Ron Russell, ex Royal Engineers, introduced himself to us at last year’s Remembrance Day Service. Ron is a blind veteran and a Quizmaster. He will be supplying us with a “20 Questions” column for the magazine – the answers will appear in the next issue.
1. Which of these lives in a Sett Badger | Rabbit | Fox
2. If in a chippie shop you were served rock salmon, what would you have? Salmon | Dog Fish | Hybrid cod
3. Which marine creature can fly?
4. Approx 1 million horses served on the front in WWI; approx how many came back?
5. Where in Britain is the National Space Centre? Leicester |Derby |Birmingham
6. The first Madame Tussauds to open outside of London was where? Brighton |Hastings |Blackpool
7. Cathay is a medieval name for which country?
8. What fish would be at home in a circus?
9.The skin of which fish when dried can be used as a sandpaper?
10. Which former US President was also a fashion model? Ford |Reagan |Bush
11. Which birthday would you receive a congratulatory message from the King?
12. The comedy series “Mrs Brown’s Boys” is filmed with a live audience, true or false?
13. What organisation is known as MOJ?
14. Where is the oldest horse race track in the world? Chester |Derby |Aintree
15. On average how long is a tv advert break? 3 to 5 minutes |5 to 7 minutes |7 to 9 minutes
16. Chester racetrack is partially built on an old Roman harbour. True or false?
17. What is another name for the fruit of a horse chestnut tree?
18. What is a piebald?
19. What is the difference between a canoe & kayak?
20. What was the lowest predecimal denomination bank note?
© This material is Copyright Ron Russell & St George’s News
Answers to the Quizmaster quiz in the Autumn 2024 issue.
1: Vinnie Jones | 2: Showers | 3: Good 4.:Joe Pasquale | 5: 2, north and south islands | 6: Secondary
7: In 1815 it was called Waterloo Village by the troops returning from the battle
8: Lloyds Bank | 9: Copenhagen
10: Stallion | 11: Humming bird
12: The falcon can fly (swoop) at over 200mph 13: Prince Albert | 14: A pastry dish stuffed with the breast meat of a partridge pheasant chicken and eaten cold | 15: Fact
16:. At 4.5 miles long it’s the Severn
17: Pauline Collins | 18: Lying down
19: Exchange Rate Mechanism | 20: Oxford
