General Knowledge
1. In the bible, what was the name of 6. What were used as balls in the the giant killed by David? game of croquet played in the book Alice in Wonderland?
2. Which king defeated the French in The Battle of Agincourt in 1415? 7. What’s missing Dipsy, Laa Laa and Tinky-Winky?
3. Which month has the longest day? 8. Who wrote the best seller “A History of Time”?
4. Which state is ruled by the Grimaldi family? 9. The Spanish Steps are a famous feature in which city?
5. Who wrote the favourite children’s book The Gruffalo? 10. Which film ends with the line “Tomorrow is another day”? Local Quiz Against each place name put a park/garden or visitor venue listed underneath.
1. Berkeley 6. Ledbury
2. Bewdley 7. Malvern
4. Forest of Dean 9. Tetbury
5. Hereford 10. Tewkesbury
Victoria Pleasure Gardens, Eastnor Castle, Rococo Garden, Dr Jenner’s House and Garden, Abbey Park, Puzzlewood, West Midlands Safari Park, Priory Park, Aylestone Park and Westonbirt Arboretum. Calorie Quiz
Each question requires you to estimate the number of calories per food or drink item listed.
1. Cider: per pint 242 272 302
2. Beer: per pint 212 242 272
3. Milk chocolate 100 grams 470 515 550
4. Dark chocolate 100 grams 380 420 460
5. Smoked mackerel 100 grams 247 287 327
6. Cooked prawns 100 grams 92 132 172
7. Thick cut bacon 2 rashers 90 130 170
8. Rind-less bacon 2 rashers 53 93 133
9. White wine small glass 99 129 159
10. Champagne small glass 89 119 149 Puzzles
Five river names are hidden…
River names are hidden in the paragraph below e.g. the river “Isis” may be hidden thus: the iris is my favourite flower.
The Everton Manager swore a very bad oath; a mess again: Everton nil Evesham eight, he was told to “try to immerse your grief” in case the situation gets ever nastier, Liverpool supporters were, of course, dewy eyed at their rival’s disasters.
Anagrams
Solve these anagrams; there are clues and the number three is always involved:
1. A trio of visually impaired rodents CLIMBED IN THERE (5,5,4)
2. IE THE PETS GET THRILL no, more like shock in this fable (3,5,6,4)
3. Neptune’s spear has a RED TINT (7)
4. SHELTERED TOOTH slow moving animal from South America (5-4,5)
5. INHERITED A SMELL- nuclear disaster in America in 1979 (5,4,6) PICTURES
1. Who is this? 2. Who is this? 3. This overlooks which city?
5. Where is this?
4. What bird is this? 6. Who is this?
7. Who is this? 8. What building is this? 9. Who is this?
10. Where is this? Answers
General Knowledge Calorie Quiz Anagrams (1) Goliath (1) 302 (1) Three blind mice (2) King Henry V (2) 182 (2) The three little pigs (3) October (this is because the clocks go (3) 550 (3) Trident back this (4) 380 (4) Three-toed sloth month and hence one day has 25 (5) 327 (5) Three Mile Island hours) (6) 92 (4) Monaco (7) 170 Pictures (5) Julia Donaldson (8) 93 (1) Greta Thunberg (6) Hedgehogs (9) 159 (2) Michael Sheen (7) Po (10) 89 (3) Rio de Janeiro (8) Stephen Hawking (4) Swallow (9) Rome Puzzles (5) Worcester (10) Gone With the Wind Find the River (6) Mandy Rice-Davies The Everton manager swore a very bad (7) Barry Cryer Local Quiz oath; a mess again: Everton nil Evesham (8) Brighton Pavilion (1) Dr Jenner’s House and Gardens Eight, he was told to “try to immerse (9) Michael Foot (2) West Midlands Safari Park your grief in case the situation gets ever (10) Petra (3) Abbey Park nastier”. Liverpool supporters were, (4) Puzzlewood of course dewy eyed at their rivals (5) Aylestone Park disasters. (6) Eastnor Castle (7) Priory Park (8) Rococo Garden (9) Westonbirt Aboretum (10) Victoria Pleasure Gardens