Steve's Quintessential Quaker Quiz -- Extra Part 1

By Ray Simpson

Steve's Quintessential Quaker Quiz -- Extra Part 1

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Something a bit different from Steve this week -- answers tomorrow

 

General Knowledge

  1. What is the name of the sign language used by bookies at a race course?
  2. What is the capital city of Finland?
  3. Which vegetable do the Americans call a ‘zucchini’?
  4. Which ‘beer’ advert featured Jack Dee and some dancing pigeons?
  5. Who was the lead singer in the band Nirvana?
  6. What is the national airline of Germany?
  7. What was the name of Sooty’s ‘girlfriend’?
  8. Who wrote the Inspector Morse novels?

 

General Sport

 

  1. What is Tiger Woods’ real Christian name?
  2. On which racecourse would you find Tattenham Corner?
  3. In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?
  4. In American Football, where do the ‘Dolphins’ play?
  5. In which county is Brand’s Hatch situated?
  6. What is the nickname of Golf’s Craig Stadler?
  7. In which sport do teams compete for the Stanley Cup?
  8. Excluding those ending in “Park”, which is the only racecourse in Britain to begin and end with the same letter?

 

Football

 

  1. What is Cheltenham Town’s nickname?
  2. Which other EFL team has this nickname?
  3. Which pacey forward did Darlo sign from Cheltenham in 1990 who made 106 appearances for us scoring 18 goals?
  1. Which Dutch club did Bobby Robson manage after he left the England job?
  2. Who was the Manchester Utd manager immediately before Alex Ferguson?
  3. How many goals did Gary Lineker score for England?
  4. In the 1950’s, which Bolton & England forward was nicknamed the ‘Lion of Vienna’?
  5. Which country won the first ever FIFA World Cup?