Autobiography by which Sports Star?RONNIE O’SULLIVAN
14. Who is the lead vocalist with the Manchester Pop Band ‘M People’?  HEATHER SMALL
15. McIntosh, Braeburn & Jonagold are all varieties of which fruit?  APPLE
16. Which veteran Disc Jockey recently left BBC Radio 2 after 31 years to present a mid-morning show on Greatest Hits Radio?KEN BRUCE
17. What is the name given to the young of an eel?  ELVER
18. Who is currently pictured on the reverse of a UK £50 note?  ALAN TURING
19. A Screwdriver Cocktail contains which spirit?  VODKA
20. What is the name of the Cowboy, voiced by Tom Hanks, in the film ‘Toy Story’?WOODY
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