Steve's Quintessential Quaker Quiz -- letter C

By Ray Simpson

Steve's Quintessential Quaker Quiz -- letter C

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Here's another quiz from Steve Rees. All the answers begin with the same letter - in the case of someone’s name, the surname begins with the key letter. This week’s letter is ……… C

FIRST HALF (General Knowledge)

  1. What is the capital city of Venezuela?
  2. In literary circles, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was better known as who?
  3. What was the christian name of French Impressionist painter, Monet?
  4. In which country did the Rumba originate?
  5. Which atomic element is named after the German word for “goblin”?
  6. Who sang the theme song for the James Bond film “Octopussy”?
  7. Which insect is the main crop pest of potatoes?
  8. What is Cockney rhyming slang for a mate?
  9. Who created the fictional hero Simon Templar, aka The Saint?
  10. Which chemical element is a gas and takes its name from the Greek word for “green”?
  11. About which member of the family did the Undertones sing in 1980?

 

SECOND HALF (Football)

 

  1. Which of England’s 92 clubs was managed from 1979 to 1981 by Geoff Hurst?
  2. Where was the FA Cup Final staged between 1895 and 1914?
  3. Which Midlands Championship club was originally called “Singers FC”?
  4. Which club did Quakers replace when we regained our Football League status in 1990?
  5. Which Scottish club play at Central Park and are nicknamed “The Blue Brazil”?
  6. Which European Cup winner made only one appearance for Quakers in 1993?
  7. On which island do French club AJ Ajaccio play their home games?
  8. Which company was the first to sponsor the Football League (1983 to 1986)?
  9. Under Brian Little, this player doubled up as a winger and the club physio?
  10. Which is the only English League club to have 5 consecutive consonants in its name?
  11. Which Quaker forward “popped up” all over the penalty area in our 1989/90 Conference season?